Did Santa come early?

[Drover's dog]

Hi Guys,

I was fortunate enough to pick up a whole swag of brewing gear from a deceased estate. Amongst the collection was the lab like piece (see photo) but there are no instructions and I have no idea what it is. I have figured out that it is a vacuum filter system of some sort but what it is used for is beyond me. Any ideas…

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Don't know what that is, but what else did you get?

 

[Drover's dog]

A 5 gallon glass carboy, 5 gallon plastic fermenter, KegKing 6kg Co2 gas cylinder (full) plus new regulator and hose connection. A couple of Erlenmeyer Flasks also new. Also well over 100 longneck and NSW stubbies (used unfortunately). All for $130.00 - Santa did come early. Just puzzled by the filter thingy?

 

[Drover's dog]

I kinda answered my own question, at least in part. I now know what the Gizmo is a (250ml Buchner Funnel Apparatus Filtration Kit with Vacuum Suction). What on earth you filter with it is hard to guess, it seems very small to use as a final filter of your brew - could it be used to somehow filter yeast starters?????

At least I know what to do with the other stuff.

 

[Dave70]

You'd have to ask Mrs Claus.

 

[S.E]

but what it is used for is beyond me. Any ideas…

I would hazard a guess that the previous owner used it for filtering yeast starters.

So would make a starter then when it is in full swing filter and pitch the yeast rather than wait for it to settle out or pitch the whole starter.

 

[Garfield]

Buchner flasks are used commonly in wine analysis. There's a chance the deceased dabbled in homemade wine when not kegging beers

 

[S.E]

Buchner flasks are used commonly in wine analysis. There's a chance the deceased dabbled in homemade wine when not kegging beers

Bit of a long shot Garf. What do you suppose he/she would be trying to analysis in the homemade wine.

 

[Roosterboy]

I would hazard a guess that the previous owner used it for filtering yeast starters.

So would make a starter then when it is in full swing filter and pitch the yeast rather than wait for it to settle out or pitch the whole starter.

I think that is it or he was an industrial chemist / chemistry researcher who just wanted one for home.
We used it to filter out crystals from solution in chem practicals.

 

[Garfield]

Bit of a long shot Garf. What do you suppose he/she would be trying to analysis in the homemade wine.

Yes, a massive long shot. A super OCD home wine maker may be testing for protein stability or tartaric acid crystals or something.

I believe some distillers use these too but I can't recall what for