Reddit mentions: The best beakers for labs

Cheers. Glad you liked it. Yeah Old Grad-dad 114 is good too. I find that it's much easier to find than Bonded Granddad, but 114 might sneak up on you pretty quick. It's super potent!

As far as the mixing glass goes, I like it. It has a wide mouth which makes it easy to muddle and a bit of a lip, which helps for pouring. The measurements aren't super helpful because it's in milliliters and I'm not usually mixing 200ml drinks. Haha. But the best part is the handle. It keeps my hand from warming the mixing glass by keeping it off the mixing glass.

They sell them on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Catamount-Laboratory-Beaker-Mug/dp/B004GE8NSM

Cocktail Kingdom is good but the quality for many pieces seems to have dropped off (e.g. broken jigger, Koriko tins and mixing glasses) That being said almost everything I use everyday is from them.

Uber has some quality products and also offers sets. Reviews say that the quality varies in the sets, but the spoon and muddler I use work well. I believe they are based in Austria as well!

I have just discovered a new website called Parched Penguin. I have not bought anything yet but am interested in their mixing glasses and many decorative pieces for special occasions.

If you are just getting started I would buy:
-Hawthorne
-Jigger
-Hand Juicer
-Small Tin
-Large Tin

Once you enjoy it and have mastered all of your favorite shaken drinks:
-Mixing Glass. We use these at my bar because they are cheap and can go through the dishwasher.
-Muddler. Once again dishwasher friendly and industructible.
-Bar Spoon. A cheap and effective spoon, easy to learn a proper Japanese stir.


Then comes the books...

I'm a fan of Bull City Flavors- http://www.bullcityflavors.com/
They have pretty much every flavor from all of the major companies, plus pg and vg for a fair price. Also have a 6% discount code - VU6.



You'll also need some nicotine from either Nude Nicotine or Vape Clarity. I like getting it in 100% VG to help cut down on VG usage.


You'll also need a scale accurate to .01 gram - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005UGBG20/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Mixing beakers - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AU6Y6X6/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

PET bottles - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plastic-Squeezable-Dropper-Bottles-5-10-20-30-50ml-Liquid-Juice-E-Eye-PET-USA-/182439458891?var=&hash=item2a7a3d384b:m:mzrhDE22jYZfB8vMJhsQZiA

And very importantly, a milk frother that will mix your juice in under 30 seconds and save your sanity vs trying the shake method- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0158P72L6/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&th=1


Then go find yourself some juice recipes that look tasty to you- http://e-liquid-recipes.com/
And install the "ejuice me up" program to do all of the calculations for you-
http://ejuice.breaktru.com/



And you'll need the weights from this thread to put into the ejuice me up settings- https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY_eJuice/comments/2iq3km/botboy141_guide_to_mixing_by_weight/

This is also a great starting point to read how to mix by weight. Or if you're a visual person here's a fan-freaking-tastic guide on it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RdboUVCROs


So yeah, you're looking at a $100-150 investment to start off with, depending on how many flavors you order. But then the juice is a few cents per ML instead of like, a dollar+. Most of your cost from then on will be replacement bottles and VG and flavoring.

Are you just bartending casually at home or are you looking to do it as a job in the future?

Jefferey Morgenthaler's book is great:https://www.amazon.com/Bar-Book-Elements-Cocktail-Technique/dp/145211384X

You'll want to get a jigger, I recommend oxo's graduated jigger, a barspoon, a mixing glass, a strainer, a set of shaker tins (get a small and a large, and seriously splurge for koriko not the other bullshit)

Those are all of the essentials, beyond that everything is fairly unnecessary but there are tons of other things you can buy. I guess a vegetable peeler could be handy for peels but you can just use a sharp paring knife for zest garnishes.

For glassware you can spend as much or as little as you want, depending on how much you care about appearance. When I first starting making drinks at home I had glasses for every variety of drink. I still have those glasses, but basically use these for everything, regardless if it's shaken stirred or whatever. Gimlets taste delicious out of them, manhattans taste delicious out of them.

One little handy thing I've found is these seagram's bottles. Buy a 6 pk of the little glass club soda bottles. Once you use the soda, rinse them out and they're perfect for storing syrups, juices, etc. Plastic caps won't deteriorate like metal will in other styles of bottlees. They're short so they fit in weird parts of your fridge, hold enough syrup for plenty of drinks, etc etc.

1. We use two Bodum models. This and This one.
   
   
2. Every day twice.
   
   
3. Coffee, and of course, Caneton Tour d'Argent.
   
   
4. The flavors it produces and the ease of use.
   
   
5. The silt that ends up at the bottom of the cup. Doesn't really bother me that much at all, but this is literally the only thing I can possibly think of.
   
   
6. See 5 I guess. Also, the cheaper presses have plastic parts which are not durable long term, but you can buy higher quality, -I think the market will have addressed this.
   
   
7. If I'm allowed to pick a tint too I'll go with black.
   
   Side note: Since the glass press containers are prone to breaking and replacements are sold, I've often though that it would be cool to design a press housing that works with a cheap, commonly available scientific graduated beaker of some sort.
   I'm not sure if they are suitable off the shelf, (do they need some sort of tempering to deal with heat changes?), but if so, I think it would be a pretty sweet angle to approach an improvement from. They are manufactured to relatively exact specs, and they are mass produced and much cheaper than what press manufacturers sell replacements for. Also they would look cool in a press housing imho.
   
   I don't like non-glass presses.

Mixing lgd is super easy. I’ll do super break down for you.

The liquid you need is PG, go to white water research and get it there. You’ll need droppers too which they also sell, the do combo packs. Go on amazon and search for ml beaker and get one of those.

Glass Measuring Low Form Beaker Set 50ml 100ml 250ml Glass Graduated Beaker Set https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J57WFF6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Sl3zDbDCVJF2B

That’s what I have.

Now just figure out how much you want to make. I like do 50ml for easy math. Put the gram of lgd powder in the beaker, poor the PG up to the 50ml mark and mix. You can poor into the dropper bottles and shake too to make it easy as well. If specks are visible let it sit for a day and they will dissolve.

With that mixture you’ll get 20mg per ml, so if you want to run 5mg it would be 1/4 a dropper.

As for osta, I haven’t heard that and I’m against stacking. Run one compound and see how you feel.

Edit: also, get an oral syringe, droppers are trash

I agree with /u/notsweetenough that a 2L flask is way too big. If you a variety of other items at the table, you can get away with 250mL or 500mL flasks.

One issue I can see is that real lab ware can be pretty pricey. The first inspo photo you posted (which I love!) could easily be over $100 in lab ware alone. There are some sets on Amazon that are affordable-ish. If you want a mix-and-match thing going on, you could get this set. I would envision the larger 1L and 500mL flasks filled with fairy lights, and the smaller flasks with flowers in them. To save on costs, I would split them between two tables (with the 1L + 250mL on one table and the 500mL, 150mL, and 50mL on another). Likewise, there are equivalent beaker sets if you want to mix-and-match flasks and beakers.

If you wanted a more uniform theme, like in your second inspo photo, something like these 250mL Erlenmeyer flasks might work.

If it were me, I would probably go with mix-and-match sized flasks and beakers, with the largest ones holding the lights and smaller ones with flowers. I'd also have a separate table number with whatever science-y reference you want (plant, animal, elements, etc.). If the two candles didn't feel like they were enough, I would add on some 50mL beakers as bud vase, or colored wired balls (like in inspo #2), or fake succulents.

> . Since I don't have a heated stirrer, I let my heated UC pull double-duty to warm up the mix for about 10 minutes, then transfer to my homebrew

I got a milk frother for my DIY mixing now, Also a set of 3 beakers which is 50/100/250ml I can then add HOT WATER "near boiling like from a coffee maker ect." and mix it during that too. Using each as a double boiler in a sense.

Though I am not sure ill double boiler it for ejuice mixing specifically I can be using to double boiler it up for mixing in Citric acid with PG without heating my PG in microwave "just for safety" and mix it like that.

Btw heres the link to my beakers if you want to take a look, as I had amazon prime too.
http://www.amazon.com/SEOH-Glass-Borosilicate-Graduated-Beakers/dp/B00AU6Y6X6/ref=sr_1_6?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1417211436&sr=1-6&keywords=beaker+50ml

Still cheap =)

Yeah PG, dropper bottles, and some glassware like this are all really cheap on amazon and a great investment. Once you figure out the volume of the dropper stems its pretty easy to dose anything precisely in no time. Powder benzos are way cheaper and it's convenient being able to dose it yourself.

Non-true!

Here. - It's Corning too! ^ _ ^

Now, the trick is to get people interested and riled up for more advanced lab glassware, like a distillation apparatus. Then the vendors can sell more of them for cheaper!

The bigger the market, the less fear there is in people buying this stuff. Then, science wins! We really don't need any more of those 'officials' thinking this sort of equipment is only used for making 'drugs.'

EDIT: I feel half dumb. You linked to Corning glass on Amazon through your blog. FYI, your links on the Imgur page (the "Viewed Here/Purchased Here") are not actual links. However, your blog's links are fine.

A beaker mug. A friend gave me one when I told him I was going to become a teacher, I am a former research chemist so it was perfect.

Like this. https://www.amazon.ca/Catamount-Laboratory-Beaker-Mug/dp/B004GE8NSM

Turns out they're fairly cheap on Amazon but I don't see the exact one.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GE8NSM/

Alternatively this beaker mug is pretty sweet too.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AHGNBBG/

I like these tall graduated beakers. Strong, glass and they look cool ;-)

https://www.amazon.com/PYREX-Berzelius-1000mL-Beaker-Graduated/dp/B006JGQHWO/ref=pd_bxgy_328_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0ADRHXAT3VDB2W7P2B8X

Sounds to me like a normal Pyrex beaker would work just fine.

If you don't have a Bunsen burner available--not good practice to go heating chemicals on your stove--you can either get a small hot plate, or some kind of small gas burner, like a backpacker's stove (what I use).

http://www.amazon.com/Premium-Beaker-Borosilicate-16-9oz-Capacity/dp/B00B5WK7KK

Here you go! It's some solid glass, pretty thick. Already has become my favorite drinking utensil

Are you saying you want to set a pour over cone/dripper (like a v60) on top of something like this and brew directly into a pitcher like this?

Make sure to measure the opening of the server, and compare it to the rim and flange on the dripper. Personally I bought a Karter scientific graduated beaker as my server -- since I can use it for other things in the kitchen (I try to avoid single use items as much as possible). A lot of people I know have one like this.

Another thing that helped me was getting a cheap set of beakers in varying sizes off Amazon. Weigh and mix in the beakers, SLOWLY mix with a silicone spatula, then pour the mixed juice into 6 120 mL bottles

Here’s what I have

Karter Scientific, 3.3 Boro, Griffin Low Form, Glass Beaker Set - 5 Sizes - 50ml, 100ml, 250ml, 500ml, 1000ml https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006UKICJA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_mJTQCbGFJ8Q1S

Apparently ordered them 2 years ago, almost to the day. They’ve been a godsend. I didn’t even realize I’ve been mixing that long, lol.

$5.50

This is the coolest thing ever. HA. :)

This was from DL:

You guys convinced me to home brew. Especially after I just did some math on what my latest $2k purchase would get me.

Putting together the list, will be refining as I learn more.

• [Autoclave](http://www.amazon.com/Prestige-Classic-Electric-Autoclave- Sterilizer/dp/B002AR0NUI/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hpc_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0E5AJ7PQ2CHM1083QMPT) -- $899
  
• 2 x Autoclave Gasket -- $120
  
• Hormone powder
  
• Filtered Cottonseed USP Oil 4 Liter -- $255
  
• Benzyl Benzoate USP 1 Liter -- $60.75
  
• Benzyl Alcohol USP 1 Liter -- $45
  
• 3ml TERUMO Luer Lock Syringe w/o Needle (Qty. 50) -- $8
  
• 1 x 10ml EXEL Luer Lock Syringe w/o Needle (Qty. 50) -- $15.25
  
• 5 x B-D 25g x 1.5' (Qty. 10) -- $11
  
• 5 x B-D Needles 18g 1.5 (Qty 10) -- $11
  
• Alcohol prep pads/wipes
  
• Accurate scale to hundredths place
  
• Calibration weight
  
• 2 x Corning Pyrex 3 Piece Glass Graduated Low Form Griffin Beaker Set, 50ml, 100ml, 250ml -- $29.90
  
• 4 x PYREX Griffin Low Form 400mL Beaker Graduated Ea -- $34
  
• 4 x Beaker - PYREX GLASS 10ml -- $22.72
  
• 2 x SEOH Class A Volumetric Flask Borosilicate Glass 250ML -- $29.90
  
• 2 x Beaker Filters -- 150ml Nalgene MF75 Bottle Top Filter - 33mm neck (Qty. 12) -- $145
  
• Vacuum Pump -- 1.5 CFM Portable -- $275
  
• Melting Point Checker
  
• Sterile .20um syringe filter (For Tren) -- $162.88
  
• Crimper
  
• Vials
  
• Caps
  
• Glass stir rod
  
• Agar plates
  
• Latex gloves
  
• Alconox Detergent Cleaning Concentrate 4 lb. Container -- $30.30
  
• Scilogex 86143101 Model MS-H280-Pro BlueSpin LED Circular-Top Digital Magnetic Hotplate Stirrer with Ceramic Coated Plate, 100/240V -- $200
  
• 2 x Bel-Art Scienceware 371100138 PTFE Octagon Spinbar Magnetic Stirrer Bar, with Integral Pivot Ring, White, 1" Length, 3/8" Diameter -- $13
  
• 3 x jugs isopropyl alcohol
  
• Propolyene Gylcol 300
  
• Lockable Medical Storage Box -- $44.50
  
• Horizontal Laminar Flow Hood 48" x 24" -- $1,900
  
  
  Which Bottle Top Filter?
  ---------------------------------
  
• Millipore Hydrophilic PVDF Stericup-GV Bottletop Filter Unit, Radio-Sterilized, 0.22µm Pore Size -- $225
  
  Or
  
  
• 2 x Beaker Filters -- 150ml Nalgene MF75 Bottle Top Filter - 33mm neck (Qty. 12) -- $145
  
  
  Which Pipettor?
  ---------------------------------
  
• VWR Ergonomic High-Performance Pipettor -- $267.02
  
  or
  
  
• BRAND seripettor* pro Bottletop Dispenser - 1-10 mL -- #296.30
  
  Money is not an object. I'm not the type to do things cheaply or in a half-assed way. Lets set up the dream home brew lab now. I'll post pictures.
  
  What to buy?
  
  

My weirdest item would probably be the beakers I have on my wishlist. I don't plan on measuring out foundation or anything! I just want them to store my makeup brushes. :)

We all know interspecies romance is weird

Where can I get a mug like that?

Edit: I found some.

http://www.amazon.com/Premium-Beaker-Borosilicate-16-9oz-Capacity/dp/B00B5WK7KK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421028006&sr=8-1&keywords=pyrex+mug
http://www.amazon.com/Catamount-Laboratory-Beaker-Mug/dp/B004GE8NSM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1421028006&sr=8-2&keywords=pyrex+mug
http://www.amazon.com/BKMG600-600ml-Glass-Beaker-Mug/dp/B00H1AK0HK/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1421028006&sr=8-6&keywords=pyrex+mug

Get a low form beaker, instead. Much less likely to have a volcanic boilover, far easier to clean.


https://www.amazon.com/United-Scientific-BG1000-2000-Borosilicate-Capacity/dp/B00ES3SLFQ

Being a chemist, I use a 600mL laboratory Pyrex beaker. It retains heat surprisingly well and since it is Pyrex, it doesn't have the tendency to break when temperature changes drastically. They're cheaper than the decanters too:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004DGIII8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_PgoGybGTBWC5G

...Also, let's be real, it looks so cool.

Fuck. Family going nuts. Need to finish 2nd half. Here's a start:

Preamble
I've been working on trying to compartmentalize my homebrewing process so that I can do it in bits and pieces as time allows. I've been thinking about this for a while. Here is the completely stripped down process. Minimal investment, minimal time. All links are what I easily found. I have not spent time trying to find the "best deal." Some will complain some of this equipment isn't good/nice enough. It is. Shipping is not included in any of the pricing. YMMV.

Parameters
For this thought experiment, we will be making 100ml (10x 10ml vials) of Test E @ 250mg/ml, with 2% BA and 20% BB. This will require 25g of powder, 2ml of BA, 20ml of BB, and approximately 55ml of carrier oil.

Step one: Brew
Equipment:
Beaker Set $6.49 (Amazon)
Borosilicate Glass Stir Rod $1.75 (Amazon)
Small Scale $15.69 (Amazon)
Stove/Cooktop $0.00 (Kitchen)

Consumables:
10ml syringe $12.11 / 5 pack, also has syringe filters (Amazon)
2ml Benzyl Alcohol $4.21 for 50ml (MedlabSupply)
20ml Benzyl Benzoate $5.53 for 50ml (MedlabSupply)
~55ml Cottonseed oil $6.38 for 100ml (MedlabSupply)
3ml syringe you should already have on hand from pinning

Process:
Take your 250ml beaker, place it on the scale. Add 25g of powder. Use 3ml syringe to add 2ml of BA to beaker. Use 10ml syringe twice to add 20ml of BB to beaker. Pour CSO until it fills up to 100ml line.

Place beaker on stovetop, turn heat to low. Stir with glass rod. Keep stirring. Keep stirring. Keep doing this until your mix is completely clear (all powder dissolved in).

I've seen a few bars using lab beakers to stir cocktails, I picked one up for home use and have been very pleased with it.

http://www.amazon.com/SEOH-Beaker-Borosilicate-Glass-Graduated/dp/B00AU6XZWO/ref=sr_1_2?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1398467918&sr=1-2&keywords=600+ml

I went on a little shopping spree for my DIY/rebuildable stuff. Picked up the following:

5 glass beakers, 50-1000ml
4 oz amber glass boston round bottles, pack of 12
2x pack of 6 2oz amber bottles w/droppers
2x 2pack 8oz amber bottles
[labels for bottles] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004Z5SM/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i03?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
100count transfer pipettes
2 10 packs of 5ml blunt tip syringes
Heated ultrasonic cleaner (for quick steeping)

100ft A1 32 AWG kanthal
100ft A1 30 AWG kanthal
100ft A1 28 AWG kanthal
12ft 2mm braided hollow Ekowool
Pair of locking hemostats
butane pencil torch (for torching ekowool)
This genius little invention - everyone should buy this, it was like six bucks

other than that, a couple anyvape mini davide glass clearos because the protank 2 group buy I organized will likely not have a replacable drip tip, and I need at least 2 mini glass tanks that can take my bds60 from captivape.

i need me a fucking workshop, not sure where I'm going to put all this stuff...

In case you need a permanent handle plus, its a little bigger, and I would be worried about cross contamination. All that being said, I like your solution and the idea of drinking out of a beaker!

If you have a small beaker or microwavable glass, you can pour the liquid in the beaker/glass and microwave it to thin out the liquid. This will make mixing it much easier as the VG is not as thick. I say microwave the liquid for 5 seconds per 15mL.

Beaker for reference: http://www.amazon.com/Beaker-Form-Glass-Graduated-50ml/dp/B00122DRPU

Scale: You mean to tell me that Canada doesn't have a single scare available for sale, anywhere?


Do these ship to Canada? do these ship to canada?
what about these?

do you see where I'm going with this?

heres your needles

I feel like a teapot would take up too much room so I'll prob find an infuser that will work with my mug https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B5WK7KK/

Any specific suggestions?

Amazon link for purchase : http://www.amazon.com/Premium-Beaker-Borosilicate-16-9oz-Capacity/dp/B00B5WK7KK

https://www.amazon.ca/Karter-Scientific-213A2-Borosilicate-Beaker/dp/B006UKICJA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1478484008&sr=8-3&keywords=borosilicate+glass

I bought a set of these and use a smaller one for decarbing my shatter in the oven, and one of the larger ones for cleaning my coils. I only go through the extra step with the flask so that my ultrasonic cleaner isn't getting gunked up with oil remnants.

Do yourself a solid and buy these products before using this powder... Any questions on volumetric dosing PM me.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N06LM6Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_5grYCb7G9ZGGR

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZZ4BZ15/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_9hrYCb8ZPVE32

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CX8ZSKE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_JirYCb770N7JN

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000O37TDO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_vjrYCbMH81ZMT

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5HU3CP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_bnrYCbM6HM3Q9

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JM3B3OC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_aorYCbZZKWYBB

Not a great idea... Go buy something like this instead.

You don't actually need a dark room, it's a common misconception. You only need that if you plan to use an enlarger and make your own prints. I don't, but only due to lack of space in my apartment - I scan them in and order prints at Costco or Bartells like any normal digital scan.

If you get one of the Paterson Reel tanks like I have in that photo, you just need a changing bag. Put your 1-2 rolls of film, a bottle opener, a pair of scissors, and all the tank pieces in the bag. Seal it up, pop open the film canister with the bottle opener, then spool the film onto the reels. Put both reels back in the tank and seal it up. Everything else can be done in daylight. (you can skip the bag and do this in a pitch black room like your bathroom or a closet if you want. I prefer the bag- I can sit on the couch and watch TV while I spool rolls).

Then you're just dumping in chemicals on a timed schedule and then unspooling and hanging them to dry when complete. B&W is roughly 13 minutes a batch at diluted 1+1, or 6 minutes at stock (full strength) solution. Stock just uses it up twice as fast, but saves time.

B&W = developer (12-15 minutes for most films at 1+1 - check the massive dev chart -> stop bath (1 minute) -> fixer (1 minute) -> rinse (2-3 minutes) -> hang to dry (2ish hours or until totally dry).

Color = developer (6ish minutes) -> blix (2-3 minutes) -> rinse (2-3 minutes) -> stabilizer (1 minute) -> hang to dry (2ish hours).

I'm pulling those numbers from memory, but the unicolor kit has a good guide with it.

Stuff you need

• D-76 developer (black and white)
  
• Stop bath (black and white)
  
• Fixer (black and white)
  
• C-41 developer kit (color)
  
• Changing bag
  
• 500ml beaker (at least 1, up to 3 for convenience)
  
• 1L beaker (at least 1, up to 3 for convenience)
  
• .5L plastic bottles (At least 6)
  
• Scissors
  
• Bottle opener
  
• Funnel (optional, if you have steady pouring hands)
  
• Paterson Reel tank
  
• Glass thermometer (optional for B&W, necessary for color)
  
• Clothespins/some string or paracord to hang film to dry
  
• A bucket (5G or so- small cleaning bucket - Color only)
  
  For B&W film - you use the 1+1 developer one time (150ml per roll of film) and dump it when you finish. Which means that 1L D-76 pouch gives you 6 rolls of film. I buy mine in the 1G bags to mix up as they're cheaper, but you need a 1G plastic bottle to store it. For color film that kit does 8-9 rolls of film. The bigger 1G kits are more expensive and you can also buy the chemicals separately. Color is picky because you need to keep it at a constant 103F the whole time or risk ruining them, hence the bucket (or a bathtub). Color developer and all other chemicals you dump back into bottles and re-use until it's used up.
  
  The color film process is actually really well documented in the booklet that comes with the unicolor kit.
  
  If you ever want a hands on trial, I can do a video of the process or a demo at my apartment (my fiance thinks it looks like I'm doing crazy mad science stuff every time)
  
  Check out /r/analog for weekly advice threads or some of these helpful links:
  
  
• Color development
  
• B&W development
  
• Massive Dev chart for B&W

Hopefully you didn't pay museum prices

Can always use a beaker https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004DGIII8/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1491841746&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=500+ml+beaker

Accurate Coffee Intake Device

You could try pouring vg into a graduated cylinder or a measuring beaker.

Graduated cylinder:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0018QE5YC?pc_redir=1411569719&robot_redir=1

Beaker:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001BLMAPA?pc_redir=1410435480&robot_redir=1

I have a few recipes I could give out, [VG and PG are on Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/Glycerin-Vegetable-Kosher-USP-Pharmaceutical/dp/B00PSGWHIO/ref=sr_1_13_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1524904013&sr=8-13&keywords=vegetable+glycerine). and excigexpress is where I buy all my flavors. You also need a beaker set, .01 g scale, syringes, medical gloves, glass bottles for steeping, and plastic bottles

Edit: links

http://www.amazon.com/Premium-Beaker-Borosilicate-16-9oz-Capacity/dp/B00B5WK7KK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1406272098&sr=8-2&keywords=beaker+mug

Amazon.

(Link to 5 pack of non pyrex, normal pyrex is only 1 for the same cost)

Not full to the very brim, just full to the fill-to-here line. It's obviously a graduated beaker rather than a glass, per-se. Otherwise, how would we know it was exactly half-full, rather than slightly over, or slightly under half?

They are cheap too. Beakers!

:D Yay! I already have a regular beaker mug, now I just gotta complete the set! I totally want that Erlenmeyer flask one. It's just so fabulously geeky.

Also, the one I have is surprisingly sturdy and well made. I was a little worried when I got it that it'd be thin, easily breakable glass, but it's held up to quite a lot of abuse so far! So they're totally worth it.

I actually use a set of beakers I got on amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/213A2-Karter-Scientific-Beaker-1000ml/dp/B006UKICJA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1407697950&sr=8-3&keywords=beaker

I use the 500 size to boil it down to about 50-100 ml then pour the remaining into a smaller beaker and finish there.

The reason to not boil it all in a smaller one is the larger sizes boil it down faster since they have more glass in contact with the stove.

I wonder if you could boil it down though in the mason jar... I may try that at some point, but I don't recommend it haha...

It sucks that you need something outside the kitchen for this part when the rest can be done without stuff readily available. Maybe we can find something to replace it from the kitchen...

i use science beakers, they are cheap as shit and they are tempered so they can stand the heat and cold. they have lasted way longer for me than anything else. i use these:
http://www.amazon.com/Corning-1000-600-Graduated-Graduation-Interval/dp/B004DGIII8/ref=lp_318051011_1_8?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1453841582&sr=1-8