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Grain Mill
Mark G:
Slowbrew is right. Everyone seems to like the mill they have. I have a Barley Crusher and am very satisfied with its performance. The only thing I would recommend is if you get a Barley Crusher, go for the bigger hopper.
nateo:
I use a monster mill 2-roller. Every proper mill on the market is more than good enough for homebrewers.
I recommend an adjustable one. I like to run my malt through once at 1.5mm then again at 0.5mm. It's sort of like using a 3-roller this way. The first pass breaks the husk loose. I can get a really fine crush while leaving the husks mostly intact.
If you ever plan on milling wheat, you'll definitely need an adjustable mill.
denny:
I have an adjustable mill, but once I settled on a gap I haven't changed it in 10 years. I just found a gap small enough to mill anything I put in the mill.
thebigbaker:
Thanks for the info everyone! I actually just did a CL search and found a person that is getting rid of his entire brew system and he only lives 5 minutes from me. With it is a mill that he's used for 10 years and he says it still works great. Comes with a motor, belt, hopper, homemade stand, etc... and he agreed to sell it for $65. It's adjustable and he said he hasn't adjusted it since he first set it up. I'm heading over later today and take a look at it and he's going to demonstrate it for me. If this doesn't work out, then I'll be looking into the JSP and Barley Crusher.
Also, congrats to Ron and Denny on being elected to the governing committee.
Slowbrew:
--- Quote from: thebigbaker on April 06, 2012, 10:15:53 AM ---Thanks for the info everyone! I actually just did a CL search and found a person that is getting rid of his entire brew system and he only lives 5 minutes from me. With it is a mill that he's used for 10 years and he says it still works great. Comes with a motor, belt, hopper, homemade stand, etc... and he agreed to sell it for $65. It's adjustable and he said he hasn't adjusted it since he first set it up. I'm heading over later today and take a look at it and he's going to demonstrate it for me. If this doesn't work out, then I'll be looking into the JSP and Barley Crusher.
Also, congrats to Ron and Denny on being elected to the governing committee.
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That's a great find! The motor alone would you that if were starting from scratch. I love CraigsList. I just (and I mean just, like 3 minutes ago) sold three shop lights via it. Junk = cash on that site.
Paul
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