That brings it around to buying a mill. While I can(have) trolled the internet for reviews and wasted plenty of time, anyone want to weigh in on the best three options out there?
If money is a constraint, it's hard to beat the pre-adjusted Schmidling Model P Malt Mill. I have a Schmidling Model Model P and a 3-roller Monster Mill, guess which one sees the most use? My current Schmidling Malt Mill is actually the second Model P that I have owned. I sold the original pre-adjusted Malt Mill that I owned for over a decade when I let the hobby for several years. I crushed just shy of two tons of malt on that mill, and the guy who currently owns it is now over three tons of malt on the same set of non-case hardened rollers.
With that said, if I had to do it all over again, I would purchase another Malt Mill. I seriously doubt that I would purchase another Monster Mill. While the overall build quality is good, there's more play in the rollers on a Monster Mill, which makes getting the rollers aligned such that they all spin freely with no binding more difficult. The hopper is also tricky to assemble. The Schmidling Mill is basically a bolt, screw, and crush mill. Now, dealing with Jack Schmidling is an entirely different subject. He's a unique character.