[Frankenbrew]

  Plus, at my age, running the number helps to keep my mind and math skills sharp.
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I agree. This is the best argument for doing it yourself.

UPDATE: First brew day with the new Maltmill went extremely well. I brewed a double batch of all-pilsner Kolsch. Target gravity was 1.050 calculated on BeerSmith at 75%. I ended up with a little over 9 gallons at 1.056, which is an efficiency of 78.9%. I topped it off with one gallon of water in the fermenter bringing up to just over ten gallons at 1.050. Perfect! I'm very happy with the new mill.

Thanks everyone!

[Wort-H.O.G.]

  Plus, at my age, running the number helps to keep my mind and math skills sharp.

I agree. This is the best argument for doing it yourself.

UPDATE: First brew day with the new Maltmill went extremely well. I brewed a double batch of all-pilsner Kolsch. Target gravity was 1.050 calculated on BeerSmith at 75%. I ended up with a little over 9 gallons at 1.056, which is an efficiency of 78.9%. I topped it off with one gallon of water in the fermenter bringing up to just over ten gallons at 1.050. Perfect! I'm very happy with the new mill.

Thanks everyone!
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that's great-congrats.