[denny]

Sure, correct. I'm not asking for your benefit. But like a lot of things on this forum, people read about others equipment and processes and then try to get the same equip. and replicate processes.....which is ok. My process is a culmination of others processes and equipment they've experienced, blended with my own experiences.

Just a faster learning curve when you have all the information and then decide what you want to try is all.


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But Ken there's no guarantee that my settings would have any bearing on anyone else.  I would rather people just learn what a good crush looks like for their system.  And it's easy to do...just crank the gap down a bit every time you brew.  You might get a stuck runoff and you might not.  I never have.  And even if you do, i'ts not a big deal and then you'll have the knowledge.

[Wort-H.O.G.]

No guarantees in life - except death and taxes.
Just me- I like lots of details for evaluation.


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[mabrungard]

But Ken there's no guarantee that my settings would have any bearing on anyone else. 

So true Denny. As you have said before, the speed of the mill also has an effect on the crush quality. You said that faster milling speed produces finer crush. I agree with that. I gap a 0.035" and milling slowly with a 1/2" low-speed drill. That works for me, but someone else could easily find it unacceptable for their system.

[denny]

But Ken there's no guarantee that my settings would have any bearing on anyone else. 

So true Denny. As you have said before, the speed of the mill also has an effect on the crush quality. You said that faster milling speed produces finer crush. I agree with that. I gap a 0.035" and milling slowly with a 1/2" low-speed drill. That works for me, but someone else could easily find it unacceptable for their system.

Good point about speed, Martin!  I not only close the gap all the way, I crush at top speed to make it as fine as possible.

[TMX]

But Ken there's no guarantee that my settings would have any bearing on anyone else. 

So true Denny. As you have said before, the speed of the mill also has an effect on the crush quality. You said that faster milling speed produces finer crush. I agree with that. I gap a 0.035" and milling slowly with a 1/2" low-speed drill. That works for me, but someone else could easily find it unacceptable for their system.

Good point about speed, Martin!  I not only close the gap all the way, I crush at top speed to make it as fine as possible.

You sSir, may be a true Outlier

[denny]

You sSir, may be a true Outlier

I  just try different things and do what works for me.  Something I wish everyone would do.

[BrewBama]

Speaking of trying new things in reference to JSP mill gap; I crushed 16.5 lb grist for the NB Advantageous Weizenbock  this AM for today's brew day. I cranked it down (.025) and got 7 points higher on my first run and 5 points higher on my second run. I did add rice hulls as insurance against a stuck sparge and had no issues.

[TMX]

Never used rice hulls, but it has crossed my mind recently

[Wort-H.O.G.]

Speaking of trying new things in reference to JSP mill gap; I crushed 16.5 lb grist for the NB Advantageous Weizenbock  this AM for today's brew day. I cranked it down (.025) and got 7 points higher on my first run and 5 points higher on my second run. I did add rice hulls as insurance against a stuck sparge and had no issues.

nice..next time live on the edge w/o the hulls   you'll find out for sure!

[coolman26]

I wish I knew the speed of my antique 1/2" Black and Decker drill.  It is not variable speed.  I would love to have a motorized mill with a gear reducer.  I moved to fly sparging and I need to make a mash rake.  I will at .035 and I did get a slow sparge because the flour caked on the surface.  I knifed it and it worked fine.  Keep tweaking it for the new changes.   

[BrewBama]

Never used rice hulls, but it has crossed my mind recently

Make sure you soak them first or they'll add to your grain absorption loss.

[Stevie]

Never used rice hulls, but it has crossed my mind recently

Make sure you soak them first or they'll add to your grain absorption loss.

This will also help take the dirt off.

[TMX]

I am not even sure if the lhbs sells them, and I don't way to pay to ship them

[hopfenundmalz]

Never used rice hulls, but it has crossed my mind recently

Make sure you soak them first or they'll add to your grain absorption loss.

This will also help take the dirt off.

I thought the ones we use were washed. Might have to test that some day.

[Stevie]

Never used rice hulls, but it has crossed my mind recently

Make sure you soak them first or they'll add to your grain absorption loss.

This will also help take the dirt off.

I thought the ones we use were washed. Might have to test that some day.

Not the pound I got from one LHBS. Water turned lake brown. I recirculated a little extra that batch.