grain crusher/mill
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LeithR
Landlord.
Hi there,
I've tried both the coffee grinder and an old mincer screwed to the work surface, both work but are as slow as a wet week end. In AG brewing you have to have somewhere around 5Kg of cracked grain to go into your mash. Grinding that lot would take a long time in a coffee grinder. I haven't tried it yet but I think a food processor might work better because of the amount you can grind in any one go would be larger.
I've tried both the coffee grinder and an old mincer screwed to the work surface, both work but are as slow as a wet week end. In AG brewing you have to have somewhere around 5Kg of cracked grain to go into your mash. Grinding that lot would take a long time in a coffee grinder. I haven't tried it yet but I think a food processor might work better because of the amount you can grind in any one go would be larger.
bobsbeer
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I've always had good results from pre crushed grains. And once you see the amount you need, then I think you will change your mind about using the coffee grinder, unless you have an industrial version lying around. It might be okay for some of the small specialty grains you use small amounts of.
hairybiker
Landlord.
I have a LARGE coffee grinder (takes 1Kg at time in the hopper) and used to use it crush my grain. I now brew more regularly and just buy it pre-crushed.
I would offer to sell it to you, but a) its bloody heavy, and b) I don't know what it is worth!
I would offer to sell it to you, but a) its bloody heavy, and b) I don't know what it is worth!
Vossy1
Landlord.
There's a big difference between a grinder and a grain mill, a grinder grinds, a grain mill crushes through rollers and the results are completely different. Crushing your own grain it's important that you keep as much of the husk intact as possible as it helps to act as a filter bed in the mash tun, using a grinder can break the husk into smaller pieces so it's not ideal.
Having said that folk do use grinders as they tend to be a lot cheaper than a malt mill.
Having said that folk do use grinders as they tend to be a lot cheaper than a malt mill.
hairybiker
Landlord.
Mine uses two faces to grind against like a flour mill. As opposed to the "normal" coffee grinder which is like a liquidizer blade to chop up the beans.
oldjiver
Landlord.
Mine takes about 5 minutes to crush 3.5 kgs of maris otter. I think the crush is better than buying in ready crushed as the hand action is smoother than commercial machines. Mashes perfectly, I seem yo get clearer wort with this.
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