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Old 06-19-2009, 03:49 PM   #11
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Quality is not really a term that is suitable for these mills, IME it's almost nonexistent...They are crude, heavy, and strong...that being said, IMO they are all "bad", but can be adjusted to do a "good" job.
I betcha don't realize that Charlie Papazian has been using the same Corona Mill he started doing allgrain with and HE gets 87% efficiency...SO anyone who thinks the corona can't do the job, can go suck an egg. If it's good enough for Papa Charlie, it's good enough for me....

ANd several others on here; http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-ugly-junk-corona-mill-station-90849/


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Sorry Rev, I think I hit a nerve. What I was trying to say is that the Corona style mills are not really a "quality" piece of equipment by virtue of the low standard of manufacturing of these inexpensive units.

Is a Corona style of mill capable of providing a "quality" crush, ABSOLUTELY, IMO!


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Old 06-19-2009, 07:06 PM   #13
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I like to think of them as 'ugly junk which produces high quality'.
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We might inquire how "good" a piece of equipment needs to be to crush grain.....after all, you can do it by smacking the grain between two bricks.

As far as the unit indicated in the OP, by all means go to "Discount Tommy" on eBay as indicated in a subsequent post. He's up & down, but I bought mine for $16 plus $8 delivery last week. The thing is iron, so I think that delivery charge is quite reasonable. And as far as I can tell from pictures, the number '500' stamped into the side and the appearance throughout (except that the one I got has a taller hopper, hold maybe a quart) mine is identical to the one in the OP. I think these come from the same place, only the pricing is different...so look around.

I'll pay $24 to go this route, no question. Worth it just for the fun of experimenting around. But if it were, say, $50? Nope. If I had to pay that much, I'd just spring for the Barley Crusher. Do I think I'm going to have any real trouble? No. Anyone with minimal "garage tinkerer" skills (and "minimal" describes me to a "T") can get this thing cranking out a good crush, I think.
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Old 06-19-2009, 10:53 PM   #15
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I like to think of them as 'ugly junk which produces high quality'.
Like Beermuncher's stuff.....
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Good question, I'm not sure if the "authentic" Corona or Porkert mills are higher quality, or are still even being manufactured. Most of what is currently available i would guess is made in China. The manufacturing is crude, but is usually tolerable. As far as durability, these things are cast iron and are almost indestructible.
Yes, the original Corona is still being manufactured. The one I just purchased is manufactured in Landers, WY which is a town many cast and forged products still are manufactured in. Mine has the date 01-2010 cast into it.

Sorry for the old thread bump but my info is relevant and I found this thread looking for information on properly adjusting the Corona mill.
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Walmart has one for about 30 bucks and you can get it shipped to a store near you free.Took about 3 days for mine and it works great.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Weston-Cereal-and-Multi-Grain-Mill/14223932


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