SpanishCastleAle

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I'll check that. It's always been like this and I never removed it from the board it is shipped on. I've tried lubing it...no difference.

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OLDBREW

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Yeah,
Just try loosening the mounting bolts a bit and see if that frees up the binding.

You can also measure the roller length just to make sure it really isn't longer.
From your description it sounds like it may be cocked some. I'm sure if you contacted BC and told them the story they would make sure you were taken care of if there is a problem with their unit.

Julohan

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Just did it last night. It is amazing how much fluffier it is. I am mashing right now. Can't wait to see the difference.

weirdboy

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I did this for the first time on my batch today. Wow, it really results in a great crush...I tightened my mill down to .018 and still had mostly intact hulls.

Gritsak

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More praise for malt conditioning here. Previous couple batches with my new BC resulted in stuck/very slow sparges. Conditioned the malt this time and with the same gap it was perfect! It looked so much better too. Efficiency was the same as without conditioning (~80%).

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smokinghole

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I decided to give this a shot. I found that like already mentioned it made for a poor filter bed. I vorlaufed like 2.5 gallons and still had crap coming through. It got fairly clear though, certainly acceptable.

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