Golddiggie

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Don't be too surprised, then, when your OG isn't anywhere near what the recipe predicted. Poor/bad crush is one of the top reasons people get low efficiency numbers in all grain (and partial mash) brewing. It's not a trivial aspect of the process, but a rather critical one.

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Hopping Tango Brewery

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On Tap: Caramel Ale, Mocha Porter II, MO SMaSH IPA
Waiting/Carbonating: 12.5% Wee Honey II, 8.9% Old Ale, English Brown Ale, Lickah ESB, Mocha Porter II
Fermenting
K1: MO SMaSH IPA
K2:
K3: TripSix
On Deck: Caramel Ale
Aging:mead
Mead [bottled]:Oaked Wildflower Traditional, Mocha Madness, Blackberry Melomel, maple wine


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Golddiggie

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The actual gap you need to use depends on several factors. While many use .039" gap, others go down to .030" or all the way up to .050" (or higher). A lot depends on your setup. Without knowing what your mash tun is set up with, we can't even begin to guess what gap/crush size will be good.

Also, going through meat/flesh is a hell of a lot easier than dried grain. Don't be surprised if the rollers in your redneck/ghetto crusher don't last very long.

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Hopping Tango Brewery

跟猴子比丟屎 ・ Gun HOE-tze bee DIO-se

On Tap: Caramel Ale, Mocha Porter II, MO SMaSH IPA
Waiting/Carbonating: 12.5% Wee Honey II, 8.9% Old Ale, English Brown Ale, Lickah ESB, Mocha Porter II
Fermenting
K1: MO SMaSH IPA
K2:
K3: TripSix
On Deck: Caramel Ale
Aging:mead
Mead [bottled]:Oaked Wildflower Traditional, Mocha Madness, Blackberry Melomel, maple wine


...the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed

BobbiLynn

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I'll get the guys from my local shop to crush the first batch for me... would that make you happy? Then I can see exactly how it's done and see if my squirrel meat crusher would work, okay?

Golddiggie

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Whatevah... Do what you want, since you will anyway. Just don't expect any sympathy from me when you use your squirrel squisher on grain and the efficiency numbers are through the floor.

Also, I hope you're going to seriously clean that thing before you put any grain through it... I wouldn't want any squirrel-bits in MY brew.

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Hopping Tango Brewery

跟猴子比丟屎 ・ Gun HOE-tze bee DIO-se

On Tap: Caramel Ale, Mocha Porter II, MO SMaSH IPA
Waiting/Carbonating: 12.5% Wee Honey II, 8.9% Old Ale, English Brown Ale, Lickah ESB, Mocha Porter II
Fermenting
K1: MO SMaSH IPA
K2:
K3: TripSix
On Deck: Caramel Ale
Aging:mead
Mead [bottled]:Oaked Wildflower Traditional, Mocha Madness, Blackberry Melomel, maple wine


...the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed

Lushife

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So how is a squirrel grinder gonna be a mash tun?

BobbiLynn

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It's not a grinder!! It's a tenderizer!!! Not planning on grinding the grain.... just crushing it!!!

Lushife

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I still wanna know how you're gonna mash

Golddiggie

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Have you seen a malt mill before???

The site for the one I have... Look at the pictures on the right hand side. Keep in mind, the gap they show in the pictures is no where near how it is when ready for use.

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Hopping Tango Brewery

跟猴子比丟屎 ・ Gun HOE-tze bee DIO-se

On Tap: Caramel Ale, Mocha Porter II, MO SMaSH IPA
Waiting/Carbonating: 12.5% Wee Honey II, 8.9% Old Ale, English Brown Ale, Lickah ESB, Mocha Porter II
Fermenting
K1: MO SMaSH IPA
K2:
K3: TripSix
On Deck: Caramel Ale
Aging:mead
Mead [bottled]:Oaked Wildflower Traditional, Mocha Madness, Blackberry Melomel, maple wine


...the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed

BobbiLynn

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My machine looks very similar to that, it'll work, trust me....

Dan

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Watching Golddigie and BobbyLynn is sort of like a Jerrry Springer show. Don't get me wrong. I truly enjoy BL and GD, both of you folks. Maybe BL a little more. But smurf! You two should get a hotel room or something.