I finally got to taking a photo of mine in action. This is the 7th and 8th batch I have used it on.
atimmerman88 said:Hand crank is just a back up, cordless drill for the heavy crushing
philber said:The plexi almost makes it look too professional. Can you add some duct tape to the edges?
I wish mine had that little cover over the crush end. Grains go flying in all directions when I used the drill, that's why I'm a hand cranker.
Can't complain at all about my mill, finally got it dialed in an hit 82% efficiency. Feels so good to get over the hump of having serval down around 50%.
Hip Hip Hooray for Cheapo Mills
I've done two batches so far using my Corona. I got 75% efficiency on the first batch, and it looks like about 72% efficiency on the second batch. I think I need to work on the rotating grind plate some though, it is REALLY wobbly, and isn't keeping a consistent distance from the static plate at all. I'm ending up with some near whole or whole grains at some points and flour at others.
I've found that even though the plate is wobbly, if you go for no whole grains (tighten until this happens) you'll be golden. I get a lot of flour but also a fair amount of husk pieces so it's fine. You need just enough husks/pieces to create a filter bed. In fact, one side of my mill spits out more flour and the other side spits out more husks and pieces. It averages out, 80% every time, no off flavors.
tre9er said:I've found that even though the plate is wobbly, if you go for no whole grains (tighten until this happens) you'll be golden. I get a lot of flour but also a fair amount of husk pieces so it's fine. You need just enough husks/pieces to create a filter bed. In fact, one side of my mill spits out more flour and the other side spits out more husks and pieces. It averages out, 80% every time, no off flavors.
Huaco said:About these corona mills... Can they be used to make flour at home? My wife is wanting something to crack flax seeds and also wants to grind her own flour.
About these corona mills... Can they be used to make flour at home? My wife is wanting something to crack flax seeds and also wants to grind her own flour.
When I purchased mine from Amazon, all the negative reviews were from people trying to make finely ground flour.About these corona mills... Can they be used to make flour at home? My wife is wanting something to crack flax seeds and also wants to grind her own flour.
Well I stand corrected. I thought he could pull it off. Hopefully he didn't buy one on my crappy advise.
Corona mills are really corn grinders, not grain mills...I think you can make corn tortillas, but "gold medal" type flour is doubtful. Flour mills usually use a stone for a very fine grind.
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/18963/corona-mill-and-tortillas
Turn that old Corona mill you bought into a quality Stone Flour Mill
The regular Corona Mill is fine for grinding course cereal; however, if you desire to grind fine flour and get it the first time through, you need our Sunshine Corona Stone Conversion Kit.
The kit includes everything you need to turn your regular Corona into the finest stone hand mill, capable of grinding your grains, like wheat, into the finest, lightest flour you can produce. Think about it – no more running your grain through the mill five times and still ending up with a coarse cereal.
You may purchase the stones only, and use the mill with the original auger, but we recommend that you also purchase the optional Modified Auger. The Modified Auger has been engineered to provide just the right feeding rate for the finer grinding milling stones. Using your old (unmodified) auger will make your mill much harder to turn.
With the Sunshine Corona Stone Conversion Kit, it’s like having two mills in one. Leave your mill as it is and you have a steel burr for grinding course cereal or any soft, oily grains or beans. Or change it to the stone burrs, which will allow you to grind fine flour in one pass.
Hey Revvy, Love the "Buddy Jesus" avatar.
Thanks for posting that link Revvy, I had no idea this existed. Has anyone tried out this stone conversion kit? My wife would love to grind flour with the corona mill.
I'm going to have to try this. I've been worried about too much flour, however I'm getting too many batches in the 50ish percentage range.
Thanks for the update.
As long as you have some amount of pieces that are large enough to accumulate and form a filter bed, it's fine. Might have to vorlauf a little more but IDK, mine runs clear after a few quarts at most.
Could you guys evaluate yet another crush?
Thanks!
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