I think I know the answer to this but wanted to bounce this off people here.
For X-Mass I bought the wife a KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer. Now they make lots of attachment for these units and I was looking at what they have. A grain mill caught my eye. I see that it can be adjusted from making flour to just cracking the grain. So in theory it would work for crushing grain for an AG brew session. However MSRP is $150. Am I just better off using a 2 roller type grain crusher and powering it with a drill? I have 1/2 Porter Cable drill which would be over kill but I don't have an issue powering it.
The biggest problem is I don't know how well the KitchenAid attachment would work compared to the roller. Is it worth it as it isn't really any cheaper. The hopper is pretty small on the KitchenAid attachment as well so I would be filling it all the time.
I think I am better off with one of these.
http://www.homebrewing.org/Cereal-Killer-Grain-Mill_p_2310.html
Thanks
For X-Mass I bought the wife a KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer. Now they make lots of attachment for these units and I was looking at what they have. A grain mill caught my eye. I see that it can be adjusted from making flour to just cracking the grain. So in theory it would work for crushing grain for an AG brew session. However MSRP is $150. Am I just better off using a 2 roller type grain crusher and powering it with a drill? I have 1/2 Porter Cable drill which would be over kill but I don't have an issue powering it.
The biggest problem is I don't know how well the KitchenAid attachment would work compared to the roller. Is it worth it as it isn't really any cheaper. The hopper is pretty small on the KitchenAid attachment as well so I would be filling it all the time.
I think I am better off with one of these.
http://www.homebrewing.org/Cereal-Killer-Grain-Mill_p_2310.html
Thanks