BreezyBrew
IPA is my spirit animal
When I use the hand crank now, only that side turns. Is this something to be concerned about? I had been using a drill.
Barley Crusher Rollers
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swackattack
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Not really. You probably lost the rubber ring that moved both. With grain in it both sides will turn
BrewandWineSupply
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It comes with a rubber o ring around one of the rollers. In the instructions it says not to worry if it breaks, the grain going through the rollers will make both turn.
You're in good shape.
You're in good shape.
BrewandWineSupply
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I gotta type faster..lol
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BreezyBrew
IPA is my spirit animal
Oh that thing? Broke on second use lol.
Makes me wonder why they even bother with the o-ring. Mine was gone after the second or third use.
The O-ring is there to make alignment of the end plates easier during assembly...
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This started happening to my BC when the knurls got too worn out. I got close to 10 years of use out of it, so can't complain, but ended up throwing it out and getting a MM 2 2.0... The bigger rollers on the MM should pull grain through no matter how worn the knurls get I figure.
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BreezyBrew
IPA is my spirit animal
I've only used it now for about 5 batches, so the knurls are just fine.
Barley Crusher's customer service is...non-existent. I'm happy to have a MM now since I know they will stand behind their product. Plus, it mills way faster & the larger rollers should provide a better crush.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/barley-crusher-customer-service-297352/
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/barley-crusher-customer-service-297352/
If you adjust, use a feeler gauge (find one on eBay for 2-5 bucks). I think the barley crusher is factory set at .39" or something. I set mine to .45" for a looser crush as I'm getting 85% efficiency as it is. It makes for a little less issue for a stuck mash (in theory) and a bit clearer runnoff (again, in theory).
