bnutting
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And I DON'T have a mill. Any other suggestions other than using a rolling pin and a cutting board?
The crappy thing is I made my starter last night. I guess I could put it in the fridge and complain to NB to see if I can get them to send me crushed grain.the_bird said:If it's a lot of grain, more than two pounds, I'd complain to them and have them ship me crushed. Even doing two pounds with a rolling pin is an absolute PITA, and it's hard to get a good-enough crush. Pisser if it means you can't brew this weekend, though.
bnutting said:The crappy thing is I made my starter last night. I guess I could put it in the fridge and complain to NB to see if I can get them to send me crushed grain.
It's 9 lbs worth on one batch and 8 lbs in another.
The steam roller does sound handy though....my neighbor down the street has a small one!!??!!
The two batches that I'm going to make are:Toot said:Up to a pound or two of specialty grains, I'll just "crush" in a coffee grinder. Sure, it's brutal, but for a pound or two, you aren't too concerned with protecting the husks. Anything more than that, fuggedabouditt...
Wht kind of grains were they? I don't think NB adjusts their mill and my experience has been that some of the smaller grains will be virtually uncrushed. In my case, the problem was with Halcyon Optic.
I just called over there and they said to bring it on over.wop31 said:
Hey that's actually a good question. I'll have to have a conversation with them about that. I think I spoke to one of the owners on the phone and she said that she would be there around 9:00 am on Saturday and if I wanted to come by then before I wanted to start brewing she would let me in do both batches of grain for me.the_bird said:I'm ashamed, I haven't made it down to there yet. Got some nice-sounding beers on draft.
Hey, maybe they'll sell you a bag or two of bulk grain, if you ever get yourself a mill!
Great!the_bird said:So, how'd it go this weekend?
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