Consistency. I hit my numbers consistently with my BC. You can go with the LHBS house crush, sure, but it will not be consistent from brew to brew, your efficiency will change which will make hitting your gravities and/or post-boil volumes a challenge.
I bought a Barley Crusher mostly because my LHBS is either online or an actual store front that is 80+ miles away and I stock up when I get to town.
Next trip looks to be 165lbs of base malt alone. I went through that last sack way too quick.
Averaged 72% efficiency until I tightened the crush up. Now I'm getting 79%.
How much did you tighten it up from the base setting?
I turned the adjustment knob to about 1:00.
Real precise, I know. It works for me.
Do yourself a big favor and invest in a set of feeler gauges.
Do yourself a big favor and invest in a set of feeler gauges. Just eyballing my BC, and adjusting it per the instructions from the company I screwed up my settings and ended up with a batch at 59% efficiency, which sucked for the IPA I was making.
I just set mine all the way down to .036" using a proper set of feelers and I hit 89% on the last brew I did on Sunday night.:rockin:
I turned the adjustment knob to about 1:00.
Real precise, I know. It works for me.
Why do people bother with crushing their own grain? What really is the difference with crushing it yourself and just getting the store you get it from to crush it for you?
So I bought a 12V Black and Decker (can you TELL I know nothing about powertools?). This isn't really cutting it. (it does it...but not very smoothly, that's for sure)
What kind of drill should I get that will crush through 10 gal grain bills without dying or breaking the bank? Do I need higher than a 12V
I have read elsewhere 0.035" is the limit where you start getting stuck sparges.
It all depends on the design.
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