Got my Grain Mill and my first bag

Got tired of buying grains online for a couple of reasons.

1. Sometimes it wouldn't get here in time for the brewday
2. I never could help but to think, "what if that's not the malt I ordered?"
3. Save $$$ on grains by buying bulk

I know I know, but for all I know I could have gotten malt from the US instead of the UK. Who can tell the difference. and there probably isn't much of a different but I'm anal like that. I guess I like to be in control as much as possible.

Anyways I got a Barley Crusher with the 7lb grain holder. It comes set up at .039 Is this where I want to be?

I also got a bag of Weyermann Pale (what they had). It come out $1.18 a pound!

I feel good about the purchase, In the long run I believe I will save money.

.39 is ok?

What are different settings I could use or should I just stick with one?

I set mine at like .37, but yes, .39 will do perfectly fine right out of the box.

scottland said:

I set mine at like .37, but yes, .39 will do perfectly fine right out of the box.

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Is that like splitting hairs or is there a real difference. I imagine there isn't.

condition your malt and you can set the mill tighter and still have the husks be mostly intact. i tried it recently and it's amazing, no need for rice hulls anymore.

.039" is a good place to start. I would make sure you have your other processes down, before messing with the gap..

BTW, when I used grain milled at .039", via BIAB, I got 78-82% efficiency. My last batch, via my cooler mash tun, with a proper mash-out in the schedule hit 84%. I plan on going through a few more to see where the range settles. Once I have that, I MIGHT adjust the mill, or I'll just leave it as it sits.

I would get a set of feeler gauges so that you can see if it's set the same on both ends. Once locked in, I'd leave it be.

Daver77 said:

Is that like splitting hairs or is there a real difference. I imagine there isn't.

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Completely splitting hairs. I moved the rollers in a pinch, and got too lazy to move it in any further. I get 78-82% depending on how much grain I use, so I never bothered to adjust it any further

Mine is set at .032 and I've been conditioning my malt. The last brew I was a bit pressed for time so I skipped the conditioning and the crush was fine as is. I've been doing BIAB recently so I might set it even tighter the next time I have it apart for a clean/lube job.