What are your setting on your Barley Crusher...I about to order one.

fat x nub · Sep 1, 2008

Hey guys. After the my LHBS pretty much milled my grain to dust, I am going to get my own mill. After some looking around it seems the barley crusher is the one for me. I was curious about if you kept your barley crusher at the default settings or if you changed it. And what efficency are you usually pumping out with that setting?

eschatz · Sep 1, 2008

I've kept mine at factory but I think that Ed and some other people set theirs at 1 and have improved eff. I'm thinking about changing and seeing what happens. :mug:

mike kennedy · Sep 1, 2008

factory settings here, works great.
and not sure what efficiencies im getting, but my hydro readings are right on

k1v1116 · Sep 1, 2008

.031in and 85-91%. its a good mill, there are better ones out there but for the price I think its the best choice for a entry level mill. they come with a handle and base and hopper so it works right out of the box.

fat x nub · Sep 1, 2008

Thanks! I think i will keep it at factory settings. No need to change something that seems to be working fine. Have you guys attached yours to a drill? Maybe i i change it down a bit...85-91% looks tempting

eschatz · Sep 1, 2008

yeah, I use a drill with mine. it works perfectly

Blender · Sep 1, 2008

I'm hand cranking and the gap set at .035.

Coastarine · Sep 1, 2008

I'm a little confused...some people set theirs to a fraction of an inch, and some people set theirs to "1". WTF is 1?

the_bird · Sep 1, 2008

I think they mean they set the dials to 1 o'clock.

I use the factory settings, and efficiency is plenty high. HUGE difference versus used HBS's crush.

eddie · Sep 1, 2008

Same here. I have mine at the manufacturers setting of .039 and am very pleased. :rockin:

fat x nub · Sep 1, 2008

Coastarine said:
I'm a little confused...some people set theirs to a fraction of an inch, and some people set theirs to "1". WTF is 1?

hahaha...i was thinkin the same thing

eriktlupus · Sep 1, 2008

the '1' works out to be @.036" and that's where i run mine it improved my eff about 10-15 points from factory but when i went down to .032 i stick mash it.

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