Barley Crusher rollers

[Benny Blanco]

Got my BC a couple days ago and brewed today. When I first hooked it up and tested the crank both rollers were rolling away in perfect harmony. I then ran a pound of grain thru it as the directions said and discarded the grain. Both rollers....still rolling together when I crank.

After milling my first 12 pounds only one rolls now. Still works, though. This normal? I'm hoping it is since the company claims it will be "The last mill I'll ever own"

 

[McKBrew]

Got my BC a couple days ago and brewed today. When I first hooked it up and tested the crank both rollers were rolling away in perfect harmony. I then ran a pound of grain thru it as the directions said and discarded the grain. Both rollers....still rolling together when I crank.

After milling my first 12 pounds only one rolls now. Still works, though. This normal? I'm hoping it is since the company claims it will be "The last mill I'll ever own"

When barley crushers are initially put together they have an O ring on one roller that fits the gap between the two. Sooner or later this O ring will come off and only one roller will spin. Perfectly normal and expected.

 

[Benny Blanco]

Good to hear.

So, it's safe to assume that I mashed with an o-ring in mix..

 

[The Pol]

Yes, that is safe to assume... the directions explain the O ring thing in good detail... dont you read directions?

 

[Brew-boy]

We all have made an O-ring mash

 

[MSUConrad]

Yep, I seem to remember my first o-ring Porter. I love my Barley Crusher!

 

[user 4295]

As the others have stated, perfectly normal. My o-ring didn't last as long as yours did. Mine fell out on my first crush. I actually spotted it in my mashtun before I added the strike water and thought: "what the heck is this?" Then I read about it here and realized it's a non-issue. Dozens and dozen of batches later and my BC is still going strong.

 

[Benny Blanco]

Yeah, this was my first batch using it and it fell out.

Unfortunately, my BC didn't come with instructions