Grain Mill Vs Grinder

[Sophocles]

Has anyone here used both a grain mill and a grinder?
Would the beer using the mill come out better than the grinder?

I've been told that a mill crushes the grain and leaves the husks more or less whole, while a grinder cuts the grain and the husks. Doesn't that make the mill better?

I would appreciate your views as I am between a mill that cost GBP 275 and a grinder that costs GBP 65. The price difference is huge! And I'm trying to understand why.

http://www.hopshopuk.com/products/view/328/beer-making/equipment/mashing-equipment/the-maltmill

http://www.hopshopuk.com/products/v...ment/mashing-equipment/cast-iron-malt-grinder

Thanks!

Sophocles

 

[Walker]

You WANT your husks left as whole as possible. They form a filter bed when you lauter the grains. Plus, the finer you mash up the husks the more likely you are to get the dry, puckering taste from the tannins in the husks.

You really just want your grain cracked open and not pluverized, so the mill and not the grinder, is the better choice.