I've had my Barley Crusher for something like 2-3 years now, can't recall. Been working pretty darn great over that time but there was the occasional time where it would refuse to pull grain. One time it was because the second roller wasn't adjusted properly and woudn't roll smoothly, easy fix. But since then I've had the issue where it won't pull grain even though both rollers roll 360 degrees perfectly smooth. Last time it happened I took my mash spoon and just jabbed the grain down in the middle with the opposite end of the spoon and that got it going.
Today however, it just wouldn't pull grain and everything checked out. The rollers are free spinning, the gap size is the same I've been using for barley but I widened it to no avail, I literally had to crush one measuring cup (16fl oz) of grain at a time. Anything more and it seemed like the grain in the hopper creates a pressure bridge that keeps it from dropping. Either that or the main roller simply isn't grabbing the grain.
I wanted to toss the thing out the window it was so frustrating. Anyhow, posting this for two reasons. First, I think I'm ready to upgrade to something like the 3 roller Captain Crush. So question is, are all the rollers driven and does this sort of issue happen with those types of mills as well? Second question, is there a way to eliminate this issue with my single roller mill? Thanks in advance!
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Today however, it just wouldn't pull grain and everything checked out. The rollers are free spinning, the gap size is the same I've been using for barley but I widened it to no avail, I literally had to crush one measuring cup (16fl oz) of grain at a time. Anything more and it seemed like the grain in the hopper creates a pressure bridge that keeps it from dropping. Either that or the main roller simply isn't grabbing the grain.
I wanted to toss the thing out the window it was so frustrating. Anyhow, posting this for two reasons. First, I think I'm ready to upgrade to something like the 3 roller Captain Crush. So question is, are all the rollers driven and does this sort of issue happen with those types of mills as well? Second question, is there a way to eliminate this issue with my single roller mill? Thanks in advance!
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