I crush all my grain manually. I have a ~100 yr old grist mill. It takes about a minute per pound. I usually use 27 to 28 lbs per batch. It has a very large, iron, heavy, round crank that acts like a fly wheel. I think that makes it easier than a simple hand crank.
Thanks guys, I'm not even goin to buy the hand crank then. I need to shorten brewdays, if anything. I reckon Dan is probably built like Arnie
Larso said:Hi, I'm considering getting a crankandstein 2S. Just wondering if any of you guys mill grain by hand and how long it takes. My drill is crap and I dont want to buy a new one just yet.
Thanks
L
I'll go against the grain on the above thoughts.. (pun intended)
I don't have the same grain mill as you, I have a Barley Crusher. I truly enjoy hand grinding the grain. When I first got the BC I used a drill. Later I started grinding by hand. In my experience the crush is better, my effeciency better and I've ground 17lbs in maybe 15-20 minutes. I didn't time it. To each their own, I enjoy manually hand grinding. It really is not hard to do, usually do the night before I brew. It's like foreplay to brewing.
I'll go against the grain on the above thoughts.. (pun intended)
I don't have the same grain mill as you, I have a Barley Crusher. I truly enjoy hand grinding the grain. When I first got the BC I used a drill. Later I started grinding by hand. In my experience the crush is better, my effeciency better and I've ground 17lbs in maybe 15-20 minutes. I didn't time it. To each their own, I enjoy manually hand grinding. It really is not hard to do, usually do the night before I brew. It's like foreplay to brewing.
I must admit that I purchased two drills so that I could set one up to drill holes, and the other to drive the screws when I am doing woodworking projects. Makr
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