fishkid
Well-Known Member
Fellow AG'ers I finally made the plunge and picked up a barley crusher. I was hoping I could get some feedback on the grains I just crushed, don't worry about being gentle, you won't hurt my feelings
Looks good. What is the gap set at? The best way to tell how good it is, is to brew and keep good records of the brew session - especially volumes of water/wort so that you can determine efficiency. If you like what you find, keep the setting. If not, adjust slightly and re-brew. Also, a finer crush may result in increased eff. but may slow the lauter/sparge, so keep that in mind.
Congrats on the crusher - now start buying in bulk and brew like crazy !
Looks a little too agressive for me but if you get good efficiency and sparge doesn't stick, I'd say it is just fine.
Many including myself find the best results with tightening up the gap (buy a gauge @ autoparts store) and conditioning the grain. That involves mixing it up with 2% water by weight, letting it dry for 1/2hr or so and then running it through the mill. You will get intact husks with crushed Barley. Yours looks good as is, but keep this info in mind and do a search for those techniques as needed.
This past Saturday, I conditioned my malt and milled with a .023" gap setting and ended up with HORRIBLE efficiency despite hitting my mash temps on the nose with a perfect crush.
teh BC "manual" said:The gap between the two rollers is set a .039 thousands of an inch at assembly.
teh BC "manual" said:The "O" ring on the drive roller in time may wear out, it is not important to replace it as the grain when being milled will turn the roller.
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