New grain mill

[Stocktonbrew]

Finally broke down and bought a grain mill. I picked up the MM2 2.0 and slapped it together with some 2/4s. The mill seems pretty beefy. I am going to power it with a Dewalt 10.5 amp drill. I just hope the RPMs are not too high.

 

[mblanks2]

Nice set-up.

 

[AnOldUR]

Nice job! You're going to love it.


. . . and hello from Stockton, NJ

 

[Stocktonbrew]

Thanks guys! I can't wait to use it. I told my wife this is the last thing I needed to buy, but now i'm thinking conical!

 

[AnOldUR]

I told my wife this is the last thing I needed to buy . . .

You only get one shot using that line.

Should have saved it for the conical.

 

[pannell77]

very jealous. i haven't broken down yet with the wallet

 

[neo71665]

I doubt the drill will be too much but there are plug in speed controls for router tables that you can easily find.

 

[Stocktonbrew]

Yeah the wallet kept me from getting one too. I thought if I could mill for free at the LHBS why pay the cash? But lately my efficiency has been all over the place so I finally broke down. How do the router speed controls work?

 

[one-L]

Yeah the wallet kept me from getting one too. I thought if I could mill for free at the LHBS why pay the cash? But lately my efficiency has been all over the place so I finally broke down. How do the router speed controls work?

Efficiency is what finally put me over the edge (that and the LHBS charging $2.20 per lb for all grains, not just specialty.) I was only getting about 50% eff. if I was lucky with the crush I was getting off their very old Schmidling. Buying base malt for $35 a sack from a friend who makes an out of town run every couple of weeks to a large brew store vs. $2.20 a lb and getting more out of less grain has definitely made it worth it. Don't think it will be a purchase you will regret.