Hot damn.... I can post pictures....oh, you guys are gonna wish THAT never happened!
If anyone is friendly with their local gunsmith, they should be able to knurl those rollers for you in 2 shakes.
ok this thread pushes me over the limit and I'm transforming from lurker to member because of it. I told myself not to join another forum because they can cause me to spend too much time at the computer.
I've done four batches with my Atlas pasta roller and it works great. It's already motorized and zips through 12 pounds in just a couple minutes. I will forward details and pictures later. Some type of extra grip is necessary to get the grind fine enough. As it turns out I dropped the rollers off at a machine shop yesterday to improve them. It's like I'm living a parallel life to this thread, which I have just started reading the last couple days. Anyway, the last batch was 12 pounds of grain and gave me 1.070 for 5 gallons of an IPA. I didn't calculate exact efficiency yet but it's good.
Gotta go for now.
Keith
ok this thread pushes me over the limit and I'm transforming from lurker to member because of it. I told myself not to join another forum because they can cause me to spend too much time at the computer.
I've done four batches with my Atlas pasta roller and it works great. It's already motorized and zips through 12 pounds in just a couple minutes. I will forward details and pictures later. Some type of extra grip is necessary to get the grind fine enough. As it turns out I dropped the rollers off at a machine shop yesterday to improve them. It's like I'm living a parallel life to this thread, which I have just started reading the last couple days. Anyway, the last batch was 12 pounds of grain and gave me 1.070 for 5 gallons of an IPA. I didn't calculate exact efficiency yet but it's good.
Gotta go for now.
Keith
I hear you about the forum thing...Luckily SWMBO loves the end product so I'm safe for now - at least while I'm learning.
Exactly where does one find a machine shop to do work like this? Yellow pages under "machine shop"?
What improvements you having done - knurling? What do they charge?
Thanks.
Well, the good news there is that most of our friction material isn't soluable so it won't be in your brew.
How did you motorize? I need to do that (and a better knurling job) to mine.
Hard to describe without a picture. I'll try to get pictures somehow. After a couple failed attempts I concluded the best driver to shove in the crank shaft was the end of the very crank that came with the unit, so I hacksawed the last 2 inches or so, connected that to a MIP brass threaded end cap through which I drilled a hole. I drilled two cotter-pin style holes perpendicular to this fitting to hold it and crimped two finish nails in them as holding pins. I screwed the threaded brass cap into a FIP coupler that had a 1/2" female adapter on the other end. I screwed that end into a motor shaft attachment I found at ACE hardware for $5-$7 that is for 1/2" motor shafts. I had an old motor with a 1/2" shaft lying around. I also have it connected to an autotransformer so I can vary the speed. Again, sorry, a picture would greatly help this attempt at an explanation. Stay tuned.
Have you guys ever tried using this or this?
I used a blender before. I was only steeping grains though. I blended a few handfuls at a time until the hulls look split or cracked. It didn't take long to do.
Put a debate to rest???? On an internet forum? You know better than that... look how many times you see the question, "Is my beer ruined??"
Although if you wanted to blow a $150 kitchenaid attachment and watch someone lose a gasket...you could get it knurled!
These are all valid points. I may re-consider using the wedding present to crush barley. SWMBO is over my shoulder shaking her head in angst...
OK I have a picture, but someone please advise how to share it. I'm new at this site. Do I have to pony up $25 or can I upload a picture some other way? Thanks.
Keith
Try this picture. Shows the motor and stuff I described above. Note the pasta roller in pieces because the rollers are still at the machine shop. And duct tape in the background. Mmmm.... tasty. When it's back together I'd be happy to videotape a grind.
That looks good... I think 2x as many grooves in the rollers would work better though.
I like that motor!
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