I get mid 80's with my corona-style mill even on 70/30 hefeweizen grain bills. If you take the time to set it up properly the first time you use it, it will serve you very well. There is a picture of my crush in my gallery to show you what a good corona-style crush looks like.chemist308 said:That Barley Crusher looks nice, even though it is well over $100. In time maybe.
But I have a question. Why do so many swear by the corona mill? How are the extraction efficiencies with the corona?
chemist308 said:That Barley Crusher looks nice, even though it is well over $100. In time maybe.
But I have a question. Why do so many swear by the corona mill? How are the extraction efficiencies with the corona?
I consistently get high 70's or low 80's with my Porkert mill (Corona knock-off) using the batch sparging method with a SS braid. I think these mills work great for that setup. I keep saying my next purchase is a Barley Mill, and I will undoubtedly get one some day, but for now it is really hard to put down something that works so well.Seabee John said:I own a Corona... My brother in law just got a Barley crusher... I'll never use the corona again. I had terrible eff. with it.... but many say they can have a great brew with it. lost on me.
GrantLee63 said:Don't overlook the options available from this source:
http://schmidling.com/maltmill.htm
Every bit as good as a BC or CS .....
- GL63
chemist308 said:That Barley Crusher looks nice, even though it is well over $100. In time maybe.
deathweed said:If you think about it though, in the end you would be saving money by buying the good mill up front instead of buying 2 mills over your brewing career.
Kayos said:I'm gonna post jack a little and ask why would I need a 3 roller as opposed to a 2?
I would not recomend mill1 I sold them in my homebrew shop years ago and did not like the crush as much and it didn't process enough grain as fast as I would like.chemist308 said:
keiths said:I just bought a Monster mill last week and love it!
Yeah if you are doing 10 gallon batches, a drill is a must. Unless you like a 30 minute one armed workouts.
You could try using some vegetable oil on any of the contact points for the feed screw (don't put it on any parts that will be touched by grain). If it's a tight fit as the screw turns it could be heating up enough to rub and slow down the drill. I've not had any problems running mine with an old 14.4V drill - though if you have a corded, use that. You will destroy a cordless pretty quickly.scottthorn said:I don't want to thread-jack, but I recently did the drill-mod on my Victoria (Corona) mill. I found a bolt with the same threading, hacked off the end, and used a grinder on one side so the drill would have something to hold on to. Unfortunately, my drills were not up to the task. I used both a corded and an 18v cordless (with a fresh battery!) and while both could give a nice burst they quickly slowed to nothing and started to overheat and make horrible sounds. I tried it with a full hopper, and with a minimal amount of grain. Seems like it needs more power to maintain a continuous crush, but I've read plenty of accounts of folks running a drill. Can anyone enlighten me if I'm doing something wrong?
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