So, you think malt conditioning rocks? Check this out....

Milling under water at mash temperatures.......


I can across this concept while reading this book.
http://www.amazon.com/History-Beer-Brewing-Rsc-Paperbacks/dp/0854046305

http://www.meura.com/products-and-services/milling-plant/wet-fine-milling/hydromill.htm

Now, I just have to figure out how to get my ugly junk Corona knock off to work underwater.........:rockin:

 

Does anybody know a brewery that uses the Hydromill?

Is it revolutionary, or just a novelty?

...Interested...

 

It looks like its best benefits are for commercial scale brewing.

 

...Without a doubt-

-but are any commercial breweries actually using these, and to what effect?

 

Kai was talking about it on an efficency podcast. I can't remember if it's brewstrong or basic brewing.

I agree it's only going to benefit the pros. Not much use in hb'ing

B

 

Finally i won't have to worry about my LHBS's mill exploding while we grind

 

Yeah. I have a lathe I need to get working. If I'm going to build a mill I don't think building one for under water would be that much harder. I just don't know if it would be worth the extra effort.

 

New Belgium has been using wet milling since 2002

http://www.newbelgium.com/blog/post/lets-go-brewhouse-2

 

Maybe I should get one of those..... nah my corona knock off works just fine!

 

That's a really cool link ... thanks

 

Wet milling (malt conditioning) benefits brewing at all levels.

However, "hydro milling" underwater at mash-in temperature sounds a bit impractical at the homebrew level.

 

Sierra Nevada also wet mills. I've seen it at the brewery. It's pretty bad ass.

IIRC, I heard someone say only two breweries in the US are using wet mills, I suppose that means SNBC and New Belgium are the only ones.