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Having this to calm down. Grain mill rollers stopped grabbing grain after the first two pounds. Fml. About to go funk with it. Really dont want to buy a monster mill. I bought this barley crusher used 2.5 years ago and never had trouble with it though, so i cant complain too much. Why would it do this now though?!?!!!!! View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1454037813.229991.jpg
 
Having this to calm down. Grain mill rollers stopped grabbing grain after the first two pounds. Fml. About to go funk with it. Really dont want to buy a monster mill. I bought this barley crusher used 2.5 years ago and never had trouble with it though, so i cant complain too much. Why would it do this now though?!?!!!!! View attachment 333688

Stop over, mines ready to go:D
 
Having this to calm down. Grain mill rollers stopped grabbing grain after the first two pounds. Fml. About to go funk with it. Really dont want to buy a monster mill. I bought this barley crusher used 2.5 years ago and never had trouble with it though, so i cant complain too much. Rye would it do this now though?!?!!!!! View attachment 333688

Rye not?

Breckenridge Agave Wheat. It's beer.
 
Having this to calm down. Grain mill rollers stopped grabbing grain after the first two pounds. Fml. About to go funk with it. Really dont want to buy a monster mill. I bought this barley crusher used 2.5 years ago and never had trouble with it though, so i cant complain too much. Why would it do this now though?!?!!!!! View attachment 333688

After a while I had to fully disassemble (rollers and all) my Barley Crusher and fully clean the thing. The passive roller has probably seized. Take it apart, clean it, and it should be good to go. Maybe a tiny bit of olive oil or other appropriate lubricant.
 
Damn.... And here I am struggling to build a 7gal RIS with a grain bill of 34lbs.

Good luck!

Thanks Val! 37 is a lot for only 7 gallons, mine is for 19 gallons haha.

Stop over, mines ready to go:D

I wish! Looking at monster mills now unfortunately....

Rye not?

Breckenridge Agave Wheat. It's beer.

Rye Not is a citra rye saison, lots of citra in a hopstand and dryhop as well. Really good still being this old.

After a while I had to fully disassemble (rollers and all) my Barley Crusher and fully clean the thing. The passive roller has probably seized. Take it apart, clean it, and it should be good to go. Maybe a tiny bit of olive oil or other appropriate lubricant.

The passive roller was still turning strangely enough. Both of them were moving fine, the active roller just wasnt grabbing the grain at all. I cleaned it off with compressed air and it worked for the next five lbs, then went in and out after that. Got through the first half of the grain after an hour, but I think the mill is shot. The gap is set correctly and the crush hasnt changed. Everything moves fine, the grip on the roller just isnt there anymore.
 
Thanks Val! 37 is a lot for only 7 gallons, mine is for 19 gallons haha.







I wish! Looking at monster mills now unfortunately....







Rye Not is a citra rye saison, lots of citra in a hopstand and dryhop as well. Really good still being this old.







The passive roller was still turning strangely enough. Both of them were moving fine, the active roller just wasnt grabbing the grain at all. I cleaned it off with compressed air and it worked for the next five lbs, then went in and out after that. Got through the first half of the grain after an hour, but I think the mill is shot. The gap is set correctly and the crush hasnt changed. Everything moves fine, the grip on the roller just isnt there anymore.


Dang. Ok. Might need to revisit my plan.
 
So I have a new mill and am curious, do I need to do anything special before I use it? The hbs is 30 minutes away and only want to make the trip once. ESB is being brewed on Saturday.
 
The passive roller was still turning strangely enough. Both of them were moving fine, the active roller just wasnt grabbing the grain at all. I cleaned it off with compressed air and it worked for the next five lbs, then went in and out after that. Got through the first half of the grain after an hour, but I think the mill is shot. The gap is set correctly and the crush hasnt changed. Everything moves fine, the grip on the roller just isnt there anymore.

Seriously. I thought the same thing. Are you watching both rollers turn?

Take the whole thing apart, and clean it. I was about to smash mine, had the EXACT same problem. And then after thorough cleaning it worked fine again, and has since. I'm not sure how many batches you've put through yours or how you clean it in between, but it's probably on par with how many I put through mine, and while I didn't fully break it down every time, I always brushed out dust really well followed by compressed air. Eventually it wasn't enough.
 
Glass of cider for a nightcap.

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So I have a new mill and am curious, do I need to do anything special before I use it? The hbs is 30 minutes away and only want to make the trip once. ESB is being brewed on Saturday.

Check the mill gap. Most of em come either not set right, or set too loose. Use feeler gauges. If you don't have some, you can get em for a couple bucks at an auto supply store.
 
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