Are these already milled

[RealMadJack]

May be the dumbest question ever aked on here but this is the first kit I'v seen. I asked that they mill the grains and want to make sure they did as I asked before mashing them.

 

[kev211]

Looks like it, albeit not very well from what I can tell. There are broken husks but a number still seem to be largely in tact. What does the bottom of the bag look like?

 

[kh54s10]

If they are milled, it looks like it from the white bits of endosperm, it is a terrible grind. I would not brew with that. If a HBS did the milling, take it back and have them mill it again.

 

[MaryB]

If my mill did that efficiency would suck!

 

[jwalk4]

Yeah, thats a bad crush. Feel free to get Real Mad, Jack.

 

[IslandLizard]

Yeah, that's a truly terrible milling job. They really need to tighten their mill's gap.
I wonder how many kits went out that way. We may get flooded with "low efficiency" posts over the next few weeks: "The OG is supposed to be 1.058 but I only got 1.022..."

Maybe time for your own mill? And buy malt in bulk?

 

[RM-MN]

Yeah, that's a truly terrible milling job. They really need to tighten their mill's gap.
I wonder how many kits went out that way. We may get flooded with "low efficiency" posts over the next few weeks: "The OG is supposed to be 1.058 but I only got 1.022..."

Maybe time for your own mill? And buy malt in bulk?

I'll second that. Many of us manage to make beer by using a Corona mill. They are so cheap that it only takes a few batches with better efficiency which reduces the amount of grain needed for a batch plus the lower cost of bulk grains to pay for them. They make an excellent choice for BIAB brewing as well as a conventional mash tun. Having your own mill also eliminates the varying efficiency that may plague you as the LHBS mill gets worn or adjusted up and down.

This is the mill I use and I bought it from this seller. Note that I am in no way affiliated with this seller. http://www.discounttommy.com/p-189-...er-for-wheat-grains-or-use-as-a-nut-mill.aspx

 

[RealMadJack]

I had my suspicions just by the videos I've watched. The company did offer to redo them at their cost if I sent them a picture of it. But like you said I should just get my own mill. I was just trying to make my first one easy.

 

[brewfrog]

I use a cuisinart and crush well.i found out the hard way that if not dried you get no flavor.

 

[JohnSand]

I suggest that you accept the company offer, shop for a corona style mill, (I got mine on Amazon for about $20) and use a blender or food processor to finish that grind. You will want a bag if you grind too fine. A five gallon paint strainer bag works well.