autonomist3k
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I've had a barley crusher for 4 years and it started having problems all the sudden, it would crush for a second them stop and the only way I could get it to crush again was to bump the free spinning roller with a screwdriver, but then it would stop again.
I also found that when I tried to spin the free spinning roller by hand that it would stick half way through its rotation.
I did a lot of research and it seems that a lot of people have had similar issues. Some of the remedies that you'll find are flip your roller over, clean the knurls, or clean it completely and oil the pins that go into the bushings. The last 2 remedies are good but I tried them all and the problem never got better.
So I tried to contact barley crusher because they have a lifetime warranty, however it turns out that THEY HAVE THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER. I emailed them 3 times in the last month and have not heard back from them at all.
If you are in the market for a grain mill I suggest you do not buy a barley crusher.
If you already have one and are having this problem, I'm here to tell you that I may have found a fix for it and it's very simple.
It turns out that the 2 blocks that hold the rollers in place were too tight against the sides of the rollers, and the way to fix it is to loosen the bolts that holds one of the blocks onto the stand and slightly adjust it so that there is about 1/16" gap both ends of the rollers, the free spinning roller should spin more freely.
I ran a pound of grain through it without an issue, when I brew next weekend we'll see how it handles 14lbs, but I'm confident that it will have no problem.
I hope this helps!
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I also found that when I tried to spin the free spinning roller by hand that it would stick half way through its rotation.
I did a lot of research and it seems that a lot of people have had similar issues. Some of the remedies that you'll find are flip your roller over, clean the knurls, or clean it completely and oil the pins that go into the bushings. The last 2 remedies are good but I tried them all and the problem never got better.
So I tried to contact barley crusher because they have a lifetime warranty, however it turns out that THEY HAVE THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER. I emailed them 3 times in the last month and have not heard back from them at all.
If you are in the market for a grain mill I suggest you do not buy a barley crusher.
If you already have one and are having this problem, I'm here to tell you that I may have found a fix for it and it's very simple.
It turns out that the 2 blocks that hold the rollers in place were too tight against the sides of the rollers, and the way to fix it is to loosen the bolts that holds one of the blocks onto the stand and slightly adjust it so that there is about 1/16" gap both ends of the rollers, the free spinning roller should spin more freely.
I ran a pound of grain through it without an issue, when I brew next weekend we'll see how it handles 14lbs, but I'm confident that it will have no problem.
I hope this helps!
View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1502739953.295317.jpg