Barley crusher settings

[ebaynote]

Am I crazy? Brand new barley crusher. Just tried to run .5 lb of grain thru it per instructions and the grain just ran thru it untouched. Everything I've heard and the instructions say it is set to .039 thousands of an inch and you don't need to adjust it.

Curious how easy it is to start monkeying with gauges? No feeler gauges in the house and I'm brewing first thing. Any advice would be great.

 

[ebaynote]

Well. I could completely bluff here and say that setting were whacked but I have no problem admitting I'm a fool. Helps if I crank the handle the other way. My my. Going back to drinking the sixer of modus hoperandi my buddy gave me. Happy brewing.

That is one fine crush!

 

[hubba]

a cd is about .050 thick. so you could set it with a cd tonight just to get you by.

 

[Malticulous]

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[smizak]

I set mine @ 0.035. The knobs read 11:00 on one side and 1:00 on the other. Whichever direction makes the gap tighter from noon on each side.

 

[just2brew]

I recommend still getting a feeler gauge and checking the gap at some point. Mine was set to .039 on one side of the rollers and .020 on the other side. Needless to say there was alot of powder the first time...

 

[jsullivan02130]

Did you crank the handle the right way (i.e., clockwise)? I crushed ten pounds my first time and nothing got crushed. I figured it out -- but of course had to do it all over again.

 

[mikeysab]

Did you crank the handle the right way (i.e., clockwise)? I crushed ten pounds my first time and nothing got crushed. I figured it out -- but of course had to do it all over again.

I did the same thing my first time. If you use a drill, it has to run in reverse.

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[BrewThruYou]

I was gonna say the same thing. On my first crush, I ran it backwards and nothing was crushed.

 

[rico567]

I have to confess, I really don't see the "accuracy to a few thousandths" threads I've read over time on HBT. "Do you use the body of the credit card, or the raised numbers, too?" Don't get it. I use a "Victoria" Corona mill knockoff, which is pretty darn sloppy, even after I did the duty tinkering on it. But- it still crushes the grain quite constistently and gives me my Brix numbers time after time. Then there's the question of variability of the malt, various batches, various roasts......I just don't see the need for that kind of precision, and I've yet to read anything to convince me otherwise.

 

[BrewThruYou]

I have to confess, I really don't see the "accuracy to a few thousandths" threads I've read over time on HBT. "Do you use the body of the credit card, or the raised numbers, too?" Don't get it. I use a "Victoria" Corona mill knockoff, which is pretty darn sloppy, even after I did the duty tinkering on it. But- it still crushes the grain quite constistently and gives me my Brix numbers time after time. Then there's the question of variability of the malt, various batches, various roasts......I just don't see the need for that kind of precision, and I've yet to read anything to convince me otherwise.

Huh? I'm pretty sure the OP is running his mill backwards, so it's pushing the grain out the sides without being crushed. The stock setting on the BC should crush it properly. I'm not sure what your post is saying to address that.

 

[stevea1210]

I did the same thing 1st time. It'd also reccomend feeler gauges. $6 at Lowes just to be sure.

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