Barley Crusher

[Scut_Monkey]

I bought the BC because of the hopper, I did not want to make one. My cordless drill did not have enough torque to spin the rollers slowly, either, so I bought a geared drill like thePol and it's smooth sailing now. My rollers were a bit tight in one spot on the rotation but after a couple batches it' smooth. I have it set just a bit tighter than factory and it is serving me well. If I was going to do it again I might buy the monster mill but my BC works fine and it sounds like they are happy to fix or replace ones with issues.
You would need a better drill no mater what brand you buy.

How much does one of these drills cost?

 

[The Pol]

$25 or so...........

 

[Scut_Monkey]

$25 or so...........

Is it a harbor freight product? Anybody have a model number or specifics so I can get one. I'm in need of one for my corona mill and if/when I upgrade to a malt mill.

 

[bluegrassbrewer]

I love my BC. I only brew 5 gallon batches so I just crank it by hand, it only takes on average around 7-10 minutes of cranking to crush my grain bill.

 

[The Pol]

Is it a harbor freight product? Anybody have a model number or specifics so I can get one. I'm in need of one for my corona mill and if/when I upgrade to a malt mill.

Here is the one that I own... but I only paid like $25. But, I own this, it will break your arm!

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=93632

 

[zmuda44]

sorry to bump this thread needlessly, but just wanted to let everyone know that I sent mine back and the guy from Barley Crusher sent me a new one back. Great customer service from that company.

 

[uglygoat]

did all you with bent shafts purchase in the same time frame?

i've not had any problems with mine, and use a wimpy little black and decker drill to crank it.

 

[polecreek]

When my BC quits feeding grain through I momentarily reverse the drill instead of emptying the hopper, this usually fixes it. I have a wobble in the shaft that can be felt when using a drill but it still works fine. Probably not the best piece of equipment I have bought, but does the job.

 

[bandt9299]

I usually put my hand under between the mill and the bucket and spin the non drive roller while running the drill on the other roller and it catches every time and I still have all my fingers (for now). Since BC replaced the rollers I haven't had any problems with the mill catching and pulling in the grain, until today, I used Briess 2 row which I never use and had a heck of a time, weird.