Crushing grain in a ....paper shredder?

[BrewBeemer]

Grain crusher take two;, try the coffee grinder. The trouble I see besides all the flour and a ground up mess is the volume per pulse ground in that little cap like a Krupps grinder has.
The efficiency gain alone with the proper mill will more than pay for itself over time in the grain savings if the mill gap is set properly. Long ago I used a rolling pin on the big butcher block table in the kitchen until the War Department kicked me out of her room. Cracked, crushed, shredded, torn apart and flour producing grain will produce a wide efficiency difference or failure rate is my belief on this one. I know as I was fooling myself with pride.
This HB hobby at times reminds me of people that pay for a $99 special paint job on a $40K classic car after spending many years restoring it then blow it at the end. Wheels in head spinning on ideas is great with the members on this forum but there should be a limit when to stop and think about what will return you the best results for your brewing and your effort on brew day. For me I finally purchased a quality mill. I gave in and spent a chunk of change for a big dollar mill, i'm guilty on this purchase but very happy. It started with a free motor with t gearbox as a single manufactured unit to turn this new mill. This motor/gearbox unit was $700 alone plus a gift so my thinking was put this saved drive unit money into a manufactured quality grain mill. You only need to buy it once.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

Next up, grinding grains in a wood chipper...

 

[david_42]

My paper-shredders are not grain-safe:

Nor do they smoke much.

 

[llazy_llama]

I love this thread and other threads like it, they just crack me up.

Barley Crusher FTW

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I did it, so you don't have to!

No milled grain. I also had to feed some paper with it to set off the auto thingy. Crosscut shredder FWIW

You were supposed to use the CD/DVD slot.

 

[Trubadour]

I have an idea -- line your grain up one by one on the horizontal part of your garage door track with a giant piece of plastic wrap laid on the ground below

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I have an idea -- line your grain up one by one on the horizontal part of your garage door track with a giant piece of plastic wrap laid on the ground below

Naaaaaah! Line the door track with the grain. Then you can say you use a 12 roller mill.

 

[Catt22]

Spread the grain on a tarp in your driveway. Cover with a second tarp. Drive your car over it repeatedly until desired crush is achieved. Will also work with most riding lawnmowers. Caution: Do not drink while operating machinery!

 

[KevinP]

Fill a punching bag with your grains and send it to Chuck Norris?

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

Monster Machines should have built a grain grinder. Built out of a monster truck.

 

[maztec]

Crush the grain like they used to do it in Greece. Take a bunch, lay it on the road, and let the animals/farmers/wagons trudge across it. Should work just as well wit hcars! Too bad cars leak oil and other nasty fluids .

 

[IrregularPulse]

Crush the grain like they used to do it in Greece. Take a bunch, lay it on the road, and let the animals/farmers/wagons trudge across it. Should work just as well wit hcars!Too bad cars leak oil and other nasty fluids .

Yeah motor oil would be much worse to eat than what those Greek animals were leaking!