Grain mill - Kitchenaid attachment?

[robertbartsch]

http://cgi.ebay.com/KITCHENAID-MIXE...400138247382?cmd=ViewItem&hash=item5d2a191cd6


Anyone use this?

Thx...

 

[BrewCityBeerBuffs]

Nice, yeah I would be interested to see as well how this would work

 

[knightbeer39]

Seems like it would take a long time to grind enough grain for an AG batch.

 

[samc]

Thought about it for a moment, however the cost is not enough of a savings over a real brewers mill to mess with it. Besides I hate KA products and the awful customer service they provide. My KA mixer sits in a box in the garage.

 

[robertbartsch]

The mixer motor is very poweful but the grain hopper in this picture looks small; right? I kinda like the idea of permanently hanging it off the mixer in the kitchen so you don't need to hunt around for separate grinder on brew day.

Another concern is the mill attachments; I wonder if the course grind is OK for mashing?

 

[knightbeer39]

The mixer motor is very poweful but the grain hopper in this picture looks small; right? I kinda like the idea of permanently hanging it off the mixer in the kitchen so you don't need to hunt around for separate grinder on brew day.

Another concern is the mill attachments; I wonder if the course grind is OK for mashing?

The grind level is a good point; is it even adjustable?

 

[robertbartsch]

I beleive it is similar to a meat grinder attachment in that you select the level of grind that you wish (course, medium, fine) based on grinder plates that come with the grinder.

Apparently, these things can grind grain into flour which is very fine but, obviously, this would not be OK for mashing.

 

[ChshreCat]

If it's the one I've seen elsewhere (there are a few different ones out there) the big knob at the front adjusts the coarseness of the grind and it can do 10 cups at a time.

 

[TriangleIL]

I have this attachment as SWMBO likes to use it for breads, etc. It is pretty easy to use, grinds very well, etc.etc.

However, with that said, I have no idea if the crush is too fine or not. I've tried it once, it worked great. However, I'm not an expert so I can't tell you if it was too fine or not.

I definitely plan to build a larger hopper for this thing if I use it more frequently, however I also plan to purchase a Barley Crusher in the future instead to keep in the garage. So we'll see...

 

[HoppyMaltPoet]

I heard that these ground the grain too fine in some cases and also that they didn't last very long. I was looking into these also because I own a kitchenaid and I decided it against it because I didn't find favorable reviews for this in the home brewing community. Especially for the price. For 30 - 40 bucks you can get a corona mill, for 100 - 120 you can probably get a barley crusher

 

[weirdboy]

Lots of people ran into trouble trying to crush their malt with this when I did research on it before getting my Barley Crusher.

I have a Kitchenaid too and use it all the friggin time, but for the price differential I couldn't justify buying the attachment based on the poor reviews I've seen from others. I suppose I could always use it to make my own flours for breads...

 

[maida7]

This mill is cheaper and does a fantastic job: http://www.crankandstein.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=12

 

[robertbartsch]

Maida:
Where is the hopper that holds the grains?

Thx...

 

[Bensiff]

I love my KA, but have never had a good experience with attachments and haven't heard many others say good things. I crush my grain with a Monster Mill and crush my flour with a hand powered Wonder Mill Junior. I find that buying a product built for a specific function tends to work much better than buying a product designed to add on to something built for a different purpose tends to yield better results.

 

[maida7]

Maida:
Where is the hopper that holds the grains?

Thx...

it's here http://www.crankandstein.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=3

OR you could build your own.

My wife got me this mill with the hopper and base for fathers day. It's awesome. I have adjusted the gap to .036 and the crush is perfect. I use a cordless drill on the low speed setting. The base fit easily on a 5 gallon bucket. Works great! I'm not sure what else you could want from a mill.