matthewfas
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Here's a question to all of who all-grain brewers who mill your own grain:
I brewed an all-grain Belgian Tripel recently. It was the first time I tried milling my own grain with "the Barley Crusher" from Northern Brewer:
http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/brewing/brewing-equipment/all-grain-
equipment/grain-mills
I was thoroughly disappointed that it didn't come with some preset and easily selectable settings to adjust the gap between the rollers. It has 2 rollers-1 of which is stationary. The other's movement adjusts the gap between and hence how much the grain is milled. It seemed I was either too tight and then I'd adjust it and the grain would just fall threw. I never seemed to find a good setting. Then when I tested the specific gravity of my brew just before pitching the yeast.. I found my OG was WELL below what it should have, especially for a Tripel. I had to augment with pure cane sugar to bring it up to acceptable levels. However, the taste of the beer definitely is suffering compared to the Tripels I know and love.
Has anyone had a similar problem? Do you have any recommendations to solve the issue or to find a good setting for specific grains to be milled?
Any help pointing me in the right direction would be appreciated.
-Matt
I brewed an all-grain Belgian Tripel recently. It was the first time I tried milling my own grain with "the Barley Crusher" from Northern Brewer:
http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/brewing/brewing-equipment/all-grain-
equipment/grain-mills
I was thoroughly disappointed that it didn't come with some preset and easily selectable settings to adjust the gap between the rollers. It has 2 rollers-1 of which is stationary. The other's movement adjusts the gap between and hence how much the grain is milled. It seemed I was either too tight and then I'd adjust it and the grain would just fall threw. I never seemed to find a good setting. Then when I tested the specific gravity of my brew just before pitching the yeast.. I found my OG was WELL below what it should have, especially for a Tripel. I had to augment with pure cane sugar to bring it up to acceptable levels. However, the taste of the beer definitely is suffering compared to the Tripels I know and love.
Has anyone had a similar problem? Do you have any recommendations to solve the issue or to find a good setting for specific grains to be milled?
Any help pointing me in the right direction would be appreciated.
-Matt