Grain Mills - Your opinion?

[ebstauffer]

I have a MM 2.0....freaking love it! I would buy it again in a flash!

+1. Only change I might make is to pop for stainless. My mill is in the garage and there is a bit of surface ruse on the rollers. Shrug.

 

[Konadog]

I'm curious about latest thoughts on the Millar's B3 as well. I've read a ton on this mill and initial thoughts were poor but they seem to be trending much more positive in the past year or so. I'd love to hear other people's recent experiences with this mill and the company.

I too have been looking at this mill. I can only find this review on it millars-grain-mill-reviews
Anyone else have this, and if so, how is it?

 

[Wreck99]

+1. Only change I might make is to pop for stainless. My mill is in the garage and there is a bit of surface ruse on the rollers. Shrug.

Love my SS MM 2.0.

 

[Cadrian]

Hopefully its alright to bump this oldie but awesome thread....

Ive decided for show to go with a Monster Mill to mill my 2 5 gallon batches a month.

Debating on the 1.5 mm2 with maybe stainless (but seems 99% of people havent had any trouble with rust) 132 or 172 for ss

mm3 1.5 rollers Got the badassness of saying 3 rollers but seems a little complicated, I read a few people here on here having some issues with it just being to much. 180

MM2 2.0 2 Inch rollers which seems only adds speed but considering I dont brew very much doesnt really matter, on the other hand the adjustment lock seems very handy compared to the old style but I didnt read where people were having adjustment issues but I assume they wouldn't have changed it if there wasnt. 185

There all around the same price so I am really stuck on the decision. It seems based on this thread they all have their pros and cons. Its really hard for me to decide considering I know the mill I get will hopefully be the one mill I ever buy.

 

[Puddlethumper]

I ended up with the Schmedling mill at about 1/2 the cost of the MM and at least 2x the quality and output of the Victoria/Corona. Have been using it for about 6 months now and remain totally satisfied. If I was brewing more than a 5 gal. batch every few weeks a more costly mill might make sense financially. But for my purposes this mill has done a good job at a very affordable price.

 

[OleBrewing]

I would say what ever mill one buys it is a step up from buying precrushed grains. And one more personalized step in the brewing process. Plus bulk grain is a lot cheaper.Cheers to every beer that a mill will produce.

 

[Puddlethumper]

I would say what ever mill one buys it is a step up from buying precrushed grains. And one more personalized step in the brewing process. Plus bulk grain is a lot cheaper.Cheers to every beer that a mill will produce.

^^^ this ^^^

 

[MaxStout]

Even with the Corona mill, which requires more time milling, you can stop relying on premilled grain and worrying about using it fast enough. If you have a mill--any mill--you can buy grain when you want and store it for a much longer time. If you buy some malt for a brew then decide to push back brewing day, no big deal. And group buys become a more viable option.

Now you'll have to think about a storing all that grain. Buckets with Gamma Seal lids, pet food storage bins, etc.

 

[wilserbrewer]

Even with the Corona mill, which requires more time milling,....

My corona mill takes about 5 minutes for a 15 pound grain bill, is that slower than a basic roller mill, like a barley crusher?

Always guessed the output was about the same?



Wilserbrewer
Http://biabbags.webs.com/

 

[sandyeggoxj]

My corona mill takes about 5 minutes for a 15 pound grain bill, is that slower than a basic roller mill, like a barley crusher?

Always guessed the output was about the same?



Wilserbrewer
Http://biabbags.webs.com/

15# is about 2 minutes in my mm2-2.0.

I bought mine with the intention of motorizing it on a mill station and using it down the road for a commercial nano operation. I bought the hardened rollers for that reason.

 

[Thedutchtouch]

Another fan of the mm2-2.0 here. Built my own hopper/bucket stand, and use a harbor freight slow speed drill. Been only a few brews but great so far.

 

[sandyeggoxj]

Another fan of the mm2-2.0 here. Built my own hopper/bucket stand, and use a harbor freight slow speed drill. Been only a few brews but great so far.

What is your gap set at? Mind came with around .044 and I was getting 72% EFF with it. I tightened it up for next brew day a bit. I want around 80-85%. Going to run a test crush here soon and see how it looks.

 

[chisena]

I got a Millars Mill (B3 model) for Christmas and I absolutely love it. It about the same price as a Barley Crusher but the quality is definitely superior. I liked the fact that it's 100% Made in the USA...that's important to me.
I hand crank 15 pounds of grain with relative ease. I love it and I'm sure it'll last for many many years


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I am asking Santa Wife for the Millar's B3 this year. Has it continued working well for you since last year?

Anyone else use this mill? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009601M4I/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20


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[BobBailey]

I use a Barley Crusher and it works well. I used a Corona mill before that and it worked fine too. Got the Barley Crusher because I got tired of cranking Still use the Corona for wheat and rye so I don't need to adjust the Barley Crusher gap.

 

[OleGoatBrewing]

+++ The Barely Crusher works great for home-brew. I crushed 25 lbs in just a few minutes this weekend!

 

[ghohn]

I had a barley crusher that sharted out on me pretty quickly. While BC eventually replaced several parts on my mill, they proved slow and incompetent.

I now have 2 Monster Mills; 1 three roller mill, 1 two roller mill. Both are rock stars. If I had it to do over, I'd get a 2 inch, 2 roller mill with a 1/2 inch drive. The 1/2 drive would be easier to adapt to a pulley to eventually motorize the operation.

Anyways, here is a picture of my 3 roller with homemade base and hopper. I've put unholy amounts of grain through it. Find a gap you like and lock it down!

 

[govner1]

I have a three roller Monster Mill. I went ahead and motorized it as I set it up. A brew buddy did the cabinet work for me. It's a beast and goes through a bag of grain in no time.
I set it up to accommodate Homer Buckets and several of my brew buddies use it as needed.
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[Devin]

Another monster mill user here. 2 roller, 2 inch. It has been an awesome mill.

 

[RmikeVT]

I have a three roller Monster Mill. I went ahead and motorized it as I set it up. A brew buddy did the cabinet work for me. It's a beast and goes through a bag of grain in no time.
I set it up to accommodate Homer Buckets and several of my brew buddies use it as needed.
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Could you provide some detail on that motor and how you fit it to the mill shaft?

 

[bbohanon]

I use this one as I got it on sale for $75: http://www.homebrewing.org/Cereal-Killer-Grain-Mill_p_2310.html
I have run about 50 batches through it with no issues and great efficiency. No more inconsistent crush at the HBS.

I only do 5 gallon batches so I still crank/hand crush mine. Makes it more of a labor of love I guess but its a great mill for the price.

 

[unionrdr]

I use the Barley Crusher for PM & have had no problems with hand cranking 6lbs+ of grain.

 

[govner1]

I purchased a Power Grinder from All American Ale Works. I used two Lovejoys w/ a spider between them to join the shafts.

 

[turkeygecko]

I use this one as I got it on sale for $75: http://www.homebrewing.org/Cereal-Killer-Grain-Mill_p_2310.html
I have run about 50 batches through it with no issues and great efficiency. No more inconsistent crush at the HBS.

I only do 5 gallon batches so I still crank/hand crush mine. Makes it more of a labor of love I guess but its a great mill for the price.

+1 on the Cereal Killer. Not the fanciest mill, but it's a great value. I use a Milwaukee 18v Lithium Ion on speed 1 (slower than speed 2), and it's about perfect.

 

[chisena]

I have a three roller Monster Mill. I went ahead and motorized it as I set it up. A brew buddy did the cabinet work for me. It's a beast and goes through a bag of grain in no time.
I set it up to accommodate Homer Buckets and several of my brew buddies use it as needed.
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Jesus God Man. You could chip branches with that beast! Very nice.

 

[FredTheNuke]

Monster Mill MM3-2.0 for the win! 3 two inch rollers of grain crushing fun!


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[brew_ny]

+1 on the Cereal Killer. Not the fanciest mill, but it's a great value. I use a Milwaukee 18v Lithium Ion on speed 1 (slower than speed 2), and it's about perfect.

works for me I have run about 1500 lbs of grain thru mine without a problem

 

[MaxStout]

I have a three roller Monster Mill. I went ahead and motorized it as I set it up. A brew buddy did the cabinet work for me. It's a beast and goes through a bag of grain in no time.
I set it up to accommodate Homer Buckets and several of my brew buddies use it as needed.
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[lhommedieu]

I've been very happy with my JSP Malt Mill. I've ordered a set of spark plug gap measures from Amazon to measure the adjustable side and help me dial in my process.

 

[hairymare]

I pulled the plug on the JSP malt mill. I splurged on the hardened rollers and one adjustilbe end. I love this machine with its ten inch rollers. I debated and researched and I'm really happy with it. I love the crush. I still turn it by hand on top of a 5 gallon pail. My son in law borrows it and loves it too. I liked his website and felt he is a really practical person. His barebones model is very inexspensive for the handy types. For example, the crank handle is 15 dollars but if you plan on running it with a drill why buy it. And the shipping is super cheap on the barebones.

 

[stratslinger]

Another MM 2 2.0 user here - I went with the stainless option because I was conditioning my grain (found it didn't really help much, so I stopped after a while) and because I store it in my sometimes damp basement. I keep it set at .037 - admittedly, I did have some problems keeping it set at a consistent gap, but they changed the side plates a year or two ago and redesigned how the mill locks down in a given gap setting. I upgraded the appropriate parts to the new design, and it's been rock solid ever since.