How many pounds by hand?

[smokinghole]

....but with the size of my apartment I don't Ned to add another tool...

Sacrilege.....you should see what I have in my garage and I live in a townhouse. I have more tools than my brother who lives in a 4500sqft house.

 

[Auger]

My LBHS has a motorized grain mill and a self-serve grain room, which is the only place I've gotten grain since I went to AG, so I've never had the pleasure of hand-cranking a mill. And, don't see myself starting any time soon.

 

[ram5ey]

Sacrilege.....you should see what I have in my garage and I live in a townhouse. I have more tools than my brother who lives in a 4500sqft house.

They key word in yours is garage....

 

[grainbill]

My LHBS has a Corona Mill on site, which is available free of charge to homebrewers. I'm a fan of free, so, naturally, I put off buying a mill as long as humanly possible. Let me tell you, I have spent a lot of time crushing grain by hand. I finally caved today and ordered a mill, and I feel this moment can't pass without notice. So, in homage to the hours I spent cranking away, I am curious to know how many pounds we've crushed by hand as a group, as well as who holds the crowns for most crushed by hand in one sitting and most crushed by hand in a lifetime.

So, without further ado:
One sitting - 33lbs
Lifetime - ~100lbs

As a side note, I have to say that rye malt an carapils are an absolute nightmare to crush. It's like grinding gravel. I'm not going to miss that at all.

I typically double crack my grains to reduce the "flour" content. It also makes it much easier to crack the gravel. I find a setting so that each pass uses the same setting. Different setting are used for different grains. Sure, it takes a bit longer but I get a better crack on the grain and it is easier on the arms..... Since my mill, Glatt, is adjustable on both sides the setting are a tad different on each side.

 

[seph]

Pounds ground by hand: Zero

I had the LHBS crush it until I bought my Cereal Killer. Then I used my corded drill to run everything through it.

 

[Toga]

45lbs the first day it was used................after that I hooked up a corded drill and would not dream of hand cranking again.

 

[Barley_Bob]

45lbs the first day it was used................after that I hooked up a corded drill and would not dream of hand cranking again.

45lb in one day! I think we have a winner, folks!

 

[balrog]

Lifetime Manual Milled Grain Poundage: Zero

Daddy didn't raise no knucklehead...

Cheers!

+100. ALthough this knucklehead still does extract recipes purchased pre-ground at the LHBS and is thinking about using less extract....

 

[erick0619]

Seriously Am I the only one getting a kick out of people saying how much they have cranked by hand?

No humor I guess...

FTR, I cranked several 5 gallon batches worth at the LHBS when I first went all grain. Then I moved and my new LHBS had a motorized mill and I was like, "Oh yeah I used to do this by hand for 20 minutes and thought it was really cool."

Seriously though I get the zen of it. Just thought it was funny.

Carry on.

Did think about it till you mentioned it and it gave me a good laugh thanks



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Where do you place your probe?

 

[Scele]

IF it's a standard corona mill, get a torq or other screw, put it in the end and use a drill.

*PS*
Not sure how I feel about my tendency to avoid any form of physical exertion.