Less Than Desirable Results from My Mill

leboeuf · Aug 27, 2009

Isn't the malt mill 2x as wides as the BC? That definitely would add starting resistance.... I know in the world of rock crushers they turn the rollers on before adding anything because the loading of a static start is very large.

The Pol · Aug 27, 2009

leboeuf said:
Isn't the malt mill 2x as wides as the BC? That definitely would add starting resistance.... I know in the world of rock crushers they turn the rollers on before adding anything because the loading of a static start is very large.

True, never knew it was twice as wide with less than half the hopper?

Whiskey · Aug 27, 2009

leboeuf said:
Isn't the malt mill 2x as wides as the BC? That definitely would add starting resistance.... I know in the world of rock crushers they turn the rollers on before adding anything because the loading of a static start is very large.

Yeah the Malt Mill has 10" long rollers compared to the Barley Crushers 5"'s. So you would have roughly twice as much grain on the face of the rollers at start up.

The Pol · Aug 27, 2009

Whiskey said:
Yeah the Malt Mill has 10" long rollers compared to the Barley Crushers 5"'s. So you would have roughly twice as much grain on the face of the rollers at start up.

And a 30% larger gap.

javajo91 · Sep 15, 2009

Hope this discussion isn't too old to add a comment..

I just bought a MaltMill back in June and it's been great.
One thing though...
my last brew session the adjuster knob came out of the roller cassing.
I was able to put it back in by tilting the mill and inserting the knob...but i just found this odd that it would just fall out...