Malt mill in NY

[abrandon]

Hi brewers!

My name is Andrés and I'm from Argentina. I was wondering if somebody could help me find a store near NY's downtown area where I can get a barley malt mill crusher.

I have a friend who's gonna be in NYC for a day and I'm trying to convince him to bring me one since it's almost impossible to get one here and imports are closed.

One like this with 2 or 3 rollers would be great:

http://www.safestb2b.com/uploads/barley-malt-mill-crusher-ad-7f1f1.jpg


Thank you very much, you've all helped us argentinian homebrewers with your posts and information!


Andrés Brandon

 

[Rev2010]

Not a single place I know of here in NYC, and Google doesn't seem to know of any either. He would have to go to Brooklyn, Queens, or Jersey as those are the only surrounding areas with homebrew supply shops and I'm not even sure if those shops sell mills. Oh, and I would recommend against that mill you pictured, called Barley Crusher. The rollers wear out pretty fast.

**EDIT - I made a mistake above ^^^ and said the one pictured is a Barley Crusher but I was mistaken. It's a Monster Mill which is excellent.


Rev.

 

[bossman]

I don't remember seeing one at Bitters and Esters in Brooklyn, other than the one they use for milling customer's grain, but I would call them and verify that.

 

[augiedoggy]

Oh, and I would recommend against that mill you pictured, called Barley Crusher. The rollers wear out pretty fast.


Rev.

How fast are we talking? like commercial use? I have the cereal killer clone and have put over 12 sacks alone of 2 row through it and there is no sign of wear on my rollers. I know the older barley crushers had issues with bushings but I thought they switched to bearings like the cereal killers have now..

 

[Rev2010]

How fast are we talking? like commercial use? I have the cereal killer clone and have put over 12 sacks alone of 2 row through it and there is no sign of wear on my rollers. I know the older barley crushers had issues with bushings but I thought they switched to bearings like the cereal killers have now..

It's different for each person, I'm a homebrewer btw, not commercial. I brew wheat beers pretty often and the kernels are harder so it could last longer for some others but there are a good number of owners on here that have had the same experience with the rollers wearing out. Now, this is in reference to the BC specifically, I have no idea about the cereal killer or any other mill. My Barley Crusher wore out after approximately 700lbs of grain were put through it. If I average that to about 10lbs of grain per batch that is 70 batches. Dividing the cost I paid (I believe around $150 from NB) that's $2.14 cost to crush per batch. I think that is just not very economical. I now have a Monster Mill 2, standard configuration, and am much happier with it but it's too early for me to comment on the longevity of the rollers. At least with MM though I can simply order new rollers. Barley Crusher never responded to my email about the rollers wearing out.


Rev.

 

[augiedoggy]

It's different for each person, I'm a homebrewer btw, not commercial. I brew wheat beers pretty often and the kernels are harder so it could last longer for some others but there are a good number of owners on here that have had the same experience with the rollers wearing out. Now, this is in reference to the BC specifically, I have no idea about the cereal killer or any other mill. My Barley Crusher wore out after approximately 700lbs of grain were put through it. If I average that to about 10lbs of grain per batch that is 70 batches. Dividing the cost I paid (I believe around $150 from NB) that's $2.14 cost to crush per batch. I think that is just not very economical. I now have a Monster Mill 2, standard configuration, and am much happier with it but it's too early for me to comment on the longevity of the rollers. At least with MM though I can simply order new rollers. Barley Crusher never responded to my email about the rollers wearing out.


Rev.

Good to know... I was under the impression the rollers where both sourced from china and were basically the same generic rollers. Ironic because the BC costs more than my $99 CK. I also brew with wheat and roasted grains which are harder on the rollers... but as you say there are other factors like crush and average hardness of the grains and source of grain (I have found some brands of grain contain many small stones.)

 

[IslandLizard]

Hi brewers!

My name is Andrés and I'm from Argentina. I was wondering if somebody could help me find a store near NY's downtown area where I can get a barley malt mill crusher.

I have a friend who's gonna be in NYC for a day and I'm trying to convince him to bring me one since it's almost impossible to get one here and imports are closed.

One like this with 2 or 3 rollers would be great:

http://www.safestb2b.com/uploads/barley-malt-mill-crusher-ad-7f1f1.jpg

Thank you very much, you've all helped us argentinian homebrewers with your posts and information!

Andrés Brandon

Not a single place I know of here in NYC, and Google doesn't seem to know of any either. He would have to go to Brooklyn, Queens, or Jersey as those are the only surrounding areas with homebrew supply shops and I'm not even sure if those shops sell mills. Oh, and I would recommend against that mill you pictured, called Barley Crusher. The rollers wear out pretty fast.Rev.

The one pictured is NOT a Barley Crusher, it's a Monster Mill MM2. The Monster Mills are good, I have that very model. If you have a drill with a 1/2" chuck, order the mill with a 1/2" shaft, it's much sturdier, less chance to bend.

The hopper they sell (as pictured) is fine, but the MDF baseboard that comes with the hopper is flimsy, better make your own. Even a hopper is easy to DIY. The Monster Mills are not sold in stores AFAIK, internet order only directly from the manufacturer.

If there is some time before your friend arrives (like 2 weeks or so), you could be inventive and get it shipped somewhere where your friend can pick it up.

NYC is not an easy place to "shop" around for things, unless you KNOW they have it. Beware, even if they swear they have it, they still may not... they'll say anything to get you in their store to make a sale.

Getting around the city and boroughs can be mind boggling.

Good luck!

 

[Rev2010]

The one pictured is NOT a Barley Crusher, it's a Monster Mill MM2. The Monster Mills are good, I have that very model.

My bad, at work and juggling things and mistook the pic for a Barley Crusher :smack:

I have that same one too as mentioned in my last post. Sorry for the mistake everyone


Rev.

 

[augiedoggy]

The one pictured is NOT a Barley Crusher, it's a Monster Mill MM2. The Monster Mills are good, I have that very model. If you have a drill with a 1/2" chuck, order the mill with a 1/2" shaft, it's much sturdier, less chance to bend.

The hopper they sell (as pictured) is fine, but the MDF baseboard that comes with the hopper is flimsy, better make your own. Even a hopper is easy to DIY. The Monster Mills are not sold in stores AFAIK, internet order only directly from the manufacturer.

If there is some time before your friend arrives (like 2 weeks or so), you could be inventive and get it shipped somewhere where your friend can pick it up.

NYC is not an easy place to "shop" around for things, unless you KNOW they have it. Beware, even if they swear they have it, they still may not... they'll say anything to get you in their store to make a sale.

Getting around the city and boroughs can be mind boggling.

Good luck!

Try doing service calls there!... We used have guys that carry parts strapped to them onto subways and have stuff stored in basically rented closets all over the city. No thanks, I wont even drive there.. Spot on about many stores claiming they have anything you need to get you there too..

 

[abrandon]

Thank you all very much for your answers and advise. I might have it shipped to Uruguay and pick it up there.

If u ever need sth from Argentina let me know haha.

 

[bliss46]

Maybe you can order it online and have it delivered somewhere for your friend to pick up? I'd volunteer (I work in Manhattan) but you'd have to trust some random guy on the internet (never a good plan).

 

[abrandon]

Maybe you can order it online and have it delivered somewhere for your friend to pick up? I'd volunteer (I work in Manhattan) but you'd have to trust some random guy on the internet (never a good plan).

Thanks! I've already bought one which is gonna be delivered to Uruguay.