I wanted to create a thread for those of us who own the Australian made Mashmaster Grain Mill with fluted rollers. I bought this mill as my first grain mill as I had done a ton of research and in particular really like the review by @Zepth that he posted on this forum in this thread.
I have no complaints on the mill, but frankly don't have anything to compare it with. I'm finding it difficult to dial in my gap settings and I wanted to create this forum to share my experiences and open it up to others who own this specific mill.
In zepth's review, he doesn't specifically mention a gap setting other than stating that "a credit card fit through the gap but not the embossed part". Based on his crush, I estimate that he was milling around 0.050".
I myself have had good results milling barley at around 0.040"-0.045", however I'm really struggling with wheat and stuck mashes/sparges.
I usually brew on a 3vHERMs but I also have a 35L brewzilla that I use for certain batches. My last batch of Hefeweizen stuck in the Brewzilla at Mill settings of 0.040" (pilsner) and 0.026" (wheat malt) with a good 10% of rice hulls. I'm going to try this recipe again and have opened the mill right up to 0.049" (pilsner) and 0.041" (wheat malt). I was honestly shocked that at that wide a gap, every single wheat berry that I picked up was atleast cracked (see photo). I'll be sure to report back with both my mash efficiency and lautering efficiency.
I have no complaints on the mill, but frankly don't have anything to compare it with. I'm finding it difficult to dial in my gap settings and I wanted to create this forum to share my experiences and open it up to others who own this specific mill.
In zepth's review, he doesn't specifically mention a gap setting other than stating that "a credit card fit through the gap but not the embossed part". Based on his crush, I estimate that he was milling around 0.050".
I myself have had good results milling barley at around 0.040"-0.045", however I'm really struggling with wheat and stuck mashes/sparges.
I usually brew on a 3vHERMs but I also have a 35L brewzilla that I use for certain batches. My last batch of Hefeweizen stuck in the Brewzilla at Mill settings of 0.040" (pilsner) and 0.026" (wheat malt) with a good 10% of rice hulls. I'm going to try this recipe again and have opened the mill right up to 0.049" (pilsner) and 0.041" (wheat malt). I was honestly shocked that at that wide a gap, every single wheat berry that I picked up was atleast cracked (see photo). I'll be sure to report back with both my mash efficiency and lautering efficiency.
