Milled grain from Austin

[phatuna]

Can someone let me know if they have had good results from AHS in regards to brewing with their milled grain?

I don't have my own mill, and this is the first time that I have ordered milled grains from AHS. It looks like the grains are just barely cracked compared with grains that I get milled at my local.

Have any of you had good or bad experience with their mill?

 

[Whiskey]

Can you post a pic?

 

[bonesmalone]

All my beer has turned out great and i always buy from AHS.

 

[IXVolt]

Barely cracked sounds like it was meant for steeping...not mashing ??

 

[phatuna]

Here are a couple of pics. It's about 13lbs of grain. This is for an all-grain recipe, not for steeping.

 

[Newbeerguy]

I just got my order in from AHS as well...my grain looks the same way.....I hope it is all good because this will be my first all grain attempt and I don't want to be screwed before I even start.


Sorry no help here but I am interested in some anwsers.

 

[Rick500]

I brewed my first all grain batch with grain from AHS and got 82% efficiency.

 

[Newbeerguy]

@Rick- did you batch sparge or fly sparge?

 

[Rick500]

Batch sparged. 10 gallon cooler MLT with a CPVC manifold.

 

[Newbeerguy]

Well that gives me something to shoot for! I have basically the same setup but with a SS braided line instead of CPVC manifold....I will post results tomorrow (hopefully)

Thanks Rick.

 

[Rick500]

No problem. (By the way, with the second all-grain batch, same equipment, I got 75%. I figure as long as it's at least 70%, I'm happy.)

 

[The Pol]

In those pics, the crush looks horrible. I dont see how anyone would get 82% out of that.

This gets me 82% all the time, this is the BC standard gap setting.

 

[r2eng]

If you don't have a crusher, mash longer.

I ALWAYS re-crush. ALWAYS.

 

[Rick500]

Crush on the aforementioned 82% batch... pic's not great, sorry...

 

[The Pol]

Send a photo to Forrest, he will make it right. Something happened, that cannot be sold as crushed grain. No amount of mashing will help you with a crush like that.

If you take say, 1/8 cup of those grains and pour them out, what % would you say is NOT crushed at all. Looks like there are plenty of whole kernels

 

[BeerPressure]

From that first picture, it doesnt even look milled.

 

[phatuna]

thanks guys, that is what I suspected. Looks like I'm off to get a mill much sooner than anticipated.

 

[Austinhomebrew]

Send me an email with your name an order number and I will make it right. I will take a look at the mill and talk to the person who milled your grain. This is not normal.

email: [email protected] attn: Forrest