Monster 3 roller mill gap

[mggray87]

Been awhile. Getting ready to brew. Decided to clean mill and I forgot what I had it set to. I just set it to .020. One pass. Is this to fine???

 

[mggray87]

I mean it definitely has some flour to it???


Edit I just looked at history. I found my post. I was at .028. Way way way off. Gonna jump it back up to .028 and do a test run later tonight

 

[day_trippr]

Crush looks good from here

 

[micraftbeer]

Looks good to me, too.

 

[mggray87]

Not to much flour !?! I can always try it this weekend

 

[mggray87]

Looks good to me, too.

Crush looks good from here

Not to much flower. It’s dusty haha

 

[doug293cz]

It will work just fine for BIAB. Might be a problem if you recirculate, or were using a 3V system.

I'm a little surprised that your husks are not more shredded. Is your mill geared? I use a 2 roller geared mill set at 0.022" and get a lot of flour, but it works just fine. Before I had the geared mill, my husks were much more shredded with a 0.022" gap.

Brew on

 

[mggray87]

It will work just fine for BIAB. Might be a problem if you recirculate, or were using a 3V system.

I'm a little surprised that your husks are not more shredded. Is your mill geared? I use a 2 roller geared mill set at 0.022" and get a lot of flour, but it works just fine. Before I had the geared mill, my husks were much more shredded with a 0.022" gap.

Brew on

I use a custom
Basket for my solo. And recirc it it sprays on top. I guess only 1 way to find out

 

[mggray87]

It will work just fine for BIAB. Might be a problem if you recirculate, or were using a 3V system.

I'm a little surprised that your husks are not more shredded. Is your mill geared? I use a 2 roller geared mill set at 0.022" and get a lot of flour, but it works just fine. Before I had the geared mill, my husks were much more shredded with a 0.022" gap.

Brew on

I have the monster mill 3 roller?? I use a drill with a variable speed adapter so I try to go as slow as I can without it stalling. I gotta speed it up slow it down so it does stall

 

[doug293cz]

I have the monster mill 3 roller?? I use a drill with a variable speed adapter so I try to go as slow as I can without it stalling. I gotta speed it up slow it down so it does stall

The question was more subtle than that. In most common mills you only have one roller driven by whatever motor (or crank) you are using, and the other rollers are driven by the friction of the grain being pulled thru the gap. This friction drive causes a lot of shear on the grain which results in a lot of shredding of the husks. Shredded husks do not facilitate flow thru the grain bed as well as intact husks. In contrast, if all of the rollers are gear driven, then there is very little shear of the grain going thru the rollers, and the husks stay mostly intact.

Brew on

 

[Brockness Monster]

I set my Monster Mill M3 to 0.025. Works well in a Wilser bag, I could probably go finer. Your 0.020 looks good to me.

 

[JohnDBrewer]

If you're worried about it, mix in some rice hulls. Although that being said, the last time I bought rice hulls I was shocked at how much they cost per pound.

 

[mggray87]

The question was more subtle than that. In most common mills you only have one roller driven by whatever motor (or crank) you are using, and the other rollers are driven by the friction of the grain being pulled thru the gap. This friction drive causes a lot of shear on the grain which results in a lot of shredding of the husks. Shredded husks do not facilitate flow thru the grain bed as well as intact husks. In contrast, if all of the rollers are gear driven, then there is very little shear of the grain going thru the rollers, and the husks stay mostly intact.

Brew on

I just checked. If I spin my axle where the drilll attaches. The top two rollers spin. The bottom one does not

 

[doug293cz]

I just checked. If I spin my axle where the drilll attaches. The top two rollers spin. The bottom one does not

So, sounds like the top two rollers are geared together, and the third roller is free spinning. Still should cut down a lot on shear of the kernels, which is supported by your mostly intact husks.

Brew on

 

[Control Freak]

.020 In combination with conditioning the grain

 

[mggray87]

.020 In combination with conditioning the grain

What’s conditioning

 

[day_trippr]

Dampening the grist with a spray bottle of water and some stirring before milling. Typically 1~2% of grist weight in water, it makes the husks pliable so they pass through the mill more intact than when dry. Potential downside is caking the mill knurling and/or rusting the rollers if too much water is applied...

Cheers!

 

[Control Freak]

Once you mist the grain and mix it cover the container and let it rest for 20 minutes before milling. This will help with any caking.