Motorized Mill Project

[Bjornbrewer]

good deal

 

[SeanGC]

Hey Brewmoor.

So I purchased the jsp maltmill barebones (with the hopper deck). I skipped on the gear driven model because I figured I could just throw the gears on myself in the future if need be.

However, I hooked up my 12 in sheave using the bushings provided by jsp, and it fits pretty snug. However, the wheel spins a little off, kind of like a wobble. I originally thought that the sheave might be bent, but its pretty leveld. are you experiencing the same issues with the 12in sheave?

Sorry for hijacking your thread lol.

 

[B-Dub]

I am really interested in hearing how you like the JSP. I have been going back and forth between the one you bought and the 8" crankandstien 3 roller.

Thanks for the pics of your build up. Looks good!

BW

 

[Brewmoor]

Hey Brewmoor.

However, I hooked up my 12 in sheave using the bushings provided by jsp, and it fits pretty snug. However, the wheel spins a little off, kind of like a wobble. I originally thought that the sheave might be bent, but its pretty leveld. are you experiencing the same issues with the 12in sheave?

Sorry for hijacking your thread lol.

I don't think it is much to worry about. I am using a 10 inch sheave and it has a wobble too. I am going to turn mine on today. I just got the last electrical parts I needed this morning. I will know for sure when I run some grain through it tomorrow or tuesday.

 

[Brewmoor]

I tested it the other day. It was perfect. Grain bill was about 30# and it crushed it in about 3 minutes.

I turned the motor on and then for testing just poured the whole bucket into the hopper. It had no problems with the 6 inch wide opening. I was also surprised by the frame. There was no vibration or shaking. I will still secure it to a wall, a full hopper will make it top heavy.

This thing is a dream to use. I am more then happy with it. I will post a video when I use it next week.

 

[Bjornbrewer]

glad to hear it's working fine! Nice job!

 

[buffalobrewer]

that's pretty fast. I use a jsp with the original hopper and it seems like a 12# grain bill takes about that long.

 

[Brewmoor]

Here is a video of the mill in action. I love this thing. It works perfect.

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[Bjornbrewer]

nice! what rpm and how much grain was that. Looked like a decent amount (20# or so) in about 50 seconds...very nice!

 

[TBrosBrewing]

JSPs can handle anything you can throw at it. New ones come with some plastic bits screwed to the inside that help with flow control. For instance NOLA brewing uses a JSP maltmill that was formerly in the now defunct Brewhaha Homebrew shop. That thing is at least 20 years old. I have a geared JSP myself I don't think I'll ever need to get another mill. The cool thing about the gears are that the rollers don't rotate at the same speed, they have different numbers of teeth.

 

[Brewmoor]

nice! what rpm and how much grain was that. Looked like a decent amount (20# or so) in about 50 seconds...very nice!

Yeah it was around 21#. I am in love with this thing. I have been using a pasta maker mill I made for a while. This is going to blow through 250# grinds in no time on brew days.

 

[B-Dub]

I ordered one the other day with the gear drive and hardened rollers.

Any more updates on use?

BW

 

[SeanGC]

I haven't used mine yet. I'm having difficulty finding time to build the brew stand. I have the motor, hardware, and obviously the mill.

 

[B-Dub]

Brewmoor,

How did your brew run with the JSP milled malt? Any updates? I just got mine the other day.

BW