My Ugly Junk- Corona Mill Station...

[StanJohnson]

My box was exactly the same. I've only done a test crush without extra any washers and it seems to be fine. I plan on doing BIAB next weekend, so I'm going to follow advice I've found on this site and crush mine twice.

 

[JoeyChopps]

Don't crush it twice just crush it finer the first time

 

[Rivenin]

only crush it twice if you're runnin a normal roller mill, ours will do just fine with it set a bit tighter

 

[StanJohnson]

Thanks for the tips guys. I did a "tightened up" test crush with some 2 row and it looks as good as any of the "good crush" pics I've seen.

 

[Rbeckett]

Yup, I got the addiction bad already. Haven't even cracked the first beer and stepping up to AG. Mr Beer is like the crack of the beer world. I got a good whiff of the Mr B and it is off to the LBS to trade dirty green paper for shiny baubels and "things". So far I have only had to trade about a hundred dirty green papers for all my junk including burner, ferment pails, air locks, hydrometers, mills, brew kettles, and the rest of the stuff, so I am getting off cheap so far. If a corona is good enough for Papazian, then why waste more cash to be a "city brewer", I'm happy being a cheap ghetto country brewer any day. Plan to do my last extract next week and then nothing but AG from then on. Wish me luck.
Bob

 

[jcdouglas]

only crush it twice if you're runnin a normal roller mill, ours will do just fine with it set a bit tighter

Agreed. I get the same efficiency if I double crush or single crush at a tighter setting using this mill for BIAB.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Discount Tommy's has them back in stock. Just ordered one $25 free shipping.

 

[rico567]

These are a great deal! Got mine about 3 years ago from DT for $23 shipped, then built on my own ugliness. I don't see how anyone can go wrong.

 

[tre9er]

Yup, I got the addiction bad already. Haven't even cracked the first beer and stepping up to AG. Mr Beer is like the crack of the beer world. I got a good whiff of the Mr B and it is off to the LBS to trade dirty green paper for shiny baubels and "things". So far I have only had to trade about a hundred dirty green papers for all my junk including burner, ferment pails, air locks, hydrometers, mills, brew kettles, and the rest of the stuff, so I am getting off cheap so far. Bob

I think I dropped over $200 this past week alone and I already had enough stuff to make beer (which I have). Then I decided to go kegs...another $100 for that setup. Hope SWMBO doesn't kill me :cross:

 

[Clifton]

Mine's a DiscountTommy, too.

 

[wilserbrewer]

http://www.discounttommy.com/casearch.aspx?SearchTerm=corn+grinder

Just thought I would add a link to discount tommy....$25 including shipping sure is cheap when cinsidering the shipping alone on something this heavy is likely 8-10 bucks.

 

[tre9er]

http://www.discounttommy.com/casearch.aspx?SearchTerm=corn+grinder

Just thought I would add a link to discount tommy....$25 including shipping sure is cheap when cinsidering the shipping alone on something this heavy is likely 8-10 bucks.

I agree. Got mine from Amazon, Grizzly, for $29.99 shipped, so $25 is even better! Hit it up, folks!

 

[rekoob]

Mine too. And I get great results... That addiction doesn't stop by the way, sorry, and welcome!

 

[StanJohnson]

Getting ready to BIAB tomorrow, so I crushed some grains today. I'm doing about a 2 gal batch, so my grain bill was only 5.5 lbs. Hand cranking wasn't that bad.

 

[Haputanlas]

Just got one from Sears for $26. Putting it all together tomorrow.

 

[pfi309]

Picked mine up at Overstock.com for $28.00 delivered. No problem with wobble or crooked plates. Did add a couple of washers on either side so I could make something besides fine flour. Just ground my first 10 lbs of grain by hand and hit 89% efficiency on a 5 gallon stove top BIAB orange wheat.

 

[tre9er]

I hit 70% last night BIAB with my grizzly but I think I could have crushed finer and squeezed the bag more.

 

[tennesseean_87]

I just crushed my first grist: more of a session ale and only a two gallon batch, so only 3 1/4 lbs. I started with it cranked down tight and turned a few times--flour. So I loosened it up an 8th turn at a time and cranked a few times around until it looked just a little finer than the precrushed gist bag I have from BMW which I was using for comparison. How's this look?

 

[tre9er]

Looks good to me. I see husks and endosperm. Great

 

[Haputanlas]

I just crushed my first grist: more of a session ale and only a two gallon batch, so only 3 1/4 lbs. I started with it cranked down tight and turned a few times--flour. So I loosened it up an 8th turn at a time and cranked a few times around until it looked just a little finer than the precrushed gist bag I have from BMW which I was using for comparison. How's this look?

Looks nice. Please follow up with how this batch tastes to you.

 

[Polarbeer]

So for give me for my ignorance, but when I tightened down my adjusting bolt I could barely turn the mill. And my 7 amp 1/2" B & D drill was not even close to doing so. I don't have any grain to mill yet but I'm pretty sure that at that setting it would be instant flour.

I placed 2 washers on each side in between the mill and the cover plate but I still don't understand what this does. Wouldn't it just make it so you have to turn the adjustment knob further and get the same result?

Going to the LHBS to grab a some grain. But from what I've read grind it until its pretty fine? No whole grains or torn husks? I've got a CPVC manifold, I've not had a stuck sparge yet so I'll cross my fingers.

Thanks for listening to me complain.

 

[Rivenin]

yeah, you want it to be able to turn semi freely for sure. that tight sounds like it's gonna be "barley-meal". you want it basically so there are no whole kernels. just keep crankin till you're scared! hell, i got scared and it was too lose, then i turned it more and am setup around 70%, dont wanna eff with it anymore .

and the washers? i'm not sure exactly, my grind looked like crap till i got them, now looks tons better.

 

[tre9er]

The loosest you can mill from the factory is way too tight. I'm running three washers each side and only a slight tighten of the adjuster

 

[Polarbeer]

Ya I'm not sure. I've read several guidelines like the distance b/w plates should be around that of a credit card and that you have to tighten down the bolt as much as possible then back off just a little. I was just messing with mine and with the adjusting bolt barely turned I was at a little more than a credit card. If I tightened it down a turn or two I would be well under a credit card. I guess the only thing to do is grab some grain, brew, and get an efficiency.

 

[tre9er]

Look at the crush. Should see some mostly whole husks and not tons if flour

 

[tennesseean_87]

Just remember that you may not need the washers. The reason they are needed sometimes is because of the imprecision of the manufacturing process. Mine doesn't need any--I can go from not even crushing to unable to turn the mill just with the adjustment bolt. Just figure out what you need to get your mill to give you a crush like the pictures in the wiki.

 

[tre9er]

Good point. I've read enough people who needed the washers, as I did, that I assumed all of these "corn mills" needed them. As always, look at your crush, adjust as needed.

 

[tennesseean_87]

Looks nice. Please follow up with how this batch tastes to you.

Well, I think I might have some tannins or something. I think this was due to paying too little attention to sparge temp and/or oversparging. I mashed at 1.5 qts/lb and did a single batch sparge with the remainder of 3 gallons shooting for 2 gallons of 1.045 into the fermenter. I didn't notice when I had a wee taste of the first runnings, but did notice it in the finished wort. Maybe the hops were open in the freezer too long. I hope it ferments/conditions out. It smells lovely in the fermenter.

 

[gritmaster]

How freely should the disc spin? Just received my mill, but no Grain to try it out yet.

I tightened down the large wing nut until the disc spins relatively freely, but definetly some resistance on each spin.

Just trying to gauge a starting point before I process some grain.

 

[Rivenin]

Depends.. mine is wobbly a bit, so half a turn is tight, other half is lose lol