Which grinder should I get?
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:57 pm
by BigNastyBrew
Don't know if I want the Barley Crusher, Malt Mill, or just a Corona Mill. Or something else...
Help me out, BN.
Re: Which grinder should I get?
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:04 pm
by Mylo
Been discussed quite a bit in the past. A ton of people swear by the Barley Crusher, especially if you are not handy or too busy to build your own hopper. I am holding out for a 3 roller monster mill, just because the price ain't that much more, and it sounds to me like a better way to completely extract the starch out of the husk.
Mylo
Re: Which grinder should I get?
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:05 pm
by Nate Diggler
Serial Crusher Theory
Re: Which grinder should I get?
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:08 pm
by BigNastyBrew
What makes their new 2" diameter worth the $229 versus their older 1.5" model at $149?
I'm handy when I really want to do something. How difficult is a hopper?
Re: Which grinder should I get?
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:33 pm
by Mylo
BigNastyBrew wrote:What makes their new 2" diameter worth the $229 versus their older 1.5" model at $149?
I'm handy when I really want to do something. How difficult is a hopper?
As difficult as you want it to be. I saw one once that a dude made out of canvas. Sewed the pyramid shape, snapped in some gussets and then wrapped it with some cotton rope. It was so friggin dope - but the guy said it took him a LONG time...
The bigger diameter rollers are supposed to make more contact with the grain. I'm not convinced its worth another c-note.
Mylo
Re: Which grinder should I get?
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:01 pm
by BigNastyBrew
Mylo wrote:BigNastyBrew wrote:What makes their new 2" diameter worth the $229 versus their older 1.5" model at $149?
I'm handy when I really want to do something. How difficult is a hopper?
As difficult as you want it to be. I saw one once that a dude made out of canvas. Sewed the pyramid shape, snapped in some gussets and then wrapped it with some cotton rope. It was so friggin dope - but the guy said it took him a LONG time...
The bigger diameter rollers are supposed to make more contact with the grain. I'm not convinced its worth another c-note.
Mylo
I guess you would have to figure out the first derivatives for each point on the curvature of the 2 rollers as it relates to the average size grain..... Probably not worth it.
Re: Which grinder should I get?
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:02 pm
by BadRock
Check out this thread.....
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12623Lots of good input there.
Re: Which grinder should I get?
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:04 pm
by BigNastyBrew
