Do it all grain mill

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Do it all grain mill

Postby bluc » Tue Jul 04, 2017 2:58 pm

Looking for info for grain mills nothing crazy expensive but I want it to handle corn as well. I have read the three roller malt munchers will do the job. Any comments on these or others?
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby Minpac » Tue Jul 04, 2017 3:59 pm

I've been reading about this recently too. I've read that for corn, 2 rollers might work better than 3. Someone in my recent corn mashing thread recommended a roller mill for corn,but I have heard they struggle. I've bought a corona mill to try (just haven't hit a mashing day for a month or two!) - I'm just about to buy the drill socket bolt for mine, will let you know how it goes. As it's not for beer, I'm not too worried about keeping husks intact/tannin leaching.

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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby TasSpirits » Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:15 pm

Buy a corana mill or similar, malt munchers wont do it, been there, tried that. I'm going to use polenta or buy a corona or similar. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby hillzabilly » Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:16 pm

I have one of these,you can adjust the thing ta get the grind or crack ya want,but it will give ya arm a good work out,have done corn barley and wheat with no probs,but I only do 30-60lt grain wash's,ifn ya wanted to do bigger you may have ta power it some way, or do a bit each day or when ever ya have time in the cave.cheers hillzabilly ;-)
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby RuddyCrazy » Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:21 pm

Got one similar Hills and it grinding licorice root to a powder cost me just under a $100 at the local HBS and will last a lifetime
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby bluc » Tue Jul 04, 2017 10:24 pm

I actually already have a corona so i will just grab a two roller for barley.I see you can buy motors for the roller mills i reakon corn would be a bit tough for it though so will look at another power source for t he corona.
Cheers fellas :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby wynnum1 » Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:05 am

Has anyone tried putting corn through a paper shredder .
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby bayshine » Wed Jul 05, 2017 10:07 am

I've mucked around with and killed most types of roller mills with corn :angry-banghead:
I believe the monster mill,an American three roller mill can handle corn but after my other failures I wasn't prepared to shill out for it's expensive price.
I just went out and bought a quality blender, and by doing small amounts at a time, turns corn to flour in seconds,with no sign getting it to hot and ruining it :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby wynnum1 » Wed Jul 05, 2017 11:40 am

With the quality blender put a barrier between you and the blender my aldi blender blade exploded and went through the jug and never found the pieces.
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby bayshine » Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:20 pm

wynnum1 wrote:With the quality blender put a barrier between you and the blender my aldi blender blade exploded and went through the jug and never found the pieces.



Well I've put about 100kgs through it so far with no problems but I do where safety glasses lol
She's not like for like brand but still only cost a tad under $400 and I hope she goes for a while yet :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby The Stig » Wed Jul 05, 2017 8:53 pm

What about something like this pic. Found this on the wish app
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby Sam. » Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:04 pm

wynnum1 wrote:Has anyone tried putting corn through a paper shredder .


Would love to hear if someone has :laughing-rolling:
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby Minpac » Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:35 pm

Has been done! (the thread isn't too serious tho) https://aussiehomebrewer.com/threads/pa ... orn.51642/

From what I've heard the motor and gears can be handy for motorising other mills too.
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby Sam. » Wed Jul 05, 2017 10:00 pm

Well it look like it didnt do too bad :))

If you got your hands on one of the big boys and run it through a couple of times it would probably work I guess :?
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby bluc » Wed Jul 05, 2017 10:44 pm

Thinking more about a motor for the corona any good guides around for choosing and setting up a motor for corn milling?
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby scythe » Thu Jul 06, 2017 1:59 pm

Getting the motor to turn slow enough will be your main issue unless you have a small gear box connected to it as well.
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby bluc » Thu Jul 06, 2017 2:18 pm

240v Power drills might be the answear. Cheaper very powerful variable speed. Just have to find a way to strap them down.. :think:
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby TasSpirits » Thu Jul 06, 2017 5:49 pm

Wonder if you could connect a motor from a malt muncher to it? :think:
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby bluc » Thu Jul 06, 2017 6:05 pm

I just bought a malt muncher (arrived today) i would be a bit concerned about attaching the motor @$250, to a corona for milling corn. Not so much a $100 drill.
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Re: Do it all grain mill

Postby TasSpirits » Thu Jul 06, 2017 6:12 pm

bluc wrote:I just bought a malt muncher (arrived today) i would be a bit concerned about attaching the motor @$250, for milling corn. Not so much a $100 drill.

I burnt out a couple of corded drills using the malt muncher, first 1 didn't even make 5kg. 4 year old 18v Ryobi has done at least 400kg of grain as well as general use during renos with no dramas. I just put some tie wire around the trigger. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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