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Date: 04 Jun 2006 01:43:43
From: Dick Adams
Subject: Milling Malt
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Where can I find a list of appropriate mill settings for
various malts?
My Schmidling Mill is preset and I'd like to know which malt
can bought in bulk and which malts should be bought as needed
and ground at my LHBS.
Dick
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Date: 03 Jun 2006 21:55:32
From: Wayne
Subject: Re: Milling Malt
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Dick Adams wrote:
> Where can I find a list of appropriate mill settings for
> various malts?
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> My Schmidling Mill is preset and I'd like to know which malt
> can bought in bulk and which malts should be bought as needed
> and ground at my LHBS.
>
> Dick
Sorry, such a list doesn't really exist. The problem is that malts will
vary in size. Even for the same malt, British 2 row for example, will
vary in size depending on exactly where it was grown and the amount of
rainfall that season. Seasonally there will be a variation in size.
When you start considering the various varieties of malting barleys and
the variety of places and climates they are grown, the variety of sizes
can be mind boggling.
The setting for the mill you have is based on an average sized grain of
malted, generally 2-row barley, and should give you a generally
acceptable crush on most malts, including most specialty malts. The
most notable exception is wheat. It is always smaller. You can deal
with that by simply running it through twice.
Basically, you will need to keep track for yourself which ones give an
acceptable crush with your mill and remember to recheck it seasonally.
I wouldn't worry about your mill overcrushing your grain. If the first
time through for any malt is not sufficient, just run it through again.
I wouldn't trust precrushed grain from the LHBS unless they let you
adjust the mill yourself.
This problem is why I always recommend an adjustable mill when someone
is considering getting a mill.
Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company
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Date: 04 Jun 2006 13:42:01
From: MDixon
Subject: Re: Milling Malt
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Wayne <bugeaterbrewing@charter.net > wrote in message
news:2%rgg.1310$L64.1197@fe06.lga...
> This problem is why I always recommend an adjustable mill when someone
> is considering getting a mill.
I have an adjustable mill...I have never found a reason to adjust it...from
wheat to rye to 6-row...all came out just swell...
Cheers,
Mike
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Date: 04 Jun 2006 23:13:43
From: John Heubel
Subject: Re: Milling Malt
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"MDixon" <me@privacy.net > wrote in message
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> Wayne <bugeaterbrewing@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:2%rgg.1310$L64.1197@fe06.lga...
>> This problem is why I always recommend an adjustable mill when someone
>> is considering getting a mill.
>
> I have an adjustable mill...I have never found a reason to adjust
> it...from
> wheat to rye to 6-row...all came out just swell...
>
> Cheers,
> Mike
Perhaps.
But I love my adjustable Valley Mill as I can double crush the malt to
effectively make it a 4 roller mill. I like to run it faily loose on the
first pass so that the husks are basically just "bruised" and then through a
second time and they fall off nicesle in larger pieces than I get when just
using a single pass on an "intermediate" setting.
--
John Heubel
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Date: 05 Jun 2006 07:52:54
From: MDixon
Subject: Re: Milling Malt
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John Heubel <jsheubel@yahoo.spamfree.com > wrote in message
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> "MDixon" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:4egkkrF1em4e1U1@individual.net...
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> > I have an adjustable mill...I have never found a reason to adjust
> > it...from
> > wheat to rye to 6-row...all came out just swell...
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> Perhaps.
>
> But I love my adjustable Valley Mill as I can double crush the malt to
> effectively make it a 4 roller mill. I like to run it faily loose on the
> first pass so that the husks are basically just "bruised" and then through
a
> second time and they fall off nicesle in larger pieces than I get when
just
> using a single pass on an "intermediate" setting.
Sounds like much work for little gain...all you need is a single good crush
and run with it...however if you like adjusting things and doing the same
job twice, have at it...
Cheers,
Mike
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Date: 05 Jun 2006 20:33:56
From: John Heubel
Subject: Re: Milling Malt
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"MDixon" <me@privacy.net > wrote in message
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> Sounds like much work for little gain...all you need is a single good
> crush
> and run with it...however if you like adjusting things and doing the same
> job twice, have at it...
>
> Cheers,
> Mike
Perhaps if I were hand cranking it I'd feel the same way. But I find it
only adds about 5 minutes to the process and does indeed provide a better
quality crush to my eye than just going once thru. Mind you, no screens
used to know for sure, but the lauter sure runs smoothly and I get good
results.
When I do a double batch though, I usually just run it thru once, since even
motorized with a drill, 25# does take some time.
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John Heubel
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Date: 04 Jun 2006 19:13:14
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Milling Malt
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On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 01:43:43 -0000, <rdadams@smart.net > wrote:
> Where can I find a list of appropriate mill settings for
> various malts?
I don't think there is such a list, too many variables. Just go by eye
and adjust the mill so that the crush looks good on different sized
grains.
> My Schmidling Mill is preset and I'd like to know which malt
> can bought in bulk and which malts should be bought as needed
> and ground at my LHBS.
IMO, should have gotten an adjustable one.
John.
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Date: 05 Jun 2006 07:04:00
From: QD Steve
Subject: Re: Milling Malt
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"Dick Adams" <rdadams@smart.net > wrote in message
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> Where can I find a list of appropriate mill settings for
> various malts?
>
> My Schmidling Mill is preset and I'd like to know which malt
> can bought in bulk and which malts should be bought as needed
> and ground at my LHBS.
>
> Dick
IMO, you should disassemble your mill and modify it so you can adjust one of
the rollers. Shouldn't be that difficult to do.
Steve W (in Aus)
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