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Date: 09 Sep 2007 19:56:38
From: spleenminus@yahoo.com
Subject: cheap grain mill
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Hi,
anyone have any recomendations for a cheap grain mill? either building
one or a decent inexpensive one?
Thanks,
john
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Date: 21 Sep 2007 11:08:36
From: il Pappadrago
Subject: Re: cheap grain mill
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> Thanks. When I read "gravel", I was thinking "small rocks", and it just didn't
> quite make sense.
My fault :o) It was meant to be a "graver" or something like that.
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Date: 20 Sep 2007 08:25:04
From: il Pappadrago
Subject: Re: cheap grain mill
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> I wish I could read it. Can you tell us in english how they did this?
You have to disassemble the machine, and take the rollers.
You work them with the gravel ("bulino", it's like a big heavy steel
nail) and a hammer, punching several marks on their surface (someone
prefer to knurl them on a lathe instead of punching marks).
Then you reassemble the machine, and build a hopper to feed the
grains.
Bye,
Alessandro
PS: most of the brewers i know use mills imported from US :)
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Date: 20 Sep 2007 10:30:24
From: Bob F
Subject: Re: cheap grain mill
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"il Pappadrago" <alexchiari@libero.it > wrote in message
news:1190301904.934837.29720@r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>> I wish I could read it. Can you tell us in english how they did this?
>
> You have to disassemble the machine, and take the rollers.
> You work them with the gravel ("bulino", it's like a big heavy steel
> nail) and a hammer, punching several marks on their surface (someone
> prefer to knurl them on a lathe instead of punching marks).
> Then you reassemble the machine, and build a hopper to feed the
> grains.
Thanks. When I read "gravel", I was thinking "small rocks", and it just didn't
quite make sense.
Bob
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Date: 21 Sep 2007 09:42:36
From: Mark R
Subject: Re: cheap grain mill
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"Bob F" <bobnospam@gmail.com > wrote in message
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>
> "il Pappadrago" <alexchiari@libero.it> wrote in message
> news:1190301904.934837.29720@r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>>> I wish I could read it. Can you tell us in english how they did this?
>>
>> You have to disassemble the machine, and take the rollers.
>> You work them with the gravel ("bulino", it's like a big heavy steel
>> nail) and a hammer, punching several marks on their surface (someone
>> prefer to knurl them on a lathe instead of punching marks).
>> Then you reassemble the machine, and build a hopper to feed the
>> grains.
>
> Thanks. When I read "gravel", I was thinking "small rocks", and it just
> didn't quite make sense.
>
>
You could put the roller in the street and do a few burn outs on it. :-)
Mark R
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Date: 15 Sep 2007 05:46:57
From: il Pappadrago
Subject: Re: cheap grain mill
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Here in Italy there are several brewers that go "the very cheap way":
you can get a cheap "pasta machine" (http://tinyurl.com/2glg7w)
for 10-15=80, then use a gravel (or burin, we call it "bulino") and work
on the roller like this:
http://www.hbsardi.it/macina.pdf
and you are set to go.
Bye,
Alessandro
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Date: 18 Sep 2007 19:27:24
From: Bob F
Subject: Re: cheap grain mill
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"il Pappadrago" <alexchiari@libero.it > wrote in message
news:1189860417.335414.321340@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
Here in Italy there are several brewers that go "the very cheap way":
you can get a cheap "pasta machine" (http://tinyurl.com/2glg7w)
for 10-15?, then use a gravel (or burin, we call it "bulino") and work
on the roller like this:
http://www.hbsardi.it/macina.pdf
and you are set to go.
I wish I could read it. Can you tell us in english how they did this?
Bob
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Date: 10 Sep 2007 12:09:36
From: Brew Man
Subject: Re: cheap grain mill
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On Sep 9, 9:56 pm, "spleenmi...@yahoo.com" <spleenmi...@yahoo.com >
wrote:
> Hi,
> anyone have any recomendations for a cheap grain mill? either building
> one or a decent inexpensive one?
>
> Thanks,
> john
I bought a PhilMill close to two years back and I am very happy with
it. Cranking by hand, I can crush 10lbs of grain in 10-15 minutes and
the crush is adjustable. The mill can also be motorized. They go for
about US$100 and, except for a corona, that's about as cheap as grain
mills come.
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Date: 09 Sep 2007 23:33:36
From: Steve Kranz
Subject: Re: cheap grain mill
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spleenminus@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hi,
> anyone have any recomendations for a cheap grain mill? either building
> one or a decent inexpensive one?
>
> Thanks,
> john
>
Corona-type mills go for about $50-60 (www.hoptech.com still sells 'em,
I think). But I think it does a crappy job on the malt compared with a
legit mill. Other than that, you'll be hard-pressed to find anything
store-bought for under $100. My original PhilMill (which sells for
about that much these days), is still going strong after about 8+ years,
and puts out perfectly crushed grain.
--
Steve Kranz
Homebrewer extraordinaire, banjo player mediocaire
Visit the Midnight Homebrewers' League on the web at:
http://home.comcast.net/~midnighthomebrewers/
<http://home.comcast.net/%7Emidnighthomebrewers/ >
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Date: 09 Sep 2007 19:11:30
From: Melville
Subject: Re: cheap grain mill
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On Sep 9, 9:56 pm, "spleenmi...@yahoo.com" <spleenmi...@yahoo.com >
wrote:
> Hi,
> anyone have any recomendations for a cheap grain mill? either building
> one or a decent inexpensive one?
>
> Thanks,
> john
Depends on your definition of cheap. I have a BarleyCrusher that I
love, but it was around 150.00 with shipping.
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Date: 14 Sep 2007 23:23:59
From: Dave Smith
Subject: Re: cheap grain mill
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On 2007-09-09 19:11:30 -0700, Melville <separ@comcast.net > said:
> On Sep 9, 9:56 pm, "spleenmi...@yahoo.com" <spleenmi...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> anyone have any recomendations for a cheap grain mill? either building
>> one or a decent inexpensive one?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> john
>
> Depends on your definition of cheap. I have a BarleyCrusher that I
> love, but it was around 150.00 with shipping.
I also have the Barley Crusher and am happy with it. I mounted mine to
an old printer stand on wheels and attached a $1 yard sale drill for
power. Works great.
Dave
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