Anthony999 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Newbie question, instead of using a rolling pin to crack grain could you use a clean blender for a few seconds to break it up? I've found using a rolling pin to be quite difficult in a ziplock bag to really crack the grain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Baron Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 52 minutes ago, Anthony999 said: Newbie question, instead of using a rolling pin to crack grain could you use a clean blender for a few seconds to break it up? I've found using a rolling pin to be quite difficult in a ziplock bag to really crack the grain. I haven’t tried it but I have read that it’s a bad idea. You only want to crack the grain open a bit. A blender would pulverise it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony999 Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Beer Baron said: I haven’t tried it but I have read that it’s a bad idea. You only want to crack the grain open a bit. A blender would pulverise it Yeah Ok. Thought that might be the case. I might use a mallet next time. I think that would work in a ziplock bag than a rolling pin. I don't really see the need to buy a grain mill for something done every blue moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Baron Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 47 minutes ago, Anthony999 said: Yeah Ok. Thought that might be the case. I might use a mallet next time. I think that would work in a ziplock bag than a rolling pin. I don't really see the need to buy a grain mill for something done every blue moon. Can you buy it pre-milled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony999 Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 20 hours ago, Beer Baron said: Can you buy it pre-milled Already have it actually. I could but generally I can wait a couple of months before using it so probably best to wait till I need and crack it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 On the back of some discussions about grain efficiency in the mash and the possibility it might be due to mill inconsistencies at the LHBS, I hauled out one of my sapre coffee grinders, stripped out the burrs and removed 2 of the 3 shims, then set it at the widest aperture for grind. I think I have a winner - no matter what I buy and what mill setting they use, I can consistently produce what I think if a nice fine grind. I'm going by not a lot of powder produced, good consistency in grain size and, to alleviate a concern mentioned once or twice, it is EASIER on the grinder than coffee beans. The larger pieces in the ground grain seem mostly husks which I understand can help with not making dough \balls in the mash? In the pic, 2 at the top are (left) Light Crystal & (right) Coopers Ale malt. At the bottom is post grind... Seems to be a goer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Looks good @Journeyman. Barely any fine flour dust, but well broken up grains. Just make sure that the grains have broken and you do not have solid grains left. I have not got my grain crush right yet. I err on the side of too much dust because when I go the other way I have too many grains that are still intact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Looks good @Journeyman. Barely any fine flour dust, but well broken up grains. Just make sure that the grains have broken and you do not have solid grains left. I have not got my grain crush right yet. I err on the side of too much dust because when I go the other way I have too many grains that are still intact. My grinder is a Sunbeam 480 conical grinder. If it had been a blade type I probably wouldn't have tried it but the conical means no whole grains can make it through. This way I can get grain milled or not and still have a consistent final product. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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