therealthing691 Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 well all setup did a couple hundred grams of pale malt . I think it looks ok but might try it just a little larger . It's set at about 1.5mm in the photo it looks like sum grains are still whole but are nearly none it doesn't crush them it snaps them with the flutes cheers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 On 12/9/2023 at 3:44 PM, therealthing691 said: That crush looks too course to me. However, I use a mill with knurled rollers not fluted rollers. My mill is set pretty close to 1mm, maybe a little wider. It seems to work for me and my system. Occasionally I get grains that look whole. However, when I check, I can break the husk and the grain inside with my fingernail. Hence, the mill has done its job. If you cannot break the husk and grain with your fingernail, I suggest it is still intact and you will get very little out of it. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiekraut Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 On 12/10/2023 at 10:17 PM, Shamus O'Sean said: That crush looks too course to me. However, I use a mill with knurled rollers not fluted rollers. My mill is set pretty close to 1mm, maybe a little wider. It seems to work for me and my system. Occasionally I get grains that look whole. However, when I check, I can break the husk and the grain inside with my fingernail. Hence, the mill has done its job. If you cannot break the husk and grain with your fingernail, I suggest it is still intact and you will get very little out of it. It looks a little coarse but it depends a lot on the system you're milling for I suppose. What worked perfectly fine for me using the Guten is shockingly bad for the BrewZilla. First brew I had to deal with clogged top and bottom plates, to the point where the recirc liquor was building up on top because it couldn't run through the plate. So I milled extra large for the last batch and efficiency suffered big time, as some grains weren't crushed properly. Next brew I go a little finer until I have it set correctly again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealthing691 Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 Thanks guys I actually checked with filler gauges is set at 1.4 mm and took out about .5kg and only found two smaller grains the were all broke and was a little powder see how we go .Have milled it that see how we go cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealthing691 Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 Cheers and thanks will work it out from this brew a little coarser is better as it is going to have 28% oats.... Will see what BHE is cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 1 hour ago, therealthing691 said: 28% oats Rice hulls will be your friend. I managed to get 20kg of the stuff a little while ago from somebody who got it from a rice farm in NSW. I chuck handfuls into any brew with wheat, oats, rye, etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealthing691 Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 Yep always do Nuthin worse than a stuck mash or Sprage..,.. If my grain is a little coarse will adjust for the next one just didn't won't it too fine for this ... I tried the finger nail test with any thing that looked untouched and it does fall apart.... So hopefully all good cheers and thanks Shamus also AK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stquinto Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 I grind mine a bit finer, and I brew with a GF40. The Malt Miller is an awesome piece of kit, notwithstanding the postage costs to Europe. I’ve worked out it’s less than a minute per kilo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealthing691 Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 I would say after brewing a little coarse BHE is usually just above 65% was about 5 points off 65% but a good starting point cheers and thanks again 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 On 12/13/2023 at 9:16 PM, Shamus O'Sean said: Rice hulls will be your friend. I managed to get 20kg of the stuff a little while ago from somebody who got it from a rice farm in NSW. I chuck handfuls into any brew with wheat, oats, rye, etc. Rice hulls are the GOAT. I brew wheat beers with a lot of wheat, and my recirc and sparges are good. I mix them in dry with the wheat before I mash in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 On 12/15/2023 at 5:19 AM, stquinto said: I grind mine a bit finer, and I brew with a GF40. The Malt Miller is an awesome piece of kit, notwithstanding the postage costs to Europe. I’ve worked out it’s less than a minute per kilo Thats a fine crush. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 4 hours ago, Pale Man said: Rice hulls are the GOAT. I brew wheat beers with a lot of wheat, and my recirc and sparges are good. I mix them in dry with the wheat before I mash in. That's a good idea. I usually sprinkle 1 big handful of rice hulls over the surface of the mash water then add 3 scoops of crushed grain (my scoop holds about 300g). Then I stir that in and repeat until all the grain is added. I mix all my grains together and mill them in one lot. What are your thoughts on milling the wheat separately? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stquinto Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 7 hours ago, Pale Man said: Thats a fine crush. It is pretty fine, true, but I’ve not had a stuck sparge so far 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Micky Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 20 hours ago, Pale Man said: Thats a fine crush. Sorry Paley, but this did make me chuckle. As in - not course or good looking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 12/13/2023 at 9:46 PM, Shamus O'Sean said: Rice hulls will be your friend. I managed to get 20kg of the stuff a little while ago from somebody who got it from a rice farm in NSW. I chuck handfuls into any brew with wheat, oats, rye, etc. How big is that bag of rice hulls? Must be huge? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 17 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: That's a good idea. I usually sprinkle 1 big handful of rice hulls over the surface of the mash water then add 3 scoops of crushed grain (my scoop holds about 300g). Then I stir that in and repeat until all the grain is added. I mix all my grains together and mill them in one lot. What are your thoughts on milling the wheat separately? Same here Shamus I always have a handful in the mash. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 18 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: That's a good idea. I usually sprinkle 1 big handful of rice hulls over the surface of the mash water then add 3 scoops of crushed grain (my scoop holds about 300g). Then I stir that in and repeat until all the grain is added. I mix all my grains together and mill them in one lot. What are your thoughts on milling the wheat separately? Definitely mill wheat separately as its usually smaller than barley. I close up my mill first, mill wheat, then open up for the rest. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Micky Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Tricky Micky said: Sorry Paley, but this did make me chuckle. As in - not course or good looking. *coarse - DOH! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 20 minutes ago, Tricky Micky said: *coarse - DOH! Yeah I meant fine as in powdery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Pale Man said: Definitely mill wheat separately as its usually smaller than barley. I close up my mill first, mill wheat, then open up for the rest. Thats interesting, I will keep that in mind, the wheat malt I have ATM is milled but I will try & remember that for next time. Cheers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 7 hours ago, Popo the Degenerate said: How big is that bag of rice hulls? Must be huge? Not as big as you might think. Probably a similar volume to a sack of grain. However, it is compacted very tightly into more of a bale about 0.5m wide x 0.4m deep x 0.6m high. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealthing691 Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 Well first brew with the mill a oatcream IPA nectaron galaxy and Amarillo DDH haven't used verdant for a while down to FG in 72 hrs from pitching cheers and merry Christmas to all enjoy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back Brewing Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) 51 minutes ago, therealthing691 said: Well first brew with the mill a oatcream IPA nectaron galaxy and Amarillo DDH haven't used verdant for a while down to FG in 72 hrs from pitching cheers and merry Christmas to all enjoy Yep that verdant is a muncher same here 72 hours and it was finished and a merry Christmas to you also Edited December 20, 2023 by Back Brewing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealthing691 Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 Not half bad 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiekraut Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 On 1/1/2024 at 6:08 PM, therealthing691 said: Not half bad Looks good but a Clausthaler glass? For those who don't know, Clausthaler is a pioneer in alcohol-free beers in Germany. It never had a great reputation, mainly because it had no alcohol and in the 80s, this type of beer was the butt of many jokes. Their slogan used to be "Immer? Nicht immer, aber immer öfter", meaning "Always? Not always but more and more often". They used to have this cool ad though. A guy stands at the bar and an interviewer asks him about alcohol-free beer and the fella says yep, I like it but only Clausthaler. When asked why, he says well, it works. The dog listens better than before. He tells the dog to sit and it doesn't, so the interviewer says "Always?" and the guy replies "Not always" and when the dog sits down, "but more and more often". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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