New grain Mill
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- frunobulax
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New grain Mill
A buddy and I just dropped a nut for a new grain mill. It's a monster mill 3 pro, which has 3- 2 inch rollers. The hopper was on the old, small monster mill and bolted right up.
We also got the All American Ale Works direct drive 180 RPM gear motor. The combination is awesome. It splits all the grain without shredding all the husks and leaves very little flour.
Can't wait to run a bunch of grain through it. We're gonna make 40 gallons of something tomorrow.
We also got the All American Ale Works direct drive 180 RPM gear motor. The combination is awesome. It splits all the grain without shredding all the husks and leaves very little flour.
Can't wait to run a bunch of grain through it. We're gonna make 40 gallons of something tomorrow.
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Re: New grain Mill
Decent!
Nice addition.
Better'n the one at the grain shop I buy from.
Nice addition.
Better'n the one at the grain shop I buy from.
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Re: New grain Mill
Awesome rig. Are you going to put corn through it? I had heard that the 3 can't adjust wide enough for corn. Perhaps if it's pre-cracked?
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Re: New grain Mill
What grain do you use?
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Re: New grain Mill
It's just for making beer / Whiskey washes. We just mill malted barley, wheat, Rye etc.
For corn mashes, we use corn meal. Cheap and easy.
For corn mashes, we use corn meal. Cheap and easy.
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Re: New grain Mill
You will love that mill and it is likely the last one you will buy. I finally went with the Monster Mill after being frustrated by some cheaper ones. It is a classic case of buy once, cry once. I also buy corn meal in lieu of milling it myself.
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Re: New grain Mill
Hey frunobulax, she looks great!
Where did you get the direct drive linkage? This project has stalled a little on me and I was looking to get it together sometime over the summer. Was thinking belt/pulley but if the price is right....
Where did you get the direct drive linkage? This project has stalled a little on me and I was looking to get it together sometime over the summer. Was thinking belt/pulley but if the price is right....
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Re: New grain Mill
Enough with the obvious questions. What breed of dog do you have there (in the background) ?
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I think it's clear it's a Grainhound.greggn wrote:Enough with the obvious questions. What breed of dog do you have there (in the background) ?
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Re: New grain Mill
They are Love Joy couplings, All American Aleworks, where I got the motor, sells them for his units. The mill has a 1/2'' shaft and the motor is about 3/4" I believe ya can get them atrgreen2002 wrote:
Where did you get the direct drive linkage? This project has stalled a little on me and I was looking to get it together sometime over the summer. Was thinking belt/pulley but if the price is right....
Mcmaster and Carr. The motor was a little pricey, but we didn't want to dick around with pulleys etc. The whole project took 4-5 hours including building the box and drinking beer.
LOLStill Life wrote:I think it's clear it's a Grainhound.greggn wrote:Enough with the obvious questions. What breed of dog do you have there (in the background) ?
Re: New grain Mill
I have the monster mill 2 and love it. You have the extra height on the hopper I think you are going to like.