5 Ways To Crush Your Beer Grains

[@somebodysomewhere2277]

I recently brewed a beer using milled grains that I purchased in 2018......the beer turned out great......

[@TheBruSho]

I'll admit I've broken out the mortar and pestle once before for some small specialty grains, was a good workout.

[@brandonthomas2333]

Corona corn mills! Can be had for as little as $30 bucks, adjustable crush, easy to maintenance and to store . The only downside is that they come with a manual crank. But you can even upgrade that to run off of a drill.

[@BlichmannEngineering]

Informative. Engaging. Thank you for sharing and always being a great educator, Martin. We are honored to partner with you!

[@heymulen1840]

Hey 🙃Great video 👍 The only one you missed was the corona mill. And that's damn good if you use dried corn kernels in your brew. Happy brewing out there !

[@redbirdsrising]

I got a batch of grains from Northern Brewer that were supposed to be crushed, but weren't. I ended up processing 9lbs of malt in my coffee grinder. Took me an hour, but it ended up making a good Hefe.

[@EnclaveZA]

Just received my first batch of milled grains and now I'm looking to do it myself...after paying for milling I somehow got whole grains and flour not much in-between. I got a 48%efficiency had to get sketchy to try reach anywhere near my numbers😂😂😂 first all grain batch with other people's mill size and definitely the last!!! I'd rather spend 10h with a rolling pin but I've got a better idea till I get a mill!

[@BEERNBBQBYLARRY]

Good overview of options. I’d love a dedicated powered mill, but one negative you missed about such a powered mill mounted on a stand is the dedicated floor space it takes up. Is why I never considered one being a brewer brewing in a multipurpose space.

[@BEERNBBQBYLARRY]

Good overview of options. I’d love a dedicated powered milk, but one negative you missed about such a powered mill mounted on a stand is the dedicated floor space it takes up. Is why I never considered one being a brewer brewing in a multipurpose space.

[@megakodiens]

Watching from baltics! Great video! I have been using makita regular drill for my adjustable grain mill a while, and i find that drill is not pushed to the limit when grinding for my 50liters batch, wich is usually 12-13kg of malt. I use speed setting 1 since mill does not require a lot of speed, like you said, torque is the important value!

[@orange-micro-fiber9740]

kinda surprised you didn't suggest a burr grinder. Sure, it's still a grinder, but it's adjustable and a coarse grind setting could do. Another option is the kitchen aid flour mill on the coarse setting. I've used it and it's perfect for BIAB.

[@deckerhand12]

I have my local homebrew store mill it for me. So they can mill it extra fine since I brew in a bag it’s no issue. Every now and then I’ll order from northern brewer they don’t mill like I would like but they have the malts my local store doesn’t

[@garyelderman1229]

Can also use the grain mill attachment for juicers and KitchenAid type rigs. Very slow but the Champion juicer works great

[@PartyTimeBrewing]

Those are all great options, but I always go back to my trusty hammer mill and mash filter (possibly kidding). Cheers!

[@FermentationAdventures]

For stouts, I grind the roasted barley to powder with the blade coffee grinder. So the grinder has a place in my brewery.

[@JamesJoyce-gk5jf]

I've had a 1/2 bulk crushed grain bag approx 12kg for nearly 2 years and risked doing a batch bit it has been sealed in the original bag and stored in a sealed plastic tub. Have to be honest, i brewed a 40 litre batch & both came out fine.

[@homebrewmania]

Where’s the corona mill crew at?

[@piazzonim]

if you have a Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer, they make a Grain Mill Attachment (it works). Thanks to Doug Piper and Gourmet Brewing for telling me about it.

[@CrazyAboutVinylRecords]

Before anyone spends a dime on a grain crusher with a metal hopper. Be wary of assembly requirements. I could not assemble mine. Trying to thread all of those tiny screws was causing a lot of pain in my hands. I had to return it. If you have carpal tunnel then you might want to go to a local brew shop, buy it there, and ask them to assemble it for you. Otherwise you are in for a world of pain trying to put one of these things together.

[@Mikkogram]

You could use the rolling pin to precrush barley malt. Sieve the husks. And then coffee grind the endosperm to dust

[@DanielJAudette]

Have you done a test brew between milled Ina crusher vs coffee grinder style?

[@Teejrocks83]

Corona mill crew is feelin' pretty left out!

[@paulpizz4306]

Poor neglected Corona…😢 I modified mine to use a drill AND with a piece of sheet metal and some self-tapping screws extended the hopper to hold about 10lbs of grain. It takes me about 3 times as long as the Blichmann (I mean, 3 minutes!). Come to think of it, I bet I’ve crushed literally a ton of grains through my Corona mill. 😂. Cost me $25 in 1993!

[@patrickglaser1560]

My maltzilla had seized bearings. Had to get wd40 with silicone to lubricate and unrust. Not something you want to happen on brew day.

[@DFDSArt]

Using a Flourmill to crush my grains!

[@xander1052]

Personally I get my grains crushed to my malt supplier's fine crush, no extra cost and they also pre weigh everything for me

[@MeFee100]

My no. 100 th batch will start tomorrow. Just saying 😆

[@shibuigardenbungalows0420]

Why did you not include the old hand crank mill?

[@rukog]

Can I do it in thermomix? XD

[@Gutenmorgenside]

inches are weird, it's like going back to the 1960's in the UK.

[@elbertoz]

Inches are, indeed, weird. Metric FTW.

[@codebowl]

Blichmann Grain Mill starting at $979 wow yea that is not for the typical homebrewer lol

[@edwardreverend6417]

What about meat grinder?

[@radeks5399]

You lack of another option there. it is (at least in my country) socold flour mill. that was my first grain mill it worked ok when i learned it. most because it was cooked as hell. First example i could find ( not the one i had) is Kinghoff KH-1425. completely different design. but with some modificati(i.e. addin screw to fit your drill) it works the same

[@RadoGG]

I used my mother's hand blender the very first time I brewed, because I forgot to include the grain crush option to my online order 😃 Great video, thanks!