I went from a two roll to a 3 roll and would do it again! I grind once and move into the next step. Not to mention, it just crushes better (based on what I had for a 2 roll mill).
Exactly! My two roll mill would struggle at the gap I wanted - irking me the whole time. When I switched to a 3 roll mill, I never had issues and ended up saving myself time a frustration. - I'm not a pro but still certainly don't need the trouble.
I have a 2 plate grinder I used on corn. I set the gap right and locked it down for malt and it does a fine job without trashing the hulls too bad, I have zero issues with my mash draining. It's rated for 650 pounds an hour to make fine cornmeal so it rips through the malt. 30 pounds in 2 minutes. Still works, still makes beer, no issues with efficiency. Point is, just find something that will work. If you BIAB you don't need to worry about hulls unless you are using a lot of cereals like wheat, oats, and corn and then you can just add rice hulls to help things drain faster.Yeah, the Brewzilla is one of the options I'm considering. I've got 220 out here in the shop, so just a matter of adding a receptacle.
Not sure how I'm going to answer 2-roll versus 3-roll unless someone out there has had both and can give me some idea if there's ANY real difference. 2-roll seems to be most common, but I've seen some 3-roll stuff around the same price range. I'm of the school of thought that all a 3-roll can do is crush twice (two of the rollers will always be pushing into the gap). Crushed grain is only gonna come out between one pair, so at max, a double crush in one step. Not sure that's a huge gain considering @Zambezi Special 's reply. Two buckets will be required whether 2-roll or 3-roll. I do 5 gallon batches, so I'm guessing nearly double the time she said to double crush. Looks like a 2-roll is the direction to go. So maybe I CAN answer the question.
Me too. Temp control and ability to purge kegs did more for me than most other improvements. Keeping fermentation cool helps allot with clean beers and is required if you do lagers
Plus it's more fun
"only on the floor model..."
One of my favorite movie lines. Probably one of Joe Pesci's best movies ever, and Marissa Tomei was pretty easy on the eyes too.
I like this idea. We bought a vacuum storage thingy a few years ago when we decided to try our hand at some homemade sausage so we could keep freezer burn to a minimum. That should work beautifully for hops.
Exactly! My two roll mill would struggle at the gap I wanted - irking me the whole time. When I switched to a 3 roll mill, I never had issues and ended up saving myself time a frustration. - I'm not a pro but still certainly don't need the trouble.
Hmmm, now there’s a thought. There’s 2 microbreweries within 5 miles of where I’m sitting(on my deck). A few more within a 10 mile radius. Oversoul, and Siluria Brewery I’ve been a few times each on the rare night out with the missus. She’s my DD and the only one I trust. It ain’t a long drive to Cahaba Brewers or Avondale brewery either. If they’re chucking yeast, I’d like to try some different strains. A boiled and StarSan sprayed Mason Jar oughta do the trick. IF they don’t give me some BS about Health Department codes, etc.
