Affordable Malt Roller Mills + Bottle Holders/Carriers?

[Langchop Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Langchop]

I want some more of those sweet carriers of yours. I'm using that one I got from you the other day quite a bit - and I'm looking after it like gold. Nobody's taking it from me!

You were one of my guinea pigs . Thanks for the feedback.

You been quiet lately?.. time for another swop

[JIGSAW Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JIGSAW]

Seems to be the similiar principal as Corona, two plated grinding the grain. Do not see anyting you can adjust for grain fineness, so that might be an issue, unless doing BIAB then to fine grain not an issue.

There is something at the back like the one from this picture ....

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PS: Supplied pictures are not from his mill (found them online but looks the same)

[Toxxyc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toxxyc]

You were one of my guinea pigs . Thanks for the feedback.

You been quiet lately?.. time for another swop

Need to brew my next batch first. Just have my coffee-choc stouts and I'm not entirely sure what to make of them, to be honest. I enjoy them, but I also seem to be one of the very few who do. Granted most aren't stout lovers, but still...

Maybe I should put out an open invite - whoever wants one, I got a few here that are looking for reviews!

PS Brewcraft's website is down (hacked) but they have an old-ass hand-operated grain mill for sale for something like R800. Not bad, if you ask me.

[BeerHolic Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BeerHolic]

Corona grain mill - R850 at Brewcraft, thats where I purchased mine and quite happy with it. You can remove the handle and attach drill.

[Tmartins Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tmartins]

The corona and Victoria mill can be adjusted , the gap between the discs can be adjusted

[Langchop Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Langchop]

That sounds great ....

I'm sure once you have this finalized and do some demo's at beer festivals, it will sell

Jigsaw, Great advice. Do you know of any festivals or shows which are home brewer focused rather than just being craft beer focused?

[jakeslouw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jakeslouw]

Jigsaw, Great advice. Do you know of any festivals or shows which are home brewer focused rather than just being craft beer focused?

The Worthogs Club has two festivals a year, and then my wife and Megan Gemmell (Clockwork Brewery) also arrange and host Africa Brew every November.

[Langchop Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Langchop]

The Worthogs Club has two festivals a year, and then my wife and Megan Gemmell (Clockwork Brewery) also arrange and host Africa Brew every November.

[groenspookasem Banned Find all posts View Profile Close groenspookasem]

Are you doing 2 or 3 rollers? Hardened or unhardend SS?

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[Langchop Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Langchop]

It's a 2 roller version plus a 1 roller + mill plate version. Its medium carbon steel so more durable than normal mild steel, and hardening could be done on the steel as an option but the work hardening already gives additional hardness. Parts are electrogalvanised. Stainless rollers alone would probably double the cost.

[groenspookasem Banned Find all posts View Profile Close groenspookasem]

Do you have a price estimation in mind? I live a stone throw from the beach and if you're quiet enough you can hear stuff rust all around you. Installing my fireplace flue was fun, around 10+m of stainless piping, pity the cold rolled boiler steel fireplace is rusting from the inside out which needs replacing soon,but the chimney is still good. Long story short, I'd have to go stainless

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[Langchop Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Langchop]

I think at the coast even the iron in stainless stress rusts away and just leaves you with a chrome sponge. Hell when I was at the coast I had iron supplement tablets and even those flippen rusted! Like you say, you would probably need stainless very close to the beach.

I am trying to get the plate roller to around R1500 and the double roller one below R2000. Need to try and skim about R500 off each at this stage

[Langchop Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Langchop]

Someone asked the other day, about progress on this, but I cant remember who it was...

I have decided for now to just focus on the basic roller plate mill. I used it to mill my whole grain bill for my last batch and found it quite difficult to hold down steadily while grinding. So, aspects I am sorting out:

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-A bigger hopper and wider grain feed slot.
-A nice solid bucket-top base that the mill locks onto
-A drill drive gearing setup [Actually just trying this for my own use, but if it works and is safe enough, I will look at it as an option]

[billionairebum Member Find all posts View Profile Close billionairebum]

Great progress! Hopefully this year you could release two-three testers. I think the Northriding brewers should get first dibs

[JIGSAW Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JIGSAW]

Im sure it was me that asked ... not sure what thread that was.

Nonetheless, thanks for the update ... Im holding off on buying any mills, until I hear your final decision