5 Ways To Crush Your Beer Grains

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When you’re brewing with grains, one fact is inescapable. You’re going to need to crush them. So let’s explore five ways to do just that, ranging from the thrifty, to the unconventional, to the sacred grain mill end game.
0:00 Introduction
0:19 No crush
1:28 Rolling pin
2:27 Coffee blade grinder
3:44 Grain mill with drill
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@somebodysomewhere2277 Жыл бұрын

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

@brandonthomas2333 Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheBruSho Жыл бұрын

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

@BlichmannEngineering Жыл бұрын

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

@heymulen1840 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@BEERNBBQBYLARRY Жыл бұрын

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.

@JamesJoyce-gk5jf Жыл бұрын

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.

@RadoGG Жыл бұрын

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!

@BEERNBBQBYLARRY Жыл бұрын

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.

@deckerhand12 Жыл бұрын

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

@Mikkogram Жыл бұрын

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

@orange-micro-fiber9740 Жыл бұрын

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.

@Teejrocks83 Жыл бұрын

Corona mill crew is feelin' pretty left out!

@paulpizz4306 Жыл бұрын

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!

@garyelderman1229 Жыл бұрын

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

@piazzonim Жыл бұрын

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.

@DanielJAudette Жыл бұрын

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

@megakodiens Жыл бұрын

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!

@PartyTimeBrewing Жыл бұрын

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

@CrazyAboutVinylRecords 4 ай бұрын

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.

@FermentationAdventures Жыл бұрын

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

@DFDSArt Жыл бұрын

Using a Flourmill to crush my grains!

@codebowl Жыл бұрын

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

@homebrewmania Жыл бұрын

Where’s the corona mill crew at?

@shibuigardenbungalows0420 Жыл бұрын

Why did you not include the old hand crank mill?

@edwardreverend6417 Жыл бұрын

What about meat grinder?

@xander1052 Жыл бұрын

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

@radeks5399 Жыл бұрын

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