What crushed grain looks like

Martin the fish · Post by **Martin the fish** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:46 am

I've taken a shot of my badly crushed grain done in my blender 'V' grain i recieved today from my supplier.

My 'blender attack' grain is on the left.

On the right is grain recieved crushed from my supplier.

Martin the fish · Post by **Martin the fish** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:52 am

This is my 5kg crushed Maris Otter from same supplier.

Martin the fish · Post by **Martin the fish** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:53 am

I don't have a reference of 'blender attack mode' for this as i used mine unsuccesfully in my first MM.

Lesson learnt there eh DaaB

Martin the fish · Post by **Martin the fish** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:56 am

DaaB wrote:Is that pale malt? Looks a little like crystal/caramel to me?

pale:right dark crystal:left

Crystal is no good as a base malt i'm afraid.

Sorry twas Crystal.

Ya lucky to get pic's-now you want them in order with correct descriptions?

Martin the fish · Post by **Martin the fish** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:00 pm

I reckon i can get my current 'blender attack mode' on my crystal a little better for sure.

I figured i could sneakily get away with adding a few grams here and there

Martin the fish · Post by **Martin the fish** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:02 pm

I went a bit mad buying hops at first-even before i'd ever used them

But now i don't have a hop shortage for my two vars-Green Bullet and Sticklebract. I also have Fuggles and EKG pellets.

Martin the fish · Post by **Martin the fish** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:27 pm

DaaB wrote:If you can, store them in the freezer.

They have a freezer all to themsleves.

Martin the fish · Post by **Martin the fish** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:11 pm

DaaB wrote:Of course you should always keep a freezer filled for it to run economically

I'd better get some more hops then!

steve_flack · Post by **steve_flack** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:12 pm

DaaB wrote:Of course you should always keep a freezer filled for it to run economically

I should remember that the next time I get complaints that the hops have 'spread' to another drawer.

Martin the fish · Post by **Martin the fish** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:16 pm

Don't you mill your own grain SF?

Can we have a look at it please ?

steve_flack · Post by **steve_flack** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:20 pm

Martin the fish wrote:Don't you mill your own grain SF?

Can we have a look at it please ?

What the grain or the mill?

Either way you're in luck as I'll be milling some tonight as I'm brewing tomorrow.

Martin the fish · Post by **Martin the fish** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:47 pm

steve_flack wrote:
Martin the fish wrote:Don't you mill your own grain SF?

Can we have a look at it please ?
What the grain or the mill?

Either way you're in luck as I'll be milling some tonight as I'm brewing tomorrow.

Well, both would be rather good.

Come on then, show us ya grains

delboy · Post by **delboy** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:21 pm

get your grains out for the lads

Heres one of the crush i get with my barley crusher mill.

Post by **Andy** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:37 pm

Do Barley Crusher users using a power drill find you have to give the drill some "beans" to get the rollers to spin ? That's what I found to be the case last Saturday (first time I've used the crusher in anger with a drill)

delboy · Post by **delboy** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:26 pm

Andy wrote:Do Barley Crusher users using a power drill find you have to give the drill some "beans" to get the rollers to spin ? That's what I found to be the case last Saturday (first time I've used the crusher in anger with a drill)

Yipe Andy you have to give it a bit of welly to get it started, then you can ease back on the power a bit to slow the rollers down a tad.

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What crushed grain looks like

What crushed grain looks like