benno1973
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Sorry, didn't mean to create a discussion topic for this, just clicked on the worng button. Was actually a bit curious to see if anyone had answered this guys question. Anyhoo, back to the forum...
Well, actually, seeing as I was the idiot that clicked on the button, I guess I can provide some sort of information, regardless of how useful or based on fact it is.
Grain Mills go from around $60 up to thousands of dollars.
Corona mills are the bottom end of the market, and your cheapest option. They have a relatively small hopper, but if you're planning on doing partials, this may not be such a big issue depending on how much grain you want to crush. They are adjustable, and you can get a good crush from them.
Marga Mills are the next grade up, at around $140. These are a 3-roller mill, and rollers are preferred over grinding discs for crush consistency. I own one of these, and to be honest, the major benefit it has over the corona mill is that it takes less effort to crush the grain. They also come with a small hopper, but you can make your own and there's threads on here about how to adjust the Marga for the best crush.
After that, you start looking at bigger mills, like the barley crusher, Monster Mill, Crankandstein, Mill master etc etc. in the $200-400 range There's loads of threads on here that talk about the pros and the cons, and I won't regurgitate what they say. Try doing a search like this.
Hope this is helpful
Well, actually, seeing as I was the idiot that clicked on the button, I guess I can provide some sort of information, regardless of how useful or based on fact it is.
Grain Mills go from around $60 up to thousands of dollars.
Corona mills are the bottom end of the market, and your cheapest option. They have a relatively small hopper, but if you're planning on doing partials, this may not be such a big issue depending on how much grain you want to crush. They are adjustable, and you can get a good crush from them.
Marga Mills are the next grade up, at around $140. These are a 3-roller mill, and rollers are preferred over grinding discs for crush consistency. I own one of these, and to be honest, the major benefit it has over the corona mill is that it takes less effort to crush the grain. They also come with a small hopper, but you can make your own and there's threads on here about how to adjust the Marga for the best crush.
After that, you start looking at bigger mills, like the barley crusher, Monster Mill, Crankandstein, Mill master etc etc. in the $200-400 range There's loads of threads on here that talk about the pros and the cons, and I won't regurgitate what they say. Try doing a search like this.
Hope this is helpful