Aus wide Bulk buy Grain mill- Malt Muncher

[MastersBrewery]

mine arrived today, waiting till I go get the brew assistant from day care ...... he loves opening shiny things :lol:

 

[jaypes]

already assembled and adjusted for my grind

Woo-hoo

 

[andy@67]

Mine arrived today. Thanks again Truman. Great job.

Cheers,


Andrew.

 

[lukiferj]

Had a nice little surprise waiting for me when I got home from work. Now to work out how to mount the bloody thing! Cheers Truman.

 

[mcben]

Hi Truman, mine arrived today. Thanks again

 

[mcben]

For those interested in attaching the mill to a base, I found the pictures and link below on another forum. I plan to follow a similar approach with my base design, it stores away quite well, inverted into the bucket.





http://www.slobrewer.com/howto/building-a-compact-crankandstein-mill-base-and-hopper/

 

[Lex]

Got mine today. Top effort Truman, job well done.

 

[Truman42]

That's what I want to do but my concern is the weight of the drill might cause the base to tip. With his mill his hopper is made of wood so seems a bit heavier and would possibly counter balance the drill.

I think two ways to solve the problem is use a square piece of wood larger than the pail so you can use weights on the opposite side to counter balance the drill. And maybe make the slit for your mill in the wood as close to the opposite side of drill near the edge of the bucket so the drill is brought closer to the centre of the bucket.

 

[Mobbee007]

Got mine today, thanks heaps Truman you're a legend

 

[mcben]

I see your concern, the only issue with moving the slit to the opposite edge would be that if you want to invert it to store it away, the hopper may not fit into the bucket. Worst case a weight could always be added to the opposite side. Considering that to turn on the drill you have to pull the trigger, I think the weight could be supported somewhat. I am going to try mine with a piece of 16mm mdf, which is rather sturdy and has plenty of weight to it.

 

[Truman42]

I see your concern, the only issue with moving the slit to the opposite edge would be that if you want to invert it to store it away, the hopper may not fit into the bucket. Worst case a weight could always be added to the opposite side. Considering that to turn on the drill you have to pull the trigger, I think the weight could be supported somewhat. I am going to try mine with a piece of 16mm mdf, which is rather sturdy and has plenty of weight to it.

Good point I never thought of that. Think ill get some 16mm mdf as well and give it a go.

 

[MastersBrewery]

Thinking the same bucket Idea, but to get both motor (similar to QldKev) and mill to fit I might have to shorten the mill shaft, not something I really want to do. Anyway will post pics when I come up with a workable solution. Mean while my 2 year old son likes his new toy, just gotta make sure he keeps those fingers out of the hopper, though he can't turn it and reach his hand in there at the same time. Thanks Truman fantastic job!

 

[Truman42]

I did mine today as per the photo posted by McBen. I used 12mm ply and the drill does not tip the board over like I thought it would. Seems to be close enough to the centre to avoid this.

I will post a picture when Ive mounted the mill to the board.

Anyone else get their mills in the post yet??

 

[The Village Idiot]

Got mine today, thanks again

 

[chefeffect]

I had an old computer desk so used a renovator tool to cut out the correct hole in the top and connected the mill, the container underneath catches one hopper full of grain, so I just have to empty the container a couple of times per batch. Works fine, plus works well for weighing out other items and preparing ingredients prior to brewing..

 

[Truman42]

I had an old computer desk so used a renovator tool to cut out the correct hole in the top and connected the mill, the container underneath catches one hopper full of grain, so I just have to empty the container a couple of times per batch. Works fine, plus works well for weighing out other items and preparing ingredients prior to brewing..

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Thats awesome mate...

 

[Westaussiebrewer]

no im still sitting here waiting

 

[Guysmiley54]

Got mine today! Beautiful Thanks Truman, bloody legend :super:

 

[tbetland]

Got mine today. Truman you rock. Gunna give it a test tomorrow

 

[tbetland]

Got mine today. Truman you rock. Gunna give it a test tomorrow

 

[Truman42]

The pail idea is good but you can't turn the board upside down and fit the hopper into the pail as its too big. DOHHH

 

[bsb]

arrived today, cheers truman!

 

[Golani51]

I didn't see these updates either until Helles told me about it today.


I will start a new BB as I think we have a fair few still looking for one.

 

[Stagwa]

Mine arrive this morning, not bad from Melbourne to Cairns in a few days. Thanks Troy!

Cheers,
Stagwa

 

[Truman42]

Curious to se when Xa-Jg66 gets his all the way up in Karratha.

 

[DU99]

He will be blown away

 

[sp0rk]

Mine arrive this morning, not bad from Melbourne to Cairns in a few days. Thanks Troy!

Cheers,
Stagwa

Well if you got yours, hopefully mine should be waiting when i get home too

 

[Westaussiebrewer]

Curious to se when Xa-Jg66 gets his all the way up in Karratha.

Me to as I'm still waiting

 

[Truman42]

Me to as I'm still waiting

i checked your tracking number last night and it still says at Post office where I dropped it, but I dont think thats accurate. Probably on its way to Perth. If its not there by Friday I will investigate further.

 

[Flaminghedgehog]

In my experience it usually takes 10-14 days for a parcel to reach me from the east coast and I am only a couple hundred kays from Perth. Got something sent from QLD a couple weeks ago and it took 14 days by courier. They don't call WA "Wait Awhile" for nothing!