Motor For A Mill

[cooperplace]

Can someone link me to a thread or two on what motors brewers have used and pics on their set-ups. Have bought a millmaster some time ago and its about time I got my **** together and set it up. From what I have read so far I would need a minnimum of a 1hp / .75kw motor. Better still if there are brewers out there who can pm me on what they have done. Specifically info on the millmaster would be better.

Cheers
BYB

Hi,

I have a JSP mill, has 1.5" rollers (it's from the US) and it is direct drive (no gears) using a big old Hitachi 2-speed drill, 570W. Drill has a gearbox (not electronic control) and I use it on low speed, 700rpm.

Works perfectly, has been doing so for almost 10 years.

This mill takes a lot of torque, and I have 3 smaller drills which won't run it.

Hope this helps.

Peter

 

[3G]

Do you run a millmaster?

BYB

Sure do. And it ***** me every time a bit of grain gets in the gears. A massive design fault and should be supplied with an aftermarket stainless gueard to fix the problem. IMHO :icon_cheers:

 

[floppinab]

Pics as promised...

The mill pulley is 12" A section, the smallest end of the motor pulley is 1" but the way the belt rides up in it its probably more like 1.5-2"
Pulleys

Could you post the details of where you sourced that pully from???

 

[KillerRx4]

Gav, I got the pulley off ebay. But it had a 1" bore, I had it sleeved to fit the 12mm shaft by a local engineering shop.

The pulley cost $23.50 all up then $50 for machine work.

Sammus posted a pulley suppliers detals on page 1 that looks like a good source.

 

[KillerRx4]

I guess if you no-chill putting a mill on a brewstand is probably safe. But I use a chiller and there is no way I would lay a blanket of lactic across gear that is going to be in contact with chilled wort at the end of the process. You may be lucky, and it may work out, but why take the risk if you dont need to.

I do no-chill so maybe a non issue. However I'm not convinced it would pose an issue if I was chilling.

Pouring the grain into the tun dusts up quite a bit anyway, more dust over the top of the vessels doing this than the milling process.

If I had a dedicated mill stand, milling would probably be done in the garage, I ferment & transfer in the garage. Proabaly better off dusting up outside rather than inside.