Whats everyones view on these, I know they are not as fast as roller mills, but you can still hook up a drill to them and make them pretty fast
I ordered a corona but the price was a little cheaper than other places I could find to buy one. When I got it it was actually a "victoria" which is still made by corona apparently. It was brand new so I had to wash some kind of unidentifiable grease off of the parts but once it was nice and clean it was fine. The only problem I have is with mounting it to a table, it slips around a little while hand cranking and I have to hold with my my other hand which gets old after a couple #'s of grain. I need to work on how to mount it more securely but I don't have a countertop that works, I mount on my dinner table.
While true hand cranking is slow and laborious it has a certain kind of charm to it that adds a nice personal touch to the brew day. I usually crush my grains the night before so I can mash-in first thing in the morning since it's time consuming/tiring milling 10#'s of grain. I have no complaints really, and if I really feel the need to attach a drill that means I'm out of shape and have other things to worry about
mikescooling said:People like them. Would I use one? N0, using my mill is my favorite part of brew day. If you have the cash buy a better mill, power it with a drill or motor.
Truly spoken like someone who has never used a corona mill.
amandabab said:I've used one for years, if It ever breaks, I'll replace it with another.
With the efficiencies I get, I don't think a roller mill is an upgrade.
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