That's not a penis, it's one of those contraptions for women who want to stand to pee.
+1 on the lifetime ugly junk prize.
Oh god, you're right! It is the SHENIS....
In fact for those of you without 3d printers....... Just sayin....
That's not a penis, it's one of those contraptions for women who want to stand to pee.
+1 on the lifetime ugly junk prize.
My mill arrived today! Had to straighten out a couple small dents in the hopper and the casting on the grinder wheel is far from perfect, but for 15 bucks delivered I am happy.
Did a quick setup on a makeshift table (pallet top on sawhorses), and did a test grind with a handful of barely. Grind is very fine and should be perfect for BIAB. What do you think?
My mill arrived today! Had to straighten out a couple small dents in the hopper and the casting on the grinder wheel is far from perfect, but for 15 bucks delivered I am happy.
Did a quick setup on a makeshift table (pallet top on sawhorses), and did a test grind with a handful of barely. Grind is very fine and should be perfect for BIAB. What do you think?
I don't think that looks very fine? Looks to be some whole kernels remaining???
Pictures lie sometimes, are there whole kernels in the grist? If yes, tighten the mil and repeat....
Yep. That works. Bonus points for the extra effort expended for motorization.My automated imitation corona grinder. Works great for my needs, I use two 5 gallon buckets... I can post more pictures if anyone is interestedView attachment 547444 full]547444[/ATTACH]
How do you get the grain out of the bucket after? I cut the bottom of the bucket out and drop it into a second bucket. That way when you are done you just lift the mill bucket off and have a full one underneathFinally got around to upgrading the hopper, so nice to get the full grain bill all at once. Beersmith measured 89% mash efficiency for this batch. Im a happy camper.View attachment 553600
I measure my grain into a bucket, pour into hopper. The top part of the mill now goes into the already soiled grain bucket. lifting the whole bucket, mill (-hopper) and pouring past the mill seems like it would be heavy and cumbersome IMHO. To each his/her own I guess.You remove the hopper and bucket lid and pour the grain out same as you would with any bucket.
A little more difficult than the bottomless bucket, but I don’t like the bottomless bucket set up because you can’t set it down without marking a spot with grain dust.
Of course you can set it in another empty bucket, but then your into a 3 bucket rig too much imo.
I like a single bucket jmo
Of course you can set it in another empty bucket, but then your into a 3 bucket rig too much imo.
I measure my grain into a bucket, pour into hopper.
I say use whatever works for you, each way is a means to getting milled grain into the mash tun (or grain bag). Actually just inherited a Millar's B3 mill so I think the Corona is going into semi-retirement lol.I calibrated my 5 gallon hopper by volume and measure my base grain by volume into the hopper, so the additional bucket doesn’t exist.
Both work well and I can perhaps see the benefit of using three buckets.
Perhaps I’m becoming a stubborn old man and can’t admit someone improved the original corona mill bucket design, lol not that old yet cheers!
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How do you get the grain out of the bucket after? I cut the bottom of the bucket out and drop it into a second bucket. That way when you are done you just lift the mill bucket off and have a full one underneath
This is the process I use as well. Works well for me!I measure my grain into a bucket, pour into hopper. The top part of the mill now goes into the already soiled grain bucket. lifting the whole bucket, mill (-hopper) and pouring past the mill seems like it would be heavy and cumbersome IMHO. To each his/her own I guess.
Due to the crude castings and rude machining, every Corona-type mill is a new adventure. You just have to grind a few ounces at a time til it looks right. It took three tries on my Victoria, and I've never touched it since. Good luck!I finally gave up on finding a second hand cheap corona around here and so just today ended up ordering one off Amazon.
Looking forward to setting it up (thinking I'll try the "bottomless buck" design), getting the mill adjusted, and giving it a try. Have been having challenges with efficiency so Im hoping crushing my own grain will help.
Question... For testing the mill adjustment am I best off buying a lb of grain to test with, or is there any other way to gauge where I want the mill set?
Question... For testing the mill adjustment am I best off buying a lb of grain to test with, or is there any other way to gauge where I want the mill set?
Due to the crude castings and rude machining, every Corona-type mill is a new adventure. You just have to grind a few ounces at a time til it looks right. It took three tries on my Victoria, and I've never touched it since. Good luck!
You don’t really need “grain to test with”, if a small amount is too coarse just run it through the mill again.
Keep grinding until there are few if any whole kernels, let that be your guide, and don’t fear some flour, a good crush should contain some flour imo.
OK. I don't have anything fancy shmancy like an air compressor, but I can probably get er done with some inverted banging. lol
Main thing is, I'm not needing to actually wash it, good to know.
AFAIK all home center 5 gallon pails are the same size, and should be big enough.Are the 5 gal homer buckets big enough for these mills to fit down into? Or are people using larger, maybe 6 gal buckets.
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