I noticed today after cleaning out my mash tun that I had some shiny metal bits below the bottom of the screen. This has happened before (previously with the Barley Crusher, now while using the Monster Mill) and I didn't see anything make it to the final product.
Has anyone ever seen any metal at this point in the process? I can only assume it's from the mill. The volume of shavings is minor and the particles are extremely small. Thoughts?
*FWIW, last time this happened I went so far as to put rare earth magnets on the plastic fermenter and nothing stuck to it.
After a close look at the rollers I saw the tiny flakes of steel that were coming off (pictures below). When I placed some rare earth magnets over various parts of the rollers, I could see the flakes raise off the rollers. I am really surprised at how much is coming off the rollers. The more I run the magnets over it, the more comes off. I can't imagine any amount of grain would be able to take these shavings off. The fact that this has happened to me with two different mills (assuming two different manufacturers) leads me to believe it's a widespread issue. Perhaps people just aren't catching this or aren't looking?
I'm going to hit it with a wire brush and see if I can't fix this!
http://imgur.com/pAp5x2y
http://imgur.com/LOcTHyX
Has anyone ever seen any metal at this point in the process? I can only assume it's from the mill. The volume of shavings is minor and the particles are extremely small. Thoughts?
*FWIW, last time this happened I went so far as to put rare earth magnets on the plastic fermenter and nothing stuck to it.
After a close look at the rollers I saw the tiny flakes of steel that were coming off (pictures below). When I placed some rare earth magnets over various parts of the rollers, I could see the flakes raise off the rollers. I am really surprised at how much is coming off the rollers. The more I run the magnets over it, the more comes off. I can't imagine any amount of grain would be able to take these shavings off. The fact that this has happened to me with two different mills (assuming two different manufacturers) leads me to believe it's a widespread issue. Perhaps people just aren't catching this or aren't looking?
I'm going to hit it with a wire brush and see if I can't fix this!
http://imgur.com/pAp5x2y
http://imgur.com/LOcTHyX