MM-3Pro Mill Motor

[tgodsill]

I am in the midst of planning a motorized grain mill. I have an MM-3Pro with 2" rollers. Does anyone have any problems using the 1/2HP motor from All American Ale works with a large 3 roller mill like this? I do plan on going with the 180RPM version which has 14.46 foot pounds / 173.52 inch pounds of torque. I don't think that I would have any issues, but Monster Brewing says this mill requires a 1HP motor. Thanks for your help!

Timothy

 

[mongoose33]

I am in the midst of planning a motorized grain mill. I have an MM-3Pro with 2" rollers. Does anyone have any problems using the 1/2HP motor from All American Ale works with a large 3 roller mill like this? I do plan on going with the 180RPM version which has 14.46 foot pounds / 173.52 inch pounds of torque. I don't think that I would have any issues, but Monster Brewing says this mill requires a 1HP motor. Thanks for your help!

Timothy

Problems with it? That's part of the reason I went w/ the AAW motor. I have the 180-rpm version, get the proper keyway for the MM3 and you're good to go.

 

[tgodsill]

Do you have any regrets going with the 180RPM motor vs. the 240RPM version? Also, what are the dimensions of the top of your cart? Great build btw!

 

[mongoose33]

Regrets of 180 vs. 240? No--in fact, I want it slower. The faster a mill goes, the more it'll tend to promote oxidation. Slower is better. It takes about 2 minutes to go through 12 pounds of malt at that speed. Gap is .035.

The mill cart is 27" wide by 16" deep. I had a scrap piece of laminated chipboard so I went with that for the top. BTW, that top is hinged, as you can see from the pic in the earlier post. I wanted a way to tip it up and get underneath to clean as necessary. The rest was based on other scrap I had lying around. The size was determined by the space in which I had to store it.

BTW, the easy way to get the rolling base is to buy a furniture dolly. Virtually all home stores sell them, as well as farm stores and the like. I've seen the 18x30" furniture dolly on sale for $9.99. If you like that form factor, you can build right on it. I took mine apart and cut it down to fit the 16x27 dimensions, using just the long-side runners. But you could build right on top of it if you wanted.

If you go to the All American Aleworks site and look at their gallery, you'll find a ton of different ways people set the motor/mill up. You may have a cart or some such you could press into service.

 

[tgodsill]

Thanks much for the input and pics! Purchases have been made based on your recommendations. Cheers!