MotorcycleMatt said:I hand cranked maybe a lb if that, realized doing 15 lbs was going to suck and chucked up my Milwaukee drill to it. I'm done milling in less than 5 minutes now
autobaun70 said:I think I am picking up on a theme here. Most of the hand crankers appear to be 5 gallon batch brewers. Most of my batches require 20-25 lbs of grain, no way I am cranking that much.
WesleyS said:My last grain bill was about 24 lbs. Beer and HBT breaks make hand cranking easier.
So hand cranking a 30+ pound grainbill would be a challenge?
So hand cranking a 30+ pound grainbill would be a challenge?
I had to hand-crank about 11lbs. of grain once...I bought a drill the next week. Just not for me.
Here's mine that I worked on this weekend. Set up to had crank, at least at first. Still planning on expanding the hopper using a water bottle or small bucket.
Itsott said:I thought the stranger was when you sat on your hand til it went numb then hand ground your grain bill.
I thought the stranger was when you sat on your hand til it went numb then hand ground your grain bill.
So I am looking at getting a corona style mill... I am attempting to get through the thread, (currently on page 27...) and just wondering if there is an exact brand that is better than others? Should I get one from discount Tommy's (they are listed for $24.00 and free shipping) or should I get it from somewhere else? Thanks for the help!
I hand crack my big beers with my left hand to even out my forearms....wait...never mind.
Chefboubou said:Ok!!!! After reading approx 60 pages of this teasing thread, I built my PIAP (pail in a pail, would've prefered bucket in a bucket but BIAB is already taken )) However, I see pictures of people using big a$$ drills! How long would last my small corded Black and Decker drill?? I read about low speed drills and I'm not sure this drill has been designed for anything else than drilling through saran wrap! Lol!
brewinginnc said:Just put the finishing touches on my bucket in a bucket and gonna hand crank 16# for a pliny clone
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