What should be a malt crusher

Brewing is a complex process, at each stage of which certain types of equipment are used. At the very beginning of work, to obtain high-quality wort, it is better to use crushed grain products. Therefore, before mashing, germinated barley must be prepared, and for this you will need a crusher for malt.

Types and description of equipment

Any grain in the crushed state is easier to process. The main task is to get the product that is most suitable for further use. At this stage, special equipment called “crusher” is used. According to the mechanism of action on raw materials, it can be of two types:

1. Hammer. Used for processing wheat, corn, barley, peas and beans.
2. Valtsova. It is used for the preparation of feed (barley, oats) or in brewing (malt).

The intricacies of the preparation of a foamy drink include the partial preservation of the integrity of the individual elements of the grain. That is why for brewing, the second type of equipment is most preferable.

In addition, the roller mill for malt in this case has very definite advantages:

• it produces coarse grinding of the product (divides the grain into 2 or 4 parts);
• makes it possible to adjust the gap between the working bodies (rollers);
• more reliable and durable.

Depending on the amount of grain processed in one hour, the malt crusher can be:

• professional (over 100 kilograms);
• manual (no more than 60 kilograms).

At large breweries, units are installed that can process up to 2 tons of raw materials in 1 hour. Given the total volume of production, a malt crusher also happens:

1. Simple (consists of two rollers with a smooth surface).
2. Mnogovaltovskaya (contains 2 or 4 working bodies).

For the proper conduct of the process, it is necessary to choose the best option, the most profitable in these conditions.

For private purposes

Manual malt grinder is perfect for home use. It is convenient, compact and quite effective for small production volumes. Typically, in such devices, two or three adjustable rolls are provided. By setting independently a certain distance between them, you can get the desired fraction of the product during crushing. The Comfort 500 hand mill is very popular with amateur brewers.

This is an aggregate in which the product is ground using millstones. Externally, the device resembles a conventional meat grinder. It is also attached to the surface using a special platform and a pressure wrench, and is driven by turning the handle. The product is poured into the bowl and auger is pumped into the space between the millstones. Passing through them, the malt is crushed to the desired state. Using the clamping mechanism, you can set the desired distance between the working bodies, while receiving the finished product of a certain size.

Home construction

What about those who do not have such a chopper? Using a meat grinder or a regular mortar, of course, is undesirable. But do not despair. It turns out that a do-it-yourself crusher for malt is done very easily. To do this, you will need:

• two rollers;
• a metal frame measuring approximately 90x120 millimeters;
• two gears;
• hairpin or pipe as a shaft;
• a board for a bed with a slot;
• two aluminum corners ;
• box;
• bunker.

After all the spare parts have been prepared, it remains only to perform a few simple steps:

1. Put the rollers on the studs and install them inside the box.
2. Using the corners, fix the resulting structure on the board.
3. Put the hopper on top.
4. Hang the handle on the protruding part of the shaft.
5. Having put malt into the tank, turn the system by turning the handle.

For crushing to be more effective, it is necessary that the rollers are not smooth, but corrugated. In addition, several notches can be applied to their outer surface. The device is ready. Now you can start the main work.