G'day guys.
I'll be embarking on Brendans all grain bourbon adventure very very soon and was wanting some gear to make life easier for the process,ie; a grain mill/stone grain Mill.
I have looked around the internets and found that there are a few that mostly run stones and are one switch operation, self sharpening stones etc with 10-12 year warranty.
After a fair while ready and watching reviews if have narrowed it down to two models, both very different from each other but none the less, achieve the same flour consistency with cracked corn.
The Wonder Mill;
1.Ground flour is contained in the unit
2.Stainless Steel Blades, not stones.
3.Mostly made of plastic
4.Can grind corn to a flour at the rate of 1kg per minute for 4 mins, then needs a 2 min rest. (but they have run this thing for 9hrs straight to chew through 1000lbs of grain as a test)
5. $395AUD delivered. (cheapest option), has really good reviews.
Nutimill;
1.Ground flour comes out a chute at the front into whatever you collect it in.
2.Grinding stones. Never need sharpening.
3.Made of wood and I assume plastic bits inside too. 4.Grinds at same rate but because of the stone, no need for a rest during grinding.
5. $720AUD (roughly) delivered.
6.Struggling to find a 220-240v model for Australia.
So I know this is a lot of money. I'm not really interested in trying to make something that does the job these two things do for cheaper. I have the cash ready for a purchase.
This is to make life easier in the long run so I don't have to do what Brendan has had to do(buy corn, get it cracked at his, further crack it at home with a blender or corona mill)
These days I'm looking for ways to make my life easier and maybe a little quicker as I now don't have as much time as I used to.
Just after any opinions as to whether anyone has looked into this type of Mill for their own use. I'd be very interested to see what the brains trust thinks.
Cheers, Milky
(I'll upload pics later this morning from my pc.)