Which grain mill to get?

I can get a Barley Crusher setup for about $150 or a 3-roller Monster Mill setup for about $220... is the extra $70 bucks worth it in anyone’s opinion?

(note that I’ll be asking for it for Christmas and could get either price point, it just might be nice to get $70 of other stuff)

if you are happy with the crush that you have been getting from the homebrew store, then go with the Barley Crusher, a single crush is perfectly adequate.

JSP Malt Mill, not adjustable, and I could not be happier with it.

Originally posted by Cliff
JSP Malt Mill, not adjustable, and I could not be happier with it.

Just curious, what do you do for non barley grains and malts? I can’t imagine brewing without an adjustable mill, or I suppose I can, it means I wouldn’t be grinding things that weren’t barely.

Originally posted by FlacoAlto
if you are happy with the crush that you have been getting from the homebrew store, then go with the Barley Crusher, a single crush is perfectly adequate.

I’ve never had anything else, so who knows? :/

Reading between the lines: get the monster :)

Originally posted by FlacoAlto

Originally posted by Cliff
JSP Malt Mill, not adjustable, and I could not be happier with it.

Just curious, what do you do for non barley grains and malts? I can’t imagine brewing without an adjustable mill, or I suppose I can, it means I wouldn’t be grinding things that weren’t barely.

It does just fine with wheat and rye. I usually mix the wheat and/or rye with a few pounds of base malt and run it through. I then add that to the main grist and run that through. Never had sparge issues and my effencieny is 75 - 80% regularly.