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Offline HEUBrewer

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Anybody besides me still use this
« on: January 30, 2024, 07:47:51 pm »
Been using this for almost 30 years and lost count on how many pounds of grain has went through this. Definitely well over a ton.   Only mod was to cutoff the handle.  Completely dustless operation




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Offline HEUBrewer

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Re: Anybody besides me still use this
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2024, 07:52:59 pm »
Can crush 10 lbs of grain in no time even when taking time to refill my hopper which handles about 6lbs of grain.


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Re: Anybody besides me still use this
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2024, 08:30:24 am »
PhilMill? Not me, but I'm still using my 20+ year old JSP
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Re: Anybody besides me still use this
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2024, 10:01:01 am »
The PhilMill was my first mill. I think it's still somewhere in my shop (aka The Black Hole)
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Anybody besides me still use this
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2024, 01:15:41 pm »
Put me down for a JSP as well. I’ve replaced drills used to power it but the mill is rock steady.
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Offline chumley

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Re: Anybody besides me still use this
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2024, 03:13:35 pm »
My PhilMill wore out about 15 years ago. I do still have a Phil's sparger aka whirlygig that I keep on my brewshelf as a reminder of yesteryear.

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Re: Anybody besides me still use this
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2024, 02:42:10 pm »
JSP for many years at this point - mine has a bucket mounted with a 1" hole and the same kind of funnel stuck in the hole to feed the grain into the mill's housing.  Works like a champ.  I can't guess how many pounds of grain have gone through that mill.  It's a workhorse.  Built by Jack Schmidling, I power it with a motor that is the same as  Malt Mill sells.
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Re: Anybody besides me still use this
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2024, 08:11:53 am »
I had a JSP mill for many years until the rollers wore down enough and my efficiency went to hell.  It was the preset version.  I loved the mill but after Jack Schmidling's shop was destroyed in a fire and he went out of business, I bought a Crankaandstein three roller mill and really like it.

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