KitchenAid Grain Mill Attachement

[branlovesbeer]

Has anyone used the KitchenAid grain mill attachment to mill your grains. Someone was planning to get me one for Christmas this year but I wanted to know whether it was even a viable option before spending the money.

I was reading on the KitchenAid site that it has two settings. Fine and Course but I didn't know how course we were talking here. As all I really want to do is crack the grains not turn them into a course flour.

Thanks

[Mill Rat]

I've tried a number of options, and nothing works like squeezing the grains between two counterrotating rollers. Crush, not rip. I've yet to find anything that does that other than purpose-built grain mills. I'd bet the Kitchenaid attachment is nothing more than a powered corona-type mill, which does not produce satisfactory results for mashing.

[vance71975]

Originally Posted by branlovesbeer

Has anyone used the KitchenAid grain mill attachment to mill your grains. Someone was planning to get me one for Christmas this year but I wanted to know whether it was even a viable option before spending the money.

I was reading on the KitchenAid site that it has two settings. Fine and Course but I didn't know how course we were talking here. As all I really want to do is crack the grains not turn them into a course flour.

Thanks

That is more for making flour, coarse or fine flour. If they want to get you a grain mill, i would agree with mill rat and have them get one MADE for brewing grains.

[Mad Scientist]

Before I bought my mill, I read up on the kitchen aid, and I would not advise it.

1. As already mentioned, it is for making flour....not cracking grain
2. The notes I saw mentioned that it was really, really hard on the kitchen aid unit itself...to the point of burning it up.