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*'''Hopper size''' - Hopper size is a matter of convenience and budget. It is most convenient to add the grain to the hopper all at once, however it doesn't hurt anything if you need to pause partway through milling in order to fill the hopper with more grain. Portability, weight, and storage space should be also be taken into account. Some mills have optional hopper extensions to purchase, or you can make a hopper extension yourself. | *'''Hopper size''' - Hopper size is a matter of convenience and budget. It is most convenient to add the grain to the hopper all at once, however it doesn't hurt anything if you need to pause partway through milling in order to fill the hopper with more grain. Portability, weight, and storage space should be also be taken into account. Some mills have optional hopper extensions to purchase, or you can make a hopper extension yourself. | ||
*'''Throughput rate''' - Differences in roller length and how fast the rollers feed grain is generally negligible for home brewers and not something that needs to be considered. Throughput depends largely on drive speed (RPM) and not the particular mill characteristics. | *'''Throughput rate''' - Differences in roller length and how fast the rollers feed grain is generally negligible for home brewers and not something that needs to be considered. Throughput depends largely on drive speed (RPM) and not the particular mill characteristics. | ||
*'''Roller speed differential''' - Modern large-scale commercial mills have the rollers spinning at different speeds.<ref name=Kunze/> This increases the effectiveness of the crush by shearing off the husk from the endosperm, which serves to increase yield while reducing husk damage.<ref name=Mousia/> The only home brew mill with speed differential is from Ss Brewtech. | |||
== Mounting the mill == | == Mounting the mill == | ||