Lesson 7 - Milling Technology SAQ
This lesson provides the opportunity for you to test yourself on the material covered in the Milling Technology lesson and determine the level to which you have attained the expected outcomes.
Self-Assessment Questions
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*Rank the following mills in order of their effectiveness at producing a desirable grist and attaining optimum extract efficiency from under-modified malt. Explain your reasoning.
• Six-roller conditioned dry mill
• Steep conditioned mill
• Hammer mill
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**Briefly describe the design and operation of a six-roller dry mill and a steep conditioned wet mill. Explain why you would select each.
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**Explain how a steep condition mill overcomes or mitigates the problems associated with a full steep wet mill.
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** What mill would you recommend for the following breweries and why?
• Small pub brewery making 3,000 hL per year, using an isothermal mash tun
• Large brewery making 1,500,000 hL per year, using lauter tuns in an area of water scarcity
• Medium sized brewery specialising in export beer making 150,000 hL per year, using a mash filter