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FERRODAY GM-M-504 Two-Roller Malt Mill, No Base Plate

A hand-cranked malt crusher with an adjustable roller gap, supplied without a supporting base plate.

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The equipment in use

How this item fits your brewing setup

The GM-M-504 crushes malted brewing grain between two rollers. Choose it when you want to prepare a grain charge for brewing, rather than make flour or process hard whole corn. The supplied crank provides manual operation; a drill is optional and is not included.

The hopper is specified to hold up to 7.7 lb of grain. The two adjustment knobs change the roller clearance, with a stated 0.025–0.1 in range. That adjustment lets you select the crush for the malt and brewing process; no single setting or extraction yield is guaranteed for every grain bill.

The selected version explicitly has no base plate. Plan a suitable supporting mount and a collection vessel before use: the pictured mill, hopper and crank do not form a complete freestanding counter appliance. Check the mounting arrangement rather than assuming a board, bucket or fasteners for your support are included.

The rollers and small screws are described as stainless steel, while the hopper and crank handle use aluminum alloy. Compare the MaltMuncher if its three-roller layout and 12 lb hopper suit your workflow better. Neither a larger hopper nor an extra roller establishes a measured throughput or a guaranteed filter bed.

The selected reference

Specifications & supplied details

Brand
FERRODAY
Part number
GM-M-504
Selected version
No base plate
Roller arrangement
Two adjustable rollers
Roller material specification
Stainless steel
Hopper and crank material specification
Aluminum alloy
Hopper specification
Up to 7.7 lb grain
Stated gap range
0.025–0.1 in
Operation
Supplied manual crank; optional drill use

Before and during use

Advice for this reference

Before you choose

Provide an appropriate support and collection vessel for the no-base version.

Also check

Choose the actual crush for the malt and process instead of assuming a universal setting.

Connections & scope

Fit and useful limits

  • No base plate, collection bucket, drill, motor or mounting hardware for your chosen support established as included.
  • Supplier excludes corn, soybeans, sugarcane, flakes and flour production; no universal grain-mill role or guaranteed throughput.

Questions about this product

What else should you know?

Do I need to own a drill to operate it?

No. The selected reference includes a removable hand crank for manual operation. A drill is an optional separate drive method.

Can I stand it on a counter as pictured and start milling?

A supporting base plate is explicitly excluded. Arrange a suitable mount and a collection vessel before use.

Can I use it as a flour mill or corn cracker?

The supplier excludes those uses. It is a malted-brewing-grain crusher, rather than a general flour or hard-corn mill.

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