Adding molasses to a mixer

[Brodey1986]

I have an alvan blanch 1 ton mill mixer, I am looking into adding molale to knock the dust and help the minerals stick to the barley.
I'm looking for the best way to add it to the mixer tho, some people have a dribble bar into the top of the mixer, others a pipe to tje bottom. Of the mixer.
Looking to include it at a rate of around 5%
Any tips and advice would be helpful.

 

[Collie dog Sid]

Ours is piped from top and works well. Basically a bar that runs through the mixer, with holes in it. Keeping it clean is pretty important but easy to do

 

[Bobthebuilder]

our old 1 used to have a tank with a pump on it next to mixer with a dribble bar, use a superior mobile mixer now with ibc on the back and it just trickles into mixing auger from ibc with a gate vale to control flow

 

[Brodey1986]

Ours is piped from top and works well. Basically a bar that runs through the mixer, with holes in it. Keeping it clean is pretty important but easy to do

What size pipe do you have running through?
This had been my 1st thought until a saw a couple with tanks piped to the bottom, when do you add the molasses?

 

[bobajob]

What size pipe do you have running through?
This had been my 1st thought until a saw a couple with tanks piped to the bottom, when do you add the molasses?

The orange sewage type pipe is what I have seen.

 

[Brodey1986]

The orange sewage type pipe is what I have seen.

Surely a 4inch pipe is a bit over the top?

 

[mo!]

Ours has the factory kit, 1 1/2" pipe at the top of the mixer. You need to make sure that you buy the flowable molasses. I think we used to buy palamol?

 

[Brodey1986]

This one is a flowable type, they tell me its ideal for home mixing, are you able to send any photos?

 

[Collie dog Sid]

What size pipe do you have running through?
This had been my 1st thought until a saw a couple with tanks piped to the bottom, when do you add the molasses?

The tank is fixed on the side of the mixer, with a 2 inch pipe on the bottom, that pipe is fixed on too a 1 and a half inch pipe that runs through the top of the mixer, giving a slow even spread of mol in the mix.we usually add the protein blend first then the mol.

 

[Brodey1986]

I take it the pipe in the mixer has holes drilled in it to allow it to trickle out.

 

[mo!]

 

[Chuckie]

I take it the pipe in the mixer has holes drilled in it to allow it to trickle out.

Yes, and it's a good idea to put jubilee clips round the pipe where the holes are, then you can partly cover some of the holes to get an even spread right across

 

[Brodey1986]

Thanks for that, do you find it gums all the mixer up, the nutritionist has suggested a molasses called molale 60% dry matter, tells me it's ment for home mixers so flows well and shouldn't gum up

 

[Chuckie]

It only gums up if you put too much in. I'm using stuff called golden pro 30 from UM, it's thin and flows well.

 

[Brodey1986]

How much are you putting into a ton mix?

 

[mo!]

Thanks for that, do you find it gums all the mixer up, the nutritionist has suggested a molasses called molale 60% dry matter, tells me it's ment for home mixers so flows well and shouldn't gum up

Yes, we bought a wide chisel to go in the SDS drill for regular maintenance.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Thanks for that, do you find it gums all the mixer up, the nutritionist has suggested a molasses called molale 60% dry matter, tells me it's ment for home mixers so flows well and shouldn't gum up

Ask EDF Mann who are the molasses people and explain what you are doing and how you do it, they will know which product to use. You don't want to get molasses wrong, believe me. You will only ever want to see a molasses mars bar stuck in a trailer once in your life!