5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Baking Bread with Freshly Milled Wheat | Bread Baking Advice

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Welcome back y’all! This week I'm going to have a little chat and tell you the 5 things I wish I knew when I first started milling my own wheat and baking bread 10 years ago.
If you're new to milling your wheat, it can be intimidating and overwhelming but don't fret! I am here to help. It's why I started my channel - to help all of you on this wonderful journey we have embarked on together.
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[@kittygianelli6731]

Found the easiest best milled wheat recipe for bread machine bread if anyone wants to try. . 2 cups hard red wheat, 2 cups hard White wheat, 2tsp salt, 2 cups water, 1/2 tablespoon yeast, 1/3 cup honey. Follow your Bread machine for order of ingredients. Soooo good and easy.

[@MrDanrn999]

Thank you, for sharing.

[@Growmap]

That seems like a lot of water.

[@johnbougearel9215]

Felicia, adding Bean Flour to your bread mixes will complete "Essential Amino Acid Profile" - the building blocks of life to make a whole protein. 1/4cup to 1/2 cup and u be to go.

[@JimmysJourney1]

As one who was introduced to sue beckers content about a year ago and am a couple months into my journey of milling and baking with no prior experience, I appreciate this video!! Glad to know I’m not the only one whos gone through this!

[@georgefalconer9810]

Being willing to make mistakes enables you to learn more and grow faster.

[@GrainsandGrit]

Amen!

[@corbiniverson2210]

An FYI. The LDS church offers bulk food storage options to everyone. 25lbs bags of hard red wheat for $13..might be a good option for people wanting an affordable option

[@gordonwaite2]

Why would you “…bite the hand that feeds you?” LDS people are good conservative God loving humans. I am an agnostic but I do not hold a person’s religious beliefs against them, unless they are hypocrites, i.e. preaching the gospel then turn around and do what they preach against. If the Mormons want to help families, I’m all for that.

[@randichristiansen1460]

How do we order?

[@marygram14]

@@gordonwaite2 they do not feed me, so I am not biting their hand 🤷🏼‍♀️ there are several other companies selling wheat berries. Our dollars vote and support. Choose wisely.

[@gordonwaite2]

@@marygram14 It was a metaphor! Also, if they provide food items in bulk cheaper than you can buy them elsewhere, they literally are feeding you. Just at a reduced price.

[@marygram14]

@@gordonwaite2 my answer was also metaphoric😊

[@TheNicoleSanchez]

I am so enjoying your channel Felicia! I just purchased my first grain mill and wheat berries and while I’m an experienced cook and do you enjoy baking, I haven’t done a lot of bread and I have never ground my own wheat. Thanks for all of the great information! 😃 🍞

[@ruthgreen2014]

Such a wise young lady you are!

[@cintie45]

Thank you Felicia I am a new subscriber and just lurched my first bucket of red wheat berries Thank you for your video's and homeschooling I'm a grandma of 6 and another on the way but I think it's never to late to learn Blessings

[@GrainsandGrit]

You can do it!

[@hopew3531]

Thank you for making these videos. I am now switching over to this method but researching all different kinds of bread. I will follow your advice and master one bread, I will be making your recipe! Many blessings on your success! Keep the ideas coming

[@GrainsandGrit]

Thank you so much and WELCOME to the milling family! Bread making can be a rabbit hole for sure. You can make it as complicated or as simple as you want. It helped me so much to just take a step back and focus on mastering one recipe.

[@kellyzent2415]

I think it is great that you have a variety of Bibles! Thanks for a great video, God bless you!

[@thedixiebelle7841]

AAAAAHHH!! Yes!! Thank you! You answered so many of my questions!! Can’t wait to chat more when we see y’all next week!😀💛

[@GrainsandGrit]

So glad it was helpful! Be careful, I can talk about this all day lol

[@virginiabuckles]

Thank you for this video, I really needed to hear that. I started to make all kinds of recipes, and it’s discouraging when you can’t get them right. Love your advice of mastering one recipe first. Thanks so much! 🌸

[@GrainsandGrit]

You are most welcome! I was the same way concerning sourdough. I didn't have my loaf recipe mastered and I was also trying to do sourdough and I felt so defeated. I think decided to focus and master one, and that has helped boost my confidence so much!

[@TrggrWarning]

@@GrainsandGrit Figuring out how to make a sourdough starter and sourdough bread last year was kinda fun. Prior to that I never baked a thing and I got a little lucky, they were good. I stopped because it was a slow process and the other breads weren’t as good, (think I need a new oven). In the meantime I bought a bread machine and want to start again with milled wheat. Just need to figure out where to buy wheat berries. Someone suggested LDS do you know anything about that/them? Or where to buy it?

[@GrainsandGrit]

Absolutely, check out my WHERE TO BUY GRAINS page - I keep it up to date with the best sources: grainsandgrit.com/buygrains/

[@ziggysmom5646]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Very informative.

[@GrainsandGrit]

My pleasure!

[@Genesis.1-1]

I am so fortunate that your channel showed up in my feed. I've been looking into wheat berries for about a week, and you are correct...the whole process can be intimidating...your video helped with that. Besides the wheat berries information, I was first drawn to your bookshelf behind you. A person's bookshelf provides great insight into who they are. Your collection of Bibles is impressive. I have a lot of Bibles as well and am always on the lookout for new/old versions I don't have. My wife recently asked me if I thought I had enough Bibles...I responded with don't you think you have enough shoes? The subject hasn't come up since. Anyway, I also tuned into your classical homeschool comments and am impressed. My son and his wife also use that method to homeschool. Also like you, my daughter-in-law couldn't even make toast when she entered the family, but I taught all my kids how to cook, do laundry, iron their clothes, clean, budget, grocery shop...life skills that a lot of people disregard. Sorry, I digress, your video is timely, helpful and reassuring. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge and experience. Thank you from a new subscriber.

[@GrainsandGrit]

Haha, you would like the bookshelves - they're my husbands! I can't resist shooting some vids at his desk, because they make such a great background, lol. Yes, life skills aren't really emphasized anymore - but hopefully we can change that a little at a time.

[@dizziechef9502]

One thing I love to make is my own Kefir from live kefir grains that come from the cow. But I use goats milk some time or unpasteurized milk . This is the best buttermilk ever and I make my own cheese with it. Now I want to mill my own flour. I have the electric sifter but only the mill for my kitchen aid.

[@greensproutlife]

This was an incredibly helpful and informative video. Thank you.

[@Dee-tu8bq]

This is so encouraging!!

[@alwoodruff2]

This was very encouraging!

[@lisa32469]

Glad I found you! New to the fresh berries but ready to start learning. Going to check out your video on loaf bread...💜

[@annettepoindexter5844]

Thank you!! I love Bread Beckers as well. I am just getting started.❤

[@cavymomma]

THANK YOU!!! I think you are the prescription for my bad case of 'analysis paralysis' 🙂 I milled my first batch of flour and made some so-so pizza dough. Looking forward to following your channel and perfecting my results. Huge encouragement to see I already have many of the same tools you list above .. who knew I was already doing something right??!! LOL!

[@mdupar]

Just stumbled upon Bread Beckers a couple weeks ago, and now you. I just bought a mill that attaches to my kitchenaid stand mixer. Just tried my first 2 loaves. They were a little small and dense, but hey, it's my first attempt. I hand kneaded them but I think next time I'll use the dough hook on the mixer. A little butter and honey. Yum.

[@GrainsandGrit]

Good for you - keep trying!

[@stormeyholmes5405]

Super excited to have found you!

[@GrainsandGrit]

Welcome aboard!!!

[@jahart358]

Great video and information. Thank you Felicia ❣️

[@GrainsandGrit]

You are most welcome!

[@tamaraprevitali1990]

Hi Felicia, so glad I stumbled on your channel I got a Nutrimill harvest for Christmas and I’m going to start my adventure in bread making - i’ve never made bread before and never milled grains before but here I go 🤗 I’m sure I’ll be watching lots of your videos.

[@GrainsandGrit]

Welcome aboard! I've got you covered - you can do this!

[@charlenecole1840]

Just found you! & I love it that you started your tips with encouragement!

[@GrainsandGrit]

I'm so glad! Welcome aboard!!

[@stephanieorr266]

What!? You’re part of Classical Conversations!? We are too, that’s awesome 😊

[@annblachly8068]

Thank you. My first 4 loaves just out of the oven and cooling are not rounded. I will persevere with this recipe until it makes a taller loaf. My husband just told me our white wheat is soft and the red is hard. I used both thinking the white was hard. My sister in-law used to make bread with our white soft wheat we grew back then (over 40 years ago) and it was lovely with this recipe. I'm doing good to get this far. I will not allow my perfectionism to stop me.

[@GrainsandGrit]

You can do it!! Way to stick to it! 😄

[@bobbibonner]

Thank you!!!

[@prayalways-]

Thank you for sharing this 🎉

[@GrainsandGrit]

My pleasure - thanks for watching!

[@Thisisit120]

What I would like to know because I’m new at grinding my own wheat thing. Is how you get the different flours that recipes calls for what do you add what particular grain do you use, how do you get all purpose flour, how do you get pastry flour, how do you get self rising flour, and bread flour,and on and on. This is a thing that is tripping me up right now on my grin grinding journey. Love your videos. ❤️

[@GrainsandGrit]

First ask “what is this recipe for?” If it’s a baked good like cookies, cakes, etc I’m automatically going to eliminate my hard white and red flours . Those are best used for loaf breads. So if you have a recipe that calls for bread flour, use a hard red or hard white. For baked goods soft white wheat is usually what you want. Pastry flour: Sifted soft white thats milled fine. All purpose: depends on whether it’s for a yeast bread or a baked good Bread flour: hard red or hard white wheat. Once you get used to substituting those wheats, then you can branch out and experiment with ancient grains and others.

[@RS-ru5ds]

Bless You! Thank you for this! I want to start the journey yet am overwhelmed with where to start. This helped me greatly!

[@GrainsandGrit]

Oh good, I know you can do this. Feel free to download my free newbie guide: bit.ly/3XgUWrD

[@berdierathman8820]

My why is. I love making bread took me a few years to master a recipe once i did I was hooked. My mother always baked bread and I wanted to as well. And i have gut issues due to having Hplori and C diff back in 2008 and since have battled bad gut. So i want to make a better version of my bread.

[@comet969]

Thanks for your videos I’ve finally gotten a mill so I can start trying to mill my own I’ve been doing as much as I can from scratch the past few years and now I want to really go from scratch besides growing it lol no room

[@GrainsandGrit]

Hey not everyone has a green thumb no matter how much space they have! That's great that you're cooking from scratch as much as you can. That alone makes a huge difference.

[@jlm3303]

Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge...I believe it is absolutely necessary to regularly eat what you plan to eat during difficult times... Not only is it a healthy lifestyle but it also will not require as much adjustment to your life WHEN things spin out of control...I think most people will agree that It's not a matter of IF we will need to adjust our lives, rather a matter of WHEN and just how difficult life is likely to become.

[@GrainsandGrit]

Exactly. Wheat isn't for stashing and forgetting. I'm trying to get people to change over right now.

[@tylorandmarcy367]

Awww we did CC and now our church is opening a school that combines classical and in person edu with a biblical world view! Thank you for this video!!

[@GrainsandGrit]

Oh that's wonderful! We do love CC!! Can't believe another year is almost done!

[@REDCRANE1944]

Thanksfor the advice. Looks like my mistakes have been from trying to may different recipes. I will use your and continue to get it right. BTW I love your library

[@GrainsandGrit]

Thanks, I borrow it from my husband's study on occasion hehe

[@medina3420]

Awesome 👌🏽

[@lorisilva10784]

I am so thankful that I came across your channel. I have purchased alot of hard white wheat berries, thinking that I just incorporate or substitute equal amounts of flour into a recipe. Boy was I wrong!! You described me to a tee at the beginning of your video. I hate to waste any product on a new recipe because you can't afford to go wrong! Thank you so much for this recipe. I'm going to look into it more because I really need to substitute a sugar for the honey because of sensitivities in the family. But otherwise, I'm going to give it a whirl!! Greetings from Treasure Coast Florida. Be safe!!

[@GrainsandGrit]

A fellow Floridian! You can do it, keep working on it. Glad to help!

[@VeganPrepper]

Thank you for this video! We just went through the last of our flour and it's time to start using this wheat we've got stored up. Wish me luck! LoL!

[@GrainsandGrit]

You got this!

[@kylieelise8846]

Thank you so much for this video! I’m a new mom and a much like you I could barely cook when I got married! Now that I get to stay at home with my son it is my mission to learn all that I can about making my own bread the way God intended it for us. I appreciate so much that you are willing to impart you’re hard earned knowledge to all who are earnestly searching for it like myself. God bless!

[@GrainsandGrit]

You go girl, you can do it!! Glad to be here to help you along the way.

[@Sierva653]

I also started w Sue Becker got her book Bread Beckers Recipe Collection. All you need to know is there. I'm baking my own bread and grinding my own flour for over 10 years now. Using a zojirushi home bakery all this time love it

[@GrainsandGrit]

That's great! :-)

[@sunshine-tc7pj]

Thank you for this video. gave me the courage to start :)

[@GrainsandGrit]

You can do it! I'm here to help.

[@xraylynn7513]

Hello all breadmaking enthusiasts! I just found this channel and and i am excited! I decided to make fresh milled wheat bread about 5yrs ago. My mother taught me to make bread a long time ago, but not fresh milled, this was sooo different!!!! I found Breadbeckers and they really helped. i now sell bread to a few ppl. But I do have a question, how to make sweet bread, like banana bread and such and have it raise well. Mine is always so flat :(

[@GrainsandGrit]

I recommend trying out my different recipes: grainsandgrit.com/recipes/

[@christituck4409]

Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!!

[@cocacolafiesta]

Thank you for your advice. My reason for wanting to mill my own flour is that I found my first bugs in a 2.5 lb of packaged flour, yikes! I don’t want to come across that again so I’ve seen many videos of preppers storing the wheat for milling so now I’ll do the same! I’m only interested in getting the wheat to make all purpose flour but I saw that you have many videos so I’ll research that information. As a mexican cook I make flour and corn tortillas primarily but have now expanded to learn how to make bread, pizza, hamburger and hot dog buns. Not looking for any fancy artisan bread just the basics.

[@GrainsandGrit]

Glad to have you aboard!

[@Not_of_this_world_anymore]

Youre amazing!

[@GrainsandGrit]

Thanks!!

[@shakfig2655]

I’m loving your channel “New subscriber here” 😀

[@GrainsandGrit]

Thanks! Glad to have you here!

[@raizab.1837]

Just discovered your channel and recently interested in learning to bake my own bread with the flour I mill. It's funny how you mention to just learn one thing and then go forward. When learning something new I tend to dive into buying books and equipment and ingredients and then totally overwhelm myself. So one thing at a time, LOL.

[@GrainsandGrit]

Haha, welcome! Here's everything you need to get started: bit.ly/3XgUWrD

[@greentree_]

I made my first loaf of freshly milled flour just yesterday! It was easy, I just opened a #10 can of wheatberries and threw some in my blender, then I put all ingredients in my bread machine, following the recipe in the machine recipe book. I used a kitchen scale to be precise. My bread turned out so delicious and soft and fresh. I have a Vitamix, but I do not have the dry blade container so I blended the wheat berries in the wet blade container, it works, but I heard it’s not good for the blender, so when I can afford, I will buy the dry blade container. With all this help it was very easy to make healthy bread.

[@dianehipsley6450]

where do u buy your grain?

[@greentree_]

@@dianehipsley6450 LDS Store.

[@wheepingwillow24u17]

first time here, sub'd you, thanks for this great advice. :) tc

[@the1plantguy]

Just subbed! Am trying to do more of this! What manual mills could you recommend?

[@GrainsandGrit]

I have only tried one manual mill and I did a review on it. It's an inexpensive one that seems to have worked well. You can check out that video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iILZqp6Iqs-Yg9E As far as a really nice manual mill, I definitely have my eye on the Wondermill Jr Deluxe. The reason I am considering that one is because it also has the other awl that handles wet items like coffee beans and masa harina :-)

[@danluther1741]

So, you're saying it will take me 10 years to learn to bake a loaf of bread? 😂 - You, ma'am are going to be an excellent resource for me as I am just starting out in the world of wheat berries! New sub here! Thank you & God bless!!

[@GrainsandGrit]

Well, hopefully, you can just use my 10 years of trial and error to go straight to the good stuff!

[@earlschultz7880]

thanks for this encouraging post, we love you and your videos! Can I ask one question? can use use the white wheat berries & mix it with rye berries? thanks!

[@GrainsandGrit]

Thank you for your kind words! Yes you can definitely mix white wheat berries and rye. What gives rye bread the "rye" taste is actually the caraway seeds, not the rye flour. Do be careful when mixing because rye can be quite dense. :-)

[@irispetak3887]

Awesome video Felicia. I'm extremely new to the topic, any recommendation on what resources to start to know all about before buying everything I need 😅

[@GrainsandGrit]

I have a Newbie 101 guide!!! grainsandgrit.aweb.page/p/9c8bc1a1-3bc6-448d-a2c4-87521806fc0c

[@zakkrueck2362]

yay!

[@jesusdiedforyouproofjohn3.16]

Praise the LORD for creating cool grains!

[@fearfullywonderfullymade3150]

I am so glad I found your channel. You said several things and I kept thinking, "that's me too!!!" I just started THM and want to make my own whole wheat bread with fresh flour. Have you ever done a sourdough loaf with fresh flour? I am hunting for a video of sourdough with fresh ground flour. Would love for you to make a video.

[@GrainsandGrit]

Welcome aboard! Yes, I'm working on perfecting my sourdough recipe. Stay tuned!

[@blessisrael6455]

I’d love to see a Sourdough Bread using Einkorn berries, it’s the highest quality easy digestible bread, and the only reason I haven’t used it is because it’s so expensive and I don’t have a miller; I have a blender, and have never milled bread before but only bought it already milled; would a blender work ? Thanks ; )

[@sherylmatters258]

I also knew the Beckers in the 90s. Sour dough gets rid of the coating problem. The wheat kernel is covered in enzyme inhibitors and phytic acid. So the wheat either needs to be sprouted or soured to make it digestible. I do regret the years I spent grinding wheat and baking without souring for sour dough. Today my sour dough bread is the most wonderul, easy, and rewarding bread I have ever eaten. NO more bloating, etc.

[@GrainsandGrit]

I love a good sourdough!

[@malia5807]

I liked your video, but as soon as I heard you're in CC and a tutor, I subscribed!

[@GrainsandGrit]

Yay!! We LOVE CC! And I love being a tutor!!!

[@toddadams2278]

What is your go to recipe for an Einkorn ĺoaf?

[@SuperLauramack]

I just bought a grain sifter for my Bosch. Do you use one? I was thinking of using it for the rye for my sourdough and also for making biscuits.

[@K.I.M.7777]

I too mill my own grains and have Sue's book. I noticed that the bread loaves I make, don't always rise. I've had some great successes and some big flops. The taste is always there, even when the loaves don't rise, but it's a bummer when they don't rise. I can't figure out why sometimes the same recipe works and other times, it doesn't. I don't have a stand mixer so I knead my bread by hand. I understand that you need to knead by hand for a minimum of 15-20 minutes whereas with a stand mixer you would knead for 5 minutes. All I know is I literally just made Sue Becker's rye bread recipe, not my first time making it either, and it looks like a brick. Ugh! Any reason why the bread doesn't rise. It rises during proofing but seems to collapse in the oven or just get a flat top.

[@jennifercruz3534]

Thank You so much for your videos ! Super helpful. I was wondering if you recommend freezing ALL grains before storing in buckets to avoid pests. If so, how do you avoid any residual moisture getting in the bucket from a freshly thawed grain ? New to all of this and don’t want to mess it up. Thanks in advance :)

[@GrainsandGrit]

Glad these videos are helping you! I do not recommend freezing wheat. In my experience, it is not necessary. I DO recommend freezing rice and corn (this includes grits). I have buckets of wheat berries out in my shed that will stay out there for months in Florida heat and humidity and I've never had wheat berries go bad. I HAVE had little mites hatch and be in my corn and rice, so I ALWAYS freeze those for about 24 hours for long term storage! When I freeze them, I then just take them out and dump them in a bucket with a good lid. I've never had issues with moisture with those grains.

[@jennifercruz3534]

@@GrainsandGrit Thank you ;)

[@annblachly8068]

@@GrainsandGrit Another great tip. I hope to have a variety of grains including corn so will freeze before putting in buckets in the cool to very cold basement in the winter. I live too far from the city that would have dry ice, but plenty of freezer space.

[@chefe2152]

Thank you for all the information. Just 1 question,how did you have to adjust the recipes to home milled flour,because for sure there is a difference in water absorption, bake time and temperature? Or what resources would you recommend?

[@GrainsandGrit]

I spent years adapting recipes to home-milled whole grains. That's why I make videos now to give you the resources you need to shortcut that process.

[@Mrs.Patriot]

Is the set of green books behind you the Spurgeon collection? We have those! Thanks for the inspiration.

[@GrainsandGrit]

Yes! My husband has an epic theology library.

[@TracieL1234]

If you use a bread machine, does home milled grain make a difference?

[@northwoodsmama4973]

Making freshly milled flour for bread is going to give you a coarser loaf, unless it sits. Ive used it when I make bread for a couple years. I also proof my sourdough with sugar in a bowl separate from the starter culture jar, to make a more traditional loaf texture and shape. I take two tbsps or so of starter, equal amount of sugar, stir in a bowl, add a quarter cup of water, cover it, and wait. It usually begins foaming right away and I begin to add my fresh milled flour a few tbsps at a time. Then, I stir in my oil and salt, and continue adding flour until the texture is right, and I again cover it and wait. Usually, I sit the bowl next my wood stove or the cooking stove to help it get going. A few tips, a longer rising time isn't always better. Watch your dough til it's about twice it's original volume. Then work it up and into a prepared loaf pan for it's final rise. I'd cover it for the first half and then butter it for the second.

[@GrainsandGrit]

Thanks for the tips!!

[@zakkrueck2362]

felicia if you are around, have you ever done anything with millet, grow, bake? what was your experience?

[@GrainsandGrit]

Yep, and I'll be making a big announcement in my live video next week about this.

[@RichardChappell1]

More importantly than practicing to know oyu can do it - it's getting your digestive system ready for it...

[@ChelleOnWheels]

I love your shirt.

[@GrainsandGrit]

Thank you! Bought it in Mexico :-)

[@TeresaFromPA]

Hi Felicia. My husband and I started milling our own flour recently and have been very pleased with the results. Do you have any advice on what to do with the bran that remains afterward? Thanks in advance!

[@GrainsandGrit]

If you're milling your own flour, then it should contain all the bran in the flour - unless you're sifting it?

[@cynforrest]

Stir it in, use it, consume it. Enjoy.

[@user-qu1rx8oc6t]

I grabbed water. I'm a rebel!

[@cathyclegg393]

Hi thanks for the video, am a beginner and was wondering what grain to start with first for bread please, I am in Australia thanks

[@GrainsandGrit]

I recommend starting with my simple loaf bread recipe here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4qblqCultCsqc0

[@jessicagrissom2378]

What is that one recipe of yours that you use for many different things? I'd love to try it!!

[@GrainsandGrit]

My simple yeast bread loaf. It’s the same dough I use for pizza, rolls, cinnamon rolls, etc 😄

[@Lornadoone72]

I’ve made a few loaves of bread with red wheat berries . Sometimes when eating it we get a hard like sand grain. Is that common? I’ve tried grinding it twice and then put thru a sifter and still have a problem. Could it be the stone grinder?

[@GrainsandGrit]

That’s weird. Sounds to me it’s not milling finely enough. What kind of mill do you have?

[@gloriabryant4490]

I didn't see your basic bread recipe in the comments. I did make Sue Beckers basic bread and cinnamon orange cranberry bread. Both were heavy and way to moist/wet and not like a sandwich bread at all. Should I use sugar instead of honey? (So glad I found you!)

[@GrainsandGrit]

I actually use honey all the time in my basic loaf recipe. Here is my recipe: grainsandgrit.com/simple-yeast-bread-loaf/ Let me know if this one works out better for you! :-)

[@gloriabryant4490]

@@GrainsandGritThank you!

[@MV-uh7kr]

Thank You! Where will you be getting your grain since the Azure Headquarter Fire? I'm new and ordered a MockMill and will be looking for a place to buy gallons of grain so I can start my journey to better health.

[@GrainsandGrit]

According to Azure's recent press release the only things affected is any of the liquids (oils, honey, vinegar) and carob. Everything else is in separate buildings and wasn't affected by the fire. So I still will be getting my grains from them :-)

[@MV-uh7kr]

@@GrainsandGrit ok, Cool. Thank You. I will look for their press release to see why the fire happened too. Very odd with so many food warehouse fires lately. We should all start stocking up of food for when the food shortages and higher prices come.

[@erikam3885]

I’m switching over from a gluten free life to the fresh milled lifestyle. I’m going to start with sourdough and fresh milled grains. I currently have some organic flour in my food storage. Can I use that to feed the sourdough starter and just use the fresh milled berries for cooking baked goods or should I fresh mill for both?

[@GrainsandGrit]

You can go with the flour you already have. When you run out, just start feeding with freshly milled 😀

[@karinzofcin9720]

Thank you so much for ALL the great information you give. I have been buying wheat berries for about a year now and one thing I notice is that there are some small blackish round pieces (smaller than the wheat berry and hard...not bugs) I get my berries from Azure Standard. I generally have just been grinding it up with my flour assuming it was just part of the plant, but from time to time I crunch down on something pretty hard and i am wondering if these are tiny pebbles I am grinding. I have tried to find an answer online but haven't found anything. I figured if anyone one would know, it would be you! Thank you and God bless!

[@GrainsandGrit]

Azure quality has been slipping lately. Hopefully it will improve soon. For super clean grains (and flawless customer service), I recommend PHG: grainsandgrit.com/phg

[@cynforrest]

@@GrainsandGrit Yes. I agree. Excellent grain quality. Clean and very well packed for shipping.

[@momomily9229]

I went on ebay after listening to you and found a used wondermill for $152. Bought it. Then yesterday, one of my clients had Amazon deliver a nutrimill harvest grain mill to me!

[@GrainsandGrit]

Ahhhh what a wonderful client!!!!! How awesome!

[@suzannekeeton7363]

LOVE your site!!! Just started being interested a year ago. Wish I had found you then. Trouble is I'm 72 almost 73 and wish wish wish I had started earlier in my life.

[@GrainsandGrit]

So glad this is helpful! And way to prove that you're never too old to start learning something new! :-)

[@gsxrsquid]

In recipes that call for all purpose flour can you substitute fresh ground wheat berries? I had Hard red and hard white and soft white.

[@GrainsandGrit]

Great question - got you covered: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKrRgphumbd_Y9E

[@wessimpson2544]

I just order my first electric mill - my goal is to only make my own bread etc. with freshly milled wheat. Now if the recipe calls for all-purpose flour is there any items, I need to know up front? I order Sue Brekers book but it may be a few weeks before I get it.

[@GrainsandGrit]

I did a live video about recipe conversions. I gave a lot of tips and tricks in there. Feel free to check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKrRgphumbd_Y9E Let me know if you have any other questions!

[@hersheyqueenlisa]

Do you mill extra flour when you mill or do you just make enough for your recipe? Thanks!

[@GrainsandGrit]

I try to make enough for the recipe I’m using. Sometimes I have a little left over. I just put it in a ziploc bag in my freezer and use it for those times I only need 1-2TB of flour in a recipe.

[@jasonparmer8617]

What kind of berries for the main flour in sourdough ?

[@zakkrueck2362]

this is a very big coincidence for me because i have bought 20 vego corrugated raised beds for growing millet for first time next year. iwant to buy a hand mill and learn to process millet and learn to bake bread. i have heard that nutritionally millet is very underused and underrated. also i just discovered your channel yesterday.

[@GrainsandGrit]

Perfect timing!

[@quintoncarroll4828]

Hand grinder vs electric?

[@maryjurisons4648]

Pleseprovide transcripts! Helps those with hearing or memory issues.

[@GrainsandGrit]

KZbin has an option to turn on auto-generated captions. I find it works about 99% of the time.

[@kathycadile6421]

I made some bread with my first time milling the grain. It was a total fail. My wheat was over 15 years old but sealed and in a bucket. Supposedly it should last over 20 years (I thought). Not sure what happened but it didn't rise very well.The loaves remained very small. First rise seemed to be good. I would love to send you some photos if that's okay. I've been making bread for years but with the bad stuff and just got my mill so I was anxious to get started with it.

[@GrainsandGrit]

Sorry to hear that. We'd be more than happy to troubleshoot with you inside our elite supports group: bit.ly/3ta2LTc

[@beckyhild1140]

Are you sure your yeast was active

[@marjoriemyer2508]

Can I vacuum seal whole grains and then plant them in the fall?

[@GrainsandGrit]

I don't see why not :-)

[@jonhighsmith803]

So glad I've found your Channel and look forward to learning from your experience. First video I believe you said hard red wheat berries and soft white would be good to start with and I try to use organic when possible, so question is have you used Royal Lee or could you recommend another? Oh and a basic Grain Mill to start with, thanks so much

[@GrainsandGrit]

I actually haven't used Royal Lee before. Right now I buy my grains mainly from Azure Standard (www.azurestandard.com/?a_aid=s46lLYBm51) but BreadBeckers.com is good to order from too as well as Pleasant Hill Grains bit.ly/3sRN0zB. As far as a grain mill goes, I did a video about choosing a grain mill. You can check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX6ZnGCeqdSDbpo

[@sum5clynn470]

Do you wash your wheat berries before using them? And does all your homemade breads, muffins, have a slight crunch to them? Great video BTW, thank you!

[@GrainsandGrit]

No washing. Definitely no washing! Wheat berries cannot be milled in a typical grain mill wet. And no. No crunch or anything like that in my baked goods. They have whatever texture they should have. 😄

[@sum5clynn470]

@@GrainsandGrit thank you!! Maybe I got an eggshell in there lol. And I never washed mine, seems to be a tedious task by the time you wash them and wait for them to dry. Pretty sure they didn't do that in Biblical times. And thank you for all the great videos your making. I'm learning a lot from them.

[@zakkrueck2362]

and i just subscribed

[@GrainsandGrit]

Thanks!

[@grandmatuesday1184]

I have had everything I need at my house to do this for over a month and have not been brave enough to try. So I will be using a kitchenaid mill and mixer. What setting should I mill my wheat and what setting should I use for kneading? I think the mill has a setting for how fine and then the kitchenaid for how fast

[@GrainsandGrit]

You’re going to want to have fine flour for bread. As far as kneading in the mixer, I would say a good medium speed for kneading. Make sure the bread dough is moving and it’s kneading well.

[@grandmatuesday1184]

@@GrainsandGrit I tried when I got home from work. I halved the recipe and it was really wet. I ended up adding lots more flour. It never got past sticky. I kneaded it more by hand working more flour in. Cooling now. Freaking looks great. I think i ground the wheat too fine, took forever to get hardly nothing, so went more coarse. I never got past sticky. So did my best and baked it a little sticky. Waiting till morning to cut it. Fingers crossed.

[@GrainsandGrit]

@@grandmatuesday1184 my dough is usually SLIGHTLY sticky. Just a bit though. Sometimes you need more flour. It all depends on the humidity in the air and the type of flour you use. Also kneading it long enough helps as well 😄 so glad it turned out well!!

[@Growmap]

If you mess up your dough, make fry bread. When your loaf doesn't turn out right, make croutons or cubes for stuffing. Want your breads and cakes to rise higher? Use duck eggs as part of the liquid. If yeast breast is too challenging at first, make quick breads that use baking powder with your fresh milled flour instead.

[@GrainsandGrit]

Yep, so many options!

[@StarChaserRanch]

I love how you say, fake bread. I stopped buying bread almost a year ago. I have been making sourdough with store bought flour. I want to stop using the nasty flour and make my own healthy flour. My bread can be so much better!!!!

[@GrainsandGrit]

Yes, the problem is the dead flour. Even sourdough with dead flour isn't good for us. I'd rather use commercial yeast with home-milled flour. It's still alive and fresh and oh soo good.

[@StarChaserRanch]

@@GrainsandGrit Im listening to "Do not eat the bread of idleness". About half way through it and drove out to get more wheat berries. HAHA. Wonderful motivation on a rainy day.

[@jandcbenoy5694]

Have u ever refrozen bread? My dtr wants to sell my bread and I'm wondering if I freeze it can the customer freeze it again?

[@GrainsandGrit]

I've never had a reason to freeze bread. However, I have friends that slice my bread up, then freeze. When they want some toast they just pull out a piece and toast 🙂 They say it's great!

[@leeow3n]

now i want to mill grains for homemade sourdough, im freaking out

[@carolwilk282]

I love your videos and want to access some of the info you talk about and indicate that you “link below” but when I click on them they take me to a Kambucha page that I can’t get out of to get to your other info. I am pretty computer savvy generally, but I don’t know what to do to get to your linked info.

[@GrainsandGrit]

What info are you looking for?

[@carolwilk282]

The grain calculator

[@nathandavis5730]

Preach it sister, Jesus is the bread of life.