S14 E11: What You NEED to Know Before You Start Grinding Your Own Flour

The world of whole wheat can be ridiculously overwhelming: Hard, soft, winter, spring, red, white... and that doesn't even take into account all the different varieties out there. In today's episode I'm sharing my helpful whole wheat framework that will not only cut through the noise, but also empower you to finally tackle that whole wheat baking (without making bread bricks in the process). Join my weekly newsletter here: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter Struggling to find wheat berries? I get mine from Azure Standard: https://www.azurestandard.com/shop/product/food/grains/wheat/hard-red-wheat-berries/hard-red-wheat-organic/11656?package=GR062&a_aid=ANnu0O8ySU Are you a visual learner? Check out my blog post for the W.H.O.L.E. graphic here: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2024/02/unlocking-the-wheat-berry-puzzle.html My other podcast episodes and blog articles on wheat include: Season 11: Episode 14: My Long Road Back to Whole Wheat Flours: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/tph_podcasts/season-11-episode-14-my-long-road-back-to-whole-wheat-flours Season 11: Episode 6: Ancient Grains: Your New Best Friend in the Kitchen: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/tph_podcasts/season-11-episode-6-ancient-grains-your-new-best-friend-in-the-kitchen Episode 107: Flour Shortages, Grain Mills, & Whole Wheat: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/tph_podcasts/107-flour-shortages-grain-mills-whole-wheat-2 Episode 105: ALL Your Sourdough Questions: Answered!: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/tph_podcasts/105-all-your-sourdough-questions-answered-2 Episode 89: My 5 Favorite Ways to Use Up Sourdough Discard: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/tph_podcasts/89-my-5-favorite-ways-to-use-up-sourdough-discard-2 Episode 72: How to Make Your Own Sourdough Starter: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/tph_podcasts/72-how-to-make-your-own-sourdough-starter-2 Episode 44: How to Start Using Einkorn Flour: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/tph_podcasts/44-how-to-start-using-einkorn-flour Wheat Berries and Grinding Your Own Flour (blog article): https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2020/06/make-own-flour.html Troubleshooting Sourdough (blog article): https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2020/04/sourdough-troubleshooting.html Get weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.com Our Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application