Selling grain by the sack

[Exfarmer]

does any one sell grain for milling in very small quantities?
Just asking as a relative who is seriously into amateur baking has just bought themselves a mill!
Sounds daft to me, but it takes all sorts.
They asked me if I knew anyone who could sell them some high grade milling wheat in small sacks.
They did not realise most farmers do not have dressers, but if anyone has experience of this and some suitable grain in small quantities, they are interested

 

[Chae1]

They sell malt barley in small quantities for home brewers.

They were speaking about this at groundswell. The farmer just went to his local bakers and asked what they required. He then produced exactly what they wanted. They agreed a price. Joined up thinking. Traceability.

 

[7610 super q]

Does milled wheat " go off " , like rolled barley ? The trouble in this day and age, is folks say they want something, then disappear of the face of the planet, never to be seen again.

 

[SteveHants]

They sell malt barley in small quantities for home brewers.

And, lets be honest, that's a much more satisfying hobby...

 

[grainboy]

Have Dressers available if required

 

[Exfarmer]

And, lets be honest, that's a much more satisfying hobby...

He is big into home brewing too.
His problem is he has not got a wife to keep him busy, but in a tinder age who buys a cow
I think he finds the smell of baking keeps pulling them in

 

[Exfarmer]

Have Dressers available if required

The problem is that he is only looking for very small amounts.
I would think a sack would keep him busy for a good long time.
Ideally I think he would like someone who had a variety of grains to try.
Obviously anyone who already sells grain for brewing would be set up already, but malting barley land is not milling wheat land normally.

 

[DrWazzock]

We sometimes put the fine screen in the hammer mill here and put a bit of wheat through it. Makes the sort of loaf that "sticks to your ribs" as they say, but makes an interesting change from the supermarket fodder.

I would think you could dress a sack of wheat by hand picking out the rubbish and pouring it from one bucket to another on a windy day, and maybe find a sieve (fire guard) to get rid of the undersize screenings. Hoover might work as well. He could do that himself.

Would not be a big deal for a farmer to just give or sell him a couple of bags off the heap would it? We have let passing holidaymakers have a bag of wheat of two for their chickens. All helps with good will for the industry etc.

 

[Exfarmer]

If he can buy a mill a dresser should be the next step.Then perhaps plant some wheat in the garden

 

[Clive]

I’ve been thinking about getting a mill for our food mixer - we make our own bread but flour is surprisingly expensive !

 

[Exfarmer]

I’ve been thinking about getting a mill for our food mixer - we make our own bread but flour is surprisingly expensive !

About time you started making some money out of us then

 

[Bogweevil]

I met a fella, Frenchman living in London, who got hold of some wheat somehow and sowed allotments, back gardens, front gardens, community gardens and any plot he could persuade people to lend him, all over the city reaping a rather modest crop in due season. I was able to put him onto a miller with a working water mill willing to dress and grind a bushels of two so he could make his bread.

 

[marcot]

Holy sh!t ...its time to start worrying when the richest farmer in Staffordshire cant afford a bag of flour [emoji33]

 

[Exfarmer]

Holy sh!t ...its time to start worrying when the richest farmer in Staffordshire cant afford a bag of flour [emoji33]

Its never too early, to plan for Brexit.
Still we will then be importing unlimited Canadian wheat so it should get cheaper

 

[marcot]

Its never too early, to plan for Brexit.
Still we will then be importing unlimited Canadian wheat so it should get cheaper

I hope you are right ...Its very worrying that poor Clive might not have enough in his piggy bank to buy a loaf for his pack up ....

 

[Chae1]

I met a fella, Frenchman living in London, who got hold of some wheat somehow and sowed allotments, back gardens, front gardens, community gardens and any plot he could persuade people to lend him, all over the city reaping a rather modest crop in due season. I was able to put him onto a miller with a working water mill willing to dress and grind a bushels of two so he could make his bread.

How did he get on in London with a combine?

 

[Clive]

I hope you are right ...Its very worrying that poor Clive might not have enough in his piggy bank to buy a loaf for his pack up ....

I think it almost cost as much to make as buying a load from the supermarket

My home made bread is a LOT nicer however - can’t beat fresh home baked bread

The milling attachment for our food mixer is very expensive though IIRC - I will ask for one for Christmas maybe !

 

[Bogweevil]

How did he get on in London with a combine?

Surprisingly well:

 

[Lincs Lass]

You can buy 20kg paper bags of wheat any ware for chicken feed so why not use that for milling

 

[Exfarmer]

You can buy 20kg paper bags of wheat any ware for chicken feed so why not use that for milling

Does not tend to be high grade milling wheat in those bags, often more like tailings