Question 1

What is the best way to store an opened bag without a basement or cool area (live in south)?

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IT MUST BE STORED COOL, DRY, AND IN THE DARK. I put a month's worth of whest in a vacuum freezer bag, vacuum seal it with an Amazon oxygen absorber pack, to keep it from going rancid (from the natural oils in the berries) AND a moisture absorber, to help it stay dry. Alternatively, use a small piece of cloth or a pouch of UNTREATED (no oil coating on the steel wool to reduce rusting) FINE 000 gauge steel wool inside the bag, will help remove the moisture (by rusting) & remove oxygen too, (by rusting as well). I remove the cloth pouch of steel wool when I unsealed the bag, and discard it, after inspecting it to see how much oxygen and moisture it "absorbed" by rusting.
 COOL, DARK, NO AIR, AND DRY, and your wheat berries can last for over a decade. I've heard of people keeping unground grains for decades this way.

Question 2

can you use this product to make biscuits, cakes, cookies, pie crusts

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The product we received is raw, unground wheat seeds / "berries".  To obtain flour, it has to be ground.  We use a "Wonder Mill" to do that.  We use a bread recipe and process we found on-line to make sandwich loaves that rise like bread you buy in a supermarket but which are made with 100% flour milled from this product along with an optional tablespoon per loaf of active wheat gluten (protein).  Have not tried making biscuits, cakes, cookies, and/or pie crusts yet from the flour we make from the Great River product.

Question 3

Are the wheat berries washed ??

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I doubt they are washed.  They are very clean though... I mill them to flour straight from the bag.   There's very little "fines" or dust.

Question 4

Has anyone ground this wheat and then used in bread machine?

Accepted Answer

I make 2-3 7Lb batches of bread a week with this wheat in a conventional oven. I use a 3:1 wheat to white four ratio and it works very well.

ASIN	B0049YK20Q
ASIN	B0049YK20Q
Age Range Description	All Ages
Allergen Information	Wheat
Best Sellers Rank	#39,794 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ( See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ) #31 in Dried Wheat Berries
Brand Name	Great River Milling
Coin Variety 1	Wheat
Container Type	Bag
Cuisine	European cuisine
Cultivation Method Claim	No Chemical Fertilizers, No Pesticides
Customer Reviews	4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,333)
Diet Type	Kosher, Plant Based, Vegan, Vegetarian
Flavor	Hard Red Spring Wheat
Item Form	Whole Grain Organic Hard Red Spring Wheat Berries
Item Package Quantity	1
Item Package Weight	12.25 kg
Item Weight	25 pounds
Item model number	684765400253
Manufacturer	Great River Milling
Manufacturer	Great River Milling
Model Number	684765400253
Number of Items	1
Number of Pieces	1
Package Size Name	25 lb
Part Number	684765400253
Product Dimensions	20 x 12 x 6 inches; 25 pounds
Product Shelf Life	730 days
Protein	7 g
Region of Origin	United States
Serving Range	100-150 servings
Size	400 Ounce (Pack of 1)
Specialty	GMO Free, Glyphosate Free, Kosher, Made in USA, Organic
UPC	684765400253
UPC	684765400253
Unit Count	400 Ounce
Units	400 Ounce

Great River Milling Organic Hard Red Spring Wheat Berries, Non-GMO, 25 lb | Organic Hard Red Spring Wheat Berries for home-milled bread flour, sourdough, sprouting, salads, pilaf and grain bowls

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