Milling flour. Stone milling is said to be better as it does not heat up the grain and damage nutrients, however these WonderMill Whisper Mills from ebay (about $100 to $125), move a lot of air through so the flour temperature is only about 100 degrees F on exit. The amount that a stone mill heats up the grain depends on ambient temperature and how much grain is milled as well as the size of mill stone. Meadows and New American are popular stone mills. We are looking at some 20 inch Meadows stone mills that are 80 to 100 years old that would need some work including "dressing the stones". A used WonderMill has the capacity of an 8 inch stone mill costing $2000, although the WonderMill is not really designed for continuous use. https://meadowsmills.com/StoneBurr I think the final flour product can be similar. A lot of it is in the sifting - whichever type mill is used.
We have two new certified organic wheat varieties available. Glenn is a modern hard red "long-time favorite with bakers for its excellent milling/baking qualities, and high protein and test weight", and in fact ours did test at 15.4% protein (highest of any we have), and gluten index of 89.07. For reference, KSU Wheat Lab has provided us with a typical gluten index of 92.7 for commercial bread flour, and our Spelt and Red Fife tested at 67.2 and 68.8. Field Blend was planted as Einkorn but ended up with a lot of volunteer wheat in the mix. An accidental mix that was created right in the field, however a recent farm tour group rated the flavor of bread from the Field Blend as much better than that of the Glenn. Starting to see a pattern over the past few years - older wheat varieties tend to have better flavor - at least in bread. Field Blend tested at 14.1% protein with gluten index of 74.16. For those with some gluten sensitivity and looking for flavor, Field Blend (o...
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