Great River Organic Milling Organic Whole Grain Hard Red Spring Wheat Berries | Hard Red Whole Wheat | High Protein & Gluten | Non-GMO & Kosher | Perfect For Bread, Salad, Pilaf, Bagels & More | 25 LbUSDA Organic

This is beautiful wheat. It's not even dusty.(The wheat I was using before was HORRID by comparison; I had to sift through it by hand to check for bits of dirt and even small rocks, there were a lot of broken grains, and there were little dead bugs. When I received THIS wheat and opened the bag, there was such a difference that I took that old wheat and threw it out on the lawn!)The grains are pleasingly full, never withered. There are very few broken grains. I found a few stray kernels of a tiny buckwheat-like grain, but those won't hurt anything. NO ROCKS or other non-grain contaminants whatsoever. It is very well cleaned. There were a few un-husked wheat kernels, maybe 1-3 in the nine cups of wheat I put through my mill to make three loaves of bread. It was easy enough to spot them and pick them out by hand, and the ones I miss do no harm.The bread I produced with this wheat, using the same recipes I always do from the excellent "Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book" (ISBN 978-0394537009), was simply outstanding, especially when baked in USA Pans ("8.5 x 4.5 Inch Aluminized Steel Loaf Pan with Americoat"). The wheat is high in gluten and produces high-rising, flavorful loaves.I'm sure the specific flavor and gluten content varies from crop to crop, but I was very satisfied with this particular bag of wheat. I have used ALL of it except for a handful that is sitting in a pickle jar, and am back to order more.**Update January 2014**I ordered the 50-pound bag in December '13, since I had been happy with the 25-pound bag and had gone through it so quickly. I don't know why, but it is not nearly as clean as the wheat in the 25-pound bag was. I picked out maybe 1/8 to 1/4 tsp of hard little dirt chunks (plus one small chunk of either asphalt or rock!) from a six-cup batch of wheat. I miss being able to just give the wheat a quick check and then dump it in the mill.

Great quality wheat berries. I've ordered them twice now and have been impressed each time. I bake bread, biscuits, tortillas, cake, and so much more with these wheat berries that I grind. I store it in plastic buckets with desiccant packets to keep fresh until I am ready to use more of it.

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I was kind of torn on whether or not to order because reviews were so mixed however, I was pleasantly surprised to see there were no bugs and little to no pieces of anything other than grain. I really wanted to start milling my own flour for my sourdough starter, but finding grain that’s organic and yet at a reasonable price is really hard. As of right now, this is the best grain that’s ready to use I have found, price and quality wise. I will continue to order from them in future, however the moment the quality changes I will update my review.

I decided to grind my own flour because in our two person household, the bags of flour go stale before I can use it all. I also store grain now for long term storage because the economy in our area has declined, as a hedge against inflation and unemployment. I was very impressed with Great River Organic Milling Hard Red Wheat and Soft White Wheat berries. I called the customer service number before purchasing the grain to ask about issues related to long term storage - when the grain was harvested and how long it had been in storage - so that I could put proper dating for use on it when it arrived. All the grain was the new crop grain, having been harvested August, 2011. I had also ordered rye berries, and was concerned how long rye could be stored, using "superpails" with mylar bags/oxygenators/dessicants. They answered all my questions thoroughly. They even told me the best days to place my order so that I would have the best selection and price on Amazon! I was very impressed with their customer service department. I also had concerns that the grain be clean and free of bad kernels or any mold, mildew, or extraneous matter, as my husband was on the heart transplant list and after transplant suppressed immune response is an issue. The rye and wheat was absolutely beautiful. I saw no broken or bad grains at all, no chaff or foreign matter, and the products were essentially dust free. All in all, I was very happy with the rye and wheat I purchased. Great River Organic Milling normally has free super saver shipping for their products on Amazon. Shipping was easy to track and extremely fast: I ordered my grain on a Friday evening around 7PM, and by Saturday 4PM the next day I had my grain, even though I had been told it may take 5-7 days to get the shipment. Great job! I will be ordering more!

Beautiful clean wheat that would be wonderful for bread making. I purchased to grow and find it slow to germinate, but it does if you soak before planting. Arrived quickly, clean, and fresh smelling. Normal size and function for wheat. Paper sack which is risky for shipping and storage but good for composting. I stored into a plastic container to keep fresh and dry. Great buy for organic, a little expensive but worth it!

I bake most bread and desserts in our house. And we eat a lot of bread. I grind these berries and it gives the bread a wonderful flavor and color. Make sure to use a good quality flour mill. If you use a cheap mill the berries will come out very coarse like bran and bread won’t rise very well. With a good mill these berries are way healthier, cheaper in the long run, and fun to bake with. Bout to bake now!