Grinding Wheat Berries into Flour | GrainMaker #99 Food Mill
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- Grinding fresh flour on the homestead today with our GrainMaker #99 food mill! We use soft white wheat berries to make flour for general purpose use. This is often used in baked goods, bread, and all-purpose needs.
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When I first looked at the thumbnail I thought this was hand-cranked. This is still a very cool video. There is a real possibility we all may have to go back to using elbow grease if we lose our common sources of power. Cool close up video of the grinding!
It has a hand crank that it comes with and we used it that way for a couple years. Decided to add the motor for ease and convenience but have the hand crack ready to go if/when needed. It’s been an awesome add to the homestead that’s for sure.
OK cool.
@@OutdoorsandCountryLiving where can I get one. It's cool.
@@tosinayobami Howdy! We ordered ours directly from the company. GrainMaker.com. If you have any question please let us know and we will answer whatever we can. Thanks for the comment and blessings to you and yours! - Tom
What brand is that mill?
Stone wheels or metal?
Thats an extremely good video quality for 10 years ago. I love the machine too. Do they still make it?
Video was made within the past 3 years and yes, GrainMaker still produces this grain mill.
@@OutdoorsandCountryLiving But youtube shows video upload date as 10 years ago. 🤔
@@YasirMajaz interesting.. thank you for watching.
That little grinder does a fantastic job! Thanks for the demo. Hi there! New friend here coming over from Boots & Bonnets livestream last night. Wasn't that lovely music that Brenda played? I hope you come on over and visit me, too! Take care now!!
Deb's Way Hello and thanks for checking out our channel! Your friendship is much appreciated. Yes, the piano music on livestream last night was beautiful! Welcome to exploring a little bit of our lives!! We’ll be sure to venture your way as well. Take care!!
Thank you! I'll look forward to your visit!!
Where can I buy my own grinder?
Wheat berries? Are those like potato berries, apple berries, orange berries, banana berries, watermelon berries, bacon berries?
Wheat berries are pure wheat in its whole form when harvested from the wheat stalk. Unprocessed whole wheat.
It is so nice to have that. I have always wanted to get a mill. Great job on keeping the traditions alive!
Thanks buddy! I think everyone should have one. It gives you some comfort that’s for sure. Thanks for watching and the comments!
May i know where to find the milling machine
How do you keep the bugs out of your stored wheat berries?
We keep them in plastic air tight containers.
Thumb's up from me! I, too, have the 99 and wouldn't trade it for anything. I will NEVER go back to store-bought baked goods; I'm spoiled on the flavor of fresh-milled flour!
Once I move to my rural property this year, I'm think8ng of buying both the 116 and 275 to go with my 99. There's nothing better to bake with than fresh-milled flour!
Agree!! Good luck and thanks for sharing. 😁
مشین کے ساتھ اس جگہ کا پتہ بھی بتایا کہ پاکستان میں کہاں سے خریدیں
@@MohammadIqbal-hj5ku thank you for watching. Blessings to you!
Homw many pounds can make per hours??
Have never really weighed it. I’d estimate maybe 20-30 lbs. I added the motor and I just fill the hopper just do something else close by while it grinds and refill as needed. Unless you are selling or using that much in a short period I’d say just grind as you need. We keep a gallon container with a lid in our pantry and refill once it gets low. Pretty nice and the taste is much better than any store sold product. Hope this helps and thank you for the question. Blessings!
Very cool machine! Kind of mesmerizing.
We agree! Thanks so much for watching!! Couldn't imagine homestead life without a good food mill/grain mill.
We’re can I buy that grinder ?
grainmaker.com/
Awesome stuff! I could watch that all day...
Perma Pastures Farm thank you. It’s pretty handy and helpful. Appreciate you watching and commenting. Stay safe and happy 2021!!!
I just bought the Mosakar Hand Crank Grain Milll... I want to mount a motor. The motor is expensive on their website. Did you mount a third party motor? Also, they sell a kit for mounting a 3rd Party Motor, and the kit is also a bit expensive. Seems to me that all one needs is a motor that runs on slow RPMs and the correct belt.... I like the bicycle kit they sell... haha, but that is also pretty pricey. What is your configuration, sir? Thanks for sharing.
I’ve not seen the mosakar but looked it up and it looks very similar. lol. I bought a 3/4 HP Marathon motor from Grainger and wired it up to power ours. I did but the pulley kit from GrainMaker because I had looked at several pulleys and belts and the cost was similar. You want to try to keep the RPM of the food mill below 60 to keep from heating your grain or flour or much. My unit has ball bearings so it can handle more rpm but I don’t run it any faster for the quality of the flour to be high. You could run the mill with 1/2 HP I’m sure but I just opted to buy the 3/4 HP. What all are you planning to grind?
I ended up returning it, and spending $600 on a
Sana Grain Mill, Premium Grain Mill, 850-gram capacity 100 gram per minute output 15 Year Warranty, Made in Germany, Natural Beech Wood... After doing three rounds of hand cranking on the Mosakar, I came to the conclusion that a motorized grinder would be more practical. The numbers did not really add up for me to retrofit it with a motor when I could buy a wonderful Sana to do the job for half the price.
@@galacticom glad you got it sorted out. Sounds like a good unit you have now. Enjoy it and let us know how it works out. Some recipes will be a little different ratio with fresh ground flours but it’s much better. Have a great week.
That was really cool, I have never seen this done before. Happy New Year.
My Slice Of Heaven thanks for stopping by and watching! We’ve had this food mill going on 7 years now and we couldn’t imagine life without it. Take care!
Can I know about its machinisam
Maybe this video will be helpful for you. Let us know if you have questions about it.
GrainMaker Food Mill Overview | GrainMaker #99 Food Mill
th-cam.com/video/0EPsjKUfeeM/w-d-xo.html
Where to buy machine ..?
Checkout www.grainmaker.com for the options they offer. Very high quality piece of equipment!
Does this grind or mill corn/ maize into fine powder, and where can I get it to buy.n?
Hi there. Yes you can make it into flour consistency if you want. All you do is adjust the knob in to the desired texture you want. If you go to their web site GrainMaker you can order direct. That’s what I did when we got ours. They are located in Montana. It’s a nice unit and we have been happy with it. If you have any other questions just let us know and we will try to help. Corn requires some effort to grind. I ended up putting a motor on ours to save me some time. :)
Stay safe and thanks for watching!
Will this mill grind corn?
Sure will. We grind cornmeal all the time. Fresh is much better than what you would buy. We store dried corn in food grade buckets with lids for grinding. We love the food mill. If we can answer any other questions just let us know. Blessings and have a great day.
the packaging of this mill is off the charts just unreal ✅
Good stuff!
Thank you, Outdoors and Country living for your reply the mill is made like a Tank✅
@@carolinatarheel4645 it’s definitely high quality. We have no regrets about the mill and couldn’t imagine not having it now. Glad you are liking yours as well!
I've just started using a hand grinder, and now I want a larger one like this!
Ernie Hatmaker we love this grain mill and have been using it going on 7 years now. Thanks for watching!
@@OutdoorsandCountryLiving Hi this is great, can you tell us the model of this grain mill? Would like to purchase but some on the market seem cheap and have problems
@@Illyrianwarship7 It’s listed in the description of this video. It is a GrainMaker #99 food mill. Thanks for watching and asking. We’ve been using this food mill for the past 7 years and don’t regret the investment. High quality piece of equipment! Hope this helps.
Could this mill to grind watery grains or beans too? I really wish to have one for wet and dry foods. Thanks.
@@janerosexia747 It can't grind wet, oily, or fibrous foods. They clog it up.
Thumbs down. I'll change the review if you have another video showing your setup inside the motor box though! After grinding 4 cups berries into wheat by hand, I'm not impressed with your "chore". I do like your setup though, just annoyed all the video is, is you pouring 4 cups of wheat and flipping a switch. More details please! Apologies if you've a video showing the setup, but I couldn't find it. Please make one if you haven't yet!
Hi there. I can tell you that after cranking by hand for several years it’s pleasing to flip the switch and let it run. Lol. I wired in a 3/4 HP marathon motor (120V) and purchased the drive belt kit from GrainMaker. The table is an old site spool we just finished up and made a little nicer. The pulleys and motor are setup to get around 60 RPM at the burrs. It has been a great unit for us. I will have to make a video which more technical detail around how I’m driving it’s. Thanks for the comment! - Tom.
@@OutdoorsandCountryLiving thanks for the reply! I noticed the old wire spool table and commented how cool it was to my girlfriend. We're going to be mounting ours to an old cabinet, and I'm still trying to figure out the wiring portion. I bought all the supplies today. My plan is to wire a power cord from the wall to a junction box, then wire a light switch, receptical, and the motor to the junction box. Hopefully when all is said and done, the receptical will always be on, the switch will control the motor, the motor will spin the right direction and all the smoke will be left in the wires!!! Please give as much detail as possible for your wiring underneath! I haven't seen a good detailed video on it. Thanks!!
@@kwkw7602 I didn’t make a video on all of that but can try to make some time to do so. I made my power supply cord in a way that I plug it into any receptacle to get power yo my plugs and switch for the motor. I did this because if/when I move it around it’s not hard wired into the wall. I pulled power from that feed to power the plugs all the time and the switch only when the switch is on. I did that so I can plug in a vacuum for cleanup or using other items on the table. I made the wooden enclosure around the motor and drive belt for safety and cosmetics. As far as the motor wiring there is a diagram on the motor showing how to connect for the various voltages. What unit do you have?
@@OutdoorsandCountryLiving I have the grainmaker no. 99 and bought a 1 HP motor from Harbor Freight. I plan to wire it in identical to how you have yours, where the recepticals are always live, and just the motor is always on the light switch. How I go about doing that I've yet to figure out. Mechanical things I'm pretty good with, electrical is new to me though.
800 bucks , dang
It’s definitely an investment, but also an impressive high quality product. We’ve had our grain mill going on 9 years and we couldn’t imagine not having this piece of homestead equipment. Worth it for sure! The wholesome and healthy flours, cornmeal, peanut butter, ground coffee, etc. in which we utilize the mill for…priceless.
We are definitely going to have to get one of those. Where do you get the wheat berries?
Hey! For your future setup I agree. It will be very useful for you two. I order the Organic non GMO berries by bulk. You can get off of Amazon probably the lower price because it’s more expensive to do organic and non-GMO. They normally sell in 25lb bags and it will last a long time if you keep it dry. We store ours in food grade buckets with lids. The food mill is a GrainMaker and made by a company out of Montana. I have a couple older videos of the unit and in one of them I show the parts and pieces. It’s a quality unit for sure. I used to crank it by hand but it took a fair amount of time so I decided to buy a motor and add too it. You can get the pulleys from the same company as the food mill so you keep the RPM of the mill around 60. I put on a 3/4 HP Marathon motor which is way larger than you really need. I’d say a 1/4 HP would do it and 1/2 HP is probably more than enough. The food mill has bearings and not bushings so it’s made to have a motor and last a lifetime. If you have any questions or want to see something just let me know and I would be happy to help. Stay warm up there and have a Blessed day/week. I hope the neck is progressing well! ;)
@@OutdoorsandCountryLiving Thank you for the info, I’m going to do some research and check it out. Have a great day.
@@wildwoodoffgridalaska you are welcome. Here is the link to their site. grainmaker.com/
You can have them engrave the cover as well with whatever you want. Have a good one!
Can you share your motor setup? please
Can you do a video of how course the grain is when ground on the coarsest setting? Want to buy this machine but can't find any video that shows this. Want to replicate Red River Cereal as we can't buy it up here. Thank you muchly.
What are you wanting to see ground? We can do a video no problem. Just let me know what you want to see. :) Where are you located?
Live in British Columbia, Canada. I like this machine. Doing my homework before purchasing one. Wanting to see how course it will grind - wheat & rye mix to cereal mix. - Thankyou!
How's she goin'? You have an interesting channel. I hope we can share some experiences. All the best for the new year and take care!!
Grampie's Workshop things are going just fine. We thank you for joining our channel, we appreciate it! Looking forward to sharing life experiences with you.
Wicked cool 😎 I see a peanut butter one from a few months back I'll check it out to 👍👍
Can we see your pulley set up an motor 🤔 thanks. Just received my grain mill 3 day’s ago got my table made
I bought the pulley kit from them but bought my own motor. I got a 3/4 HP Marathon motor. I think I ordered it from Grainger. I will have to do a video on it. I wired in a switch to turn the motor on and off and also some plugs to use a small shop vac to cleanup any mess or run the vacuum chamber I have on the same table. I wired it so the plugs have power all the time and the switch to only turn the motor on/off. We cranked by hand for a few years but I got tired of that and haven’t looked back. Lol. Obviously we still have the ability to put the handle back on and crank manually if needed but I would fire up the generator first. Lol. :)
Let us know what you make with it. The bread recipes will have to be a bit different than using store flour but it’s a much better product you get with your own. Congratulations and blessings!!
I really want this.. Nice
Pretty interesting to see how this is done
Thanks for watching. Yes, it’s been great to have and we make cornmeal, flour and also peanut butter with it. We also grind coffee beans sometimes but have a smaller grinder we use for those. Have a blessed day! :)
Wow I didn't know gringing wheat was such hard work, looks like you need a beer
If I only drank alcohol…hmmmm, lol. Take care!
Where do i buy this
Hey there. You can order it direct from
grainmaker.com/
If you have questions let us know. Thanks for watching. Blessings - Tom & LeeAnn
It would be so nice if they offered this mill in PLAIN stainless steel rather than the bright red.
It’s a very high quality piece of equipment. We wouldn’t care if it was purple. Guess quality and functionality trump the color. Thanks for watching!
Where do you get wheat berries from
We order bulk organic grains from Azure Standard. Used to buy organic grains from Amazon but their prices skyrocketed and Azure has far better prices. We usually buy 50 pound bags of grains but they offer smaller quantities as well.
@@OutdoorsandCountryLiving What's the difference in the hard berries and the soft ones?
@@belindacarr488 soft white wheat is like an all purpose flour and hard red is good for rustic breads. Our main wheat is soft white wheat but we do keep both kinds in our pantry.
@@belindacarr488 it is a different variety of wheat for hard white than for the soft white berries. The soft white is a better choice for pastries or things you want to be a little fluffy or “lighter” texture. Thank you for asking and have a great day.
good day , where can i purchase the machine used in this video ?
Howdy. We ordered ours direct from GrainMaker. You can order on the web or call and talk to them. They are great folks.
grainmaker.com/
Hope this helps. Let us know if we can help answer any questions. - Tom
Say bud, where did you get your motor? Model number, horsepower, etc?
I ordered a 3/4 HP marathon motor from Grainger but you can get it at other places.
www.grainger.com/product/MARATHON-MOTORS-General-Purpose-Motor-46N371
I wired it to power from 115V AC and put it on a switch. You don’t really need 3/4 HP as I’m sure 1/2 HP would never have a struggle but I wanted to make sure. Lol. I also wired in some plugs by the switch to run a vacuum for cleanup or anything else I want or need by the unit. We have been very happy with the food mill and setup. I do get some belt slippage at times if I’m grinding corn really fine but it’s rare. I have the belt tight so what I’ve done to mitigate is do a coarse grind first and then adjust it to the finer setting. The table I have it mounted on is just an old large wire spool I put some boards in and varnished. I wanted something heavy duty. :) Hope this helps. Stay safe and thanks for asking.
Would have liked to see your motor and pully set up
When I build it I enclosed it so little fingers don’t get in there. I need to take a side off sometime and show those things so folks know. I put a 3/4 HP Marathon motor on and wired it from the switch in installed with the 2 plugs next to it. I use the plugs to run the vacuum for any mess I make. lol. Thank you for watching and have a blessed week.
What horsepower motor do you use to run your grinder?
I have a 3/4 HP marathon but a 1/2 HP would be plenty. I’ve never had any issues with the HP only belt slippage sometimes when doing corn if it have the grinding really fine like flour. It’s been a great unit for us and we love it. If you have any other questions let us know. Blessings!
That's pretty cool tool. Just subscribed.
Thank you! It’s handy that’s for sure. Thanks for the sub and for taking time to watch. We appreciate that. Stay safe.
New subscribers to your informative channel. We just bought the 99 and awaiting arrival. We love your motorized method, so plan on an exact duplication of yours. Thanks so much. Have a lovely Christmas!
Welcome aboard! We're glad you ordered this fantastic food mill and you will be too. We couldn't imagine life without it now. We have been using our food mill for 7 years without any issues. It's definitely a high quality piece of equipment. We're confident you'll love it as much as we do. Thanks for watching and leaving us a comment.
Merry Christmas to you and your family! -Tom & LeeAnn
@@OutdoorsandCountryLiving We grind around 500# lbs or more of grain a year and are considering getting this mill. Roughly how many lbs have you run through it in the 7 years you've used it? Is it grinding as good as when you first got it? Can you see wear on the burrs?
@@ericmelissabrown5782 Hi, we probably average around 250-300 lbs per year I would estimate. That’s a mix of corn, wheat and nuts. We make peanut butter with it as well. The burrs are hardened steel so they will last many years. I’ve seen no degradation in the performance of ours at all. I purchased an extra set when we bought the unit because I didn’t know how long they would last. I believe they have a lifetime warranty but I didn’t want to risk not having some if I needed. The body of the mill is powder coated and very nice. The auger shaft and flywheel are on bearings and not bushings. I did a lot of looking before buying because I wanted a good one. It has been solid. They make a unit that’s a little larger and little more expensive that may be faster for you but I have no complaints on ours. I did buy the motor kit from them and purchased my own motor and installed that. It used a belt to drive the flywheel instead of hand cranking. I still have the handle if I ever want to go back to manual only, but hope I don’t. Lol. Let us know if you have any other questions. Blessings. - Tom & LeeAnn
@@OutdoorsandCountryLiving Thanks so much. Our mill is on the way, or will be as they are a bit backed up right now. Very much appreciate your insight.
@@ericmelissabrown5782 you will enjoy this mill for many years. When you use it, let us know what you think. It’s definitely worth the investment and just knowing it adds to your self sustainability. -Tom & LeeAnn
What brand of grinder do you use?
It’s a GrainMaker #99
where is the best place to buy wheat berries?
Azure Standard is the cheapest and best place to get organic, non-GMO grains. Thanks for asking and watching! - Tom & LeeAnn
How long did the grind take?
Usually takes about 15 minutes to grind 5 pounds of flour.
How many days did that take to grind?
It doesn’t take long. We normally grind enough to fill our containers we keep in the pantry for use and it takes maybe 15 min for that. You don’t want to grind it really fast or you will generate heat and loose some of the benefits of fresh ground. Thank you for watching and for the question. Have a great week.
you got the grinder set up right!
I used to crank by hand. I got a little smarter and mounted it to an old wire spool we had around as a heavy table. Put a 3/4 HP motor on and wired it to a switch and added a couple plugs as well for a vacuum if needed for cleanup. We keep it in the basement because it’s pretty heavy now. We love it!
India in store. And price please@@OutdoorsandCountryLiving
@@rahulkhanna9761 here is the link to the web site you can find then. grainmaker.com/
Great video sharing 👍
Thank you for watching! Happy New Year. :)
Thanks for watching.. what?
Have a blessed day.
What brand is that mill?
GrainMaker #99
That shit takes forever.
It actually only takes about 15 minutes to grind 5 pounds of flour with how our mill is set up.
Off topic, but do you have any experience with a manual meat grinder and if so, a recommendation? I respect your your do-it-yourself mentality and thought that if anyone had an answer, you would. Believe or not, trustworthy info on the manual grinders is negligible, even among homesteaders.
Hi there! There is a brand that has been around for years called Chop Rite and we used one as a kid. We used to rotate who was grinding because it was hand crank and we would butcher a couple hogs at a time. They are a little pricey now but you can get one on Amazon. www.amazon.com/Chop-Rite-Two-Large-Grinder-Chopper/dp/B01MG1NCLF
I would go with the No. 32 neck because it’s a little larger and allows the meat to enter into the auger better. I use an electric one now but I believe my parents still have the old cast iron chop rite. You can get cheaper hand crank units but they are not as sturdy.
What are you looking to grind? If not grinding much they make small electric ones and also a tiny unit that can go on a stand mixer. :)
If you look at the sausage and lard/fruit press on the table by the food mill in my video. It’s a Chop Rite brand as well. They are very good. With the grinder you will want something heavy to anchor it to when you crank it or it will move around. We used to use C-clamps as a kid and clamp it down to a table. It worked decent but best to bolt it down if you can. With the Chop-rite grinder you will notice the handle length is longer as well. That gives you more leverage and trust me... you will appreciate that’s. Lol. They have been around for many many years. Will easily last a lifetime if taken care of. That’s my 2 cents. :)
Your family experience is just what I needed. A “thank you” to your parents for all the hard work and teaching they gave you. I want manual due to its durability and ease of cleaning. My grinding will be limited. I’m not currently hunting or processing livestock, but I want the ability to choose the meat quality and spice blends. Frankly, the cost and quality of ground and blended meats is in inverse proportion to what it should be and I figure that I’ll eventually make up the cost of the grinder.
I really appreciate your help; solid, life experience is nearly
impossible to find when it comes to most anything these days.
@@bparrish517 anytime! If you have any other questions or I can be of help please let me know. I always tell people I’m not smart enough to do anything but work. ;)
The cheaper units are “pot metal” and won’t hold up. I agree with you on making and mixing your own and it will be much better. I will be butchering a hog before long and will make some video of that. I’m debating if I scald and scrape or skin. I prefer to scald and scrape but it will depend on weather and timing.
Thank you for the kind words and stay safe! Wishing you many blessings! - Tom
You kindness in replying is appreciated. Thirty-plus years ago I photographed and participated in a scald-and-scrape processing from calling of the hog to the packaging of product. I haven’t seen such an experience on TH-cam, but if you could do it without repercussions to your family it would be instructive about the harvesting of our food. Best wishes!
You smiling throughout the video tells me you love this machine
We absolutely do love this piece of equipment and would highly recommend it. We purchased our mill in 2014 as a family Christmas gift and have used it regularly ever since. We purchase zero flour or cornmeal from the store. Everything we use is freshly ground using this fantastic mill and bulk organic whole grains.
@@OutdoorsandCountryLiving I will be ordering mine this spring, I need to accumulate a little💰 first
@@randy783 understood. We love ours. If you have any questions once you get it let us know. Blessings!
@@OutdoorsandCountryLiving will do, thanks. Looking forward to it!!
Pretty cool 😎
Thanks for watching. It’s been handy that is for sure. I used to crank it by hand and decided a 3/4 HP Marathon motor would be a good addition so I installed that in a switch. Much easier....Lol.
do you not have to wash the berries?
Hi there. No they are already dried and cleaned when we buy them. I don’t think you would want to introduce water to them or else they would probably sprout and not dry. We buy 25lb or 50lb bags of organic wheat berries. We may grow some of our own and if so we will have to dry them first. Hope this helps. Have a great day and thank you for watching.
@@OutdoorsandCountryLiving thanks for reply that makes sense
@@20165776YEAR no problem. Have a great week.
The seed is blended in the grass part
Wheat berries are found in the “spike” of a wheat stalk. There are leaves on the wheat stalk, but no grass. Thanks for watching!
Have you tried grinding coffee with it? I think this is the best option for Turkish coffee
We have ground coffee with it. It does it very easily. I don’t do it often because we have to then clean all the coffee out to grind flour. Fresh ground coffee beans do make better coffee that’s for sure. :) Thank you for watching and for your comment. Stay safe and have a great week.