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Tip for hiding/storing full 5 gallon buckets. - I store lots of grains, etc in 5 gallon buckets. I have limited storage space in house. A queen size bedframe can fit 27 five gallon buckets within its side rails, footboard & headboard. 1. Remove mattress & boxspring, then place full buckets within framework; note you can remove cross members as they won't be needed. 2. Delete using boxspring, cover buckets with 1/4" thick plywood, then top with bedskirt to hide view of buckets. 3. Place mattress on top of that and make bed as usual. Surprisingly it's very comfortable height and comfortable to lay upon. I estimate I have about 1400lbs of grains stored under my queen size bed.
Underbed storage is a really great idea! We can’t do this under our bed (adjustable bed frame 🙌🏻) but one of the kids has a twin bed we could replace the frame with buckets. Thanks for the idea!
I can’t tell you how happy I am to hear heat and humidity won’t affect grains stored in buckets. I live in the tropics on a beach and it’s in the 80s with high humidity, year round. Thank you, so very much.
I agree in part with your storage techniques. I've had stuff in buckets since 1999. No mylar, no oxygen absorbers. The pinto beans are noticeably darker and other legumes look...aged. It is all still edible but the 10-20 year stuff has aged. However, the beans in mylar with oxygen absorbers are as fresh like they were when sealed 12 years ago. If you plan on keeping it beyond 5 years, use mylar with absorbers. No, I don't sale nothing. I speak from experience.
If you ever see a bunch of small moths flying around your pantry; those are the hatching rice weevils looking to burrow into your other storage. Freeze your rice 10 days, let it sit 2 days to come back to room temperature after removing from freezer before storing.
Thank you. I live in Puerto Rico. Hot and/or humid year round. Was searching for recommendations from someone who doesn't live in Northern USA. Blessings.
I was a college instructor for a few years, and my comment is many people put videos on CZcams but not everyone is a good teacher through their videos, you have that gift. Thank you so much for all that you share. It has been very helpful for me getting started with my grains and making bread.
Loved your explanation. I saw one of your videos when you mentioned about the temperature thing. Got excited and told my sister that we can have some buckets out in the garage and we live in the desert.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 But….on further research I read to not store in temps that exceed 80☹️☹️. And now I saw this video and my happy face is back on because I know it was pretty hot in Egypt and the grain was stored for 7 years! Just storing food to hold us till the Lord’s Return which seems to be happening soon by all the chaos and signs of the times.🙌🏼🙌🏼
Folks, get your 5 gallon buckets and screw on lids at home depot. I paid $8.78 for lids and $8 for buckets. Can't beat the price. And they are air tight! I made the mistake of putting in too many oxygen absorbers and the bucket has collapsed on the sides due to a lower pressure.
I am a new subscriber. I’ve been home milling wheat for about 10 years. Thank you for starting this channel and sharing your knowledge. Your website is great also! Blessings to you!
Love your videos - so informative. Congratulations on your beautiful new home. The milling table is NOT ugly. It is utilitarian, functional and matter of fact, just like you!!! You saved me $100 on mylar bags and oxygen absorbers. I did not know about those twisty lids that go on the 5 gallon buckets! Worth every dollar, especially for seniors with weak and arthritic hands those tight kids are sometimes hard to wrestle.
My grinding mill is backordered, so I’m soaking up all your knowledge. I, too, live in FL, and so appreciate this lesson! Your basic bread recipe will be the first I try, the first I will master(good advice)! Love the Biblical application, too!
Thank you so much for this! I bought mylar bags And oxygen absorbers but haven't used them yet because I don't have a space in the freezer to freeze them first. You just save me time. ❤️🙏
@@GrainsandGrit except the electric bill and when the AC and freeze dryer in the Texas garage are on at the same time it throws the circuit. He has insulted well but still you know 🔥🔥🔥 HOT is an understatement this year!
Thank you!! I’m running out of pantry space in house and this completely answers my storage questions. *I thought about sprinkling food grade Diatomaceous Earth in tops of my buckets to prevent bugs. Any thoughts on that idea??
I think HAVING to do something or better to be safe than sorry are two different things. I think freezing your food first is, although maybe not NECESSARY, it is good to do. Food is EXPENSIVE. Why take a chance?. Freezing food for 3 days will kill any bugs. I package in small batches that fit easily in the freezer🤷
I agree. If you want to take extra precautions, go for it. But for those hesitating to jump in for lack of budget or time or space, I give the no-nonsense, bare bones, you-will-not-die option.
Great video you’re absolutely amazing. Do you stock up on water? Hopefully soon you can do some in store grocery shopping videos and show your full shopping trip
Felicia, I love what you share. But I'm still afraid to take any chances because I've see wheat get infested. it really depends on how long you plan to store your grains. If you use yours regularly and yes you do, yes, a clean uncontaminated batch can last a long time without becoming infested. I was raised on a farm and raised my children on an huge ranch. I've seen with my own eyes (and I've seen a lot of unexpected things in my 70 years of life,) the infestation of black weevils in a 5 gallon bucket that had an airtight lid,( so it was claimed) of beautiful hard white wheat berries after sitting in storage 2 full years. If you are stocking up for emergencies, and plan to store for that long or more, then you really must take better precautions. It takes at least 4 to 8 days to kill a black weevil egg in a freezer. It may take longer for a rice weevil egg to die because they are known to survive dormant in freezing weather. Freezer temp needs to be below zero for rice weevil. 2 different insect species . I know a man who still has his red wheat berries sealed in gallon glass jars after almost 10 years and the wheat is fine. I believe many of those buckets with lids that's supposed to seal out oxygen are not always doing a great job. Until I can get more glass jars, Im keeping my large stock of wheat in my freezer. Better safe than sorry.
Thank you Felicia I appreciate you coming on again and reiterating what you had already done in one of your videos much appreciated I'm also in Florida you have an awesome weekend blessings
@@GrainsandGrit Yes, and I think maybe all the grains could benefit from at least some freezing, due to what you mentioned. Some people will even coat their grains with diatomaceous earth to prevent bugs in their grains, not sure if that works or not, but I have read that it does.
Could you do a video on (or comment) on what your timeline & storage looks like once rice/corn have been opened? I just purchased from Bread Beckers and they told me it's already sealed against any bugs right now but how does that look/change once I start using it? I've got gamma lids as well. I'm just super paranoid...🙂
Anything that loses it’s taste over time. So coffee beans are definitely one because over time they will start tasting stale (this is roasted coffee beans…I think unroasted coffee beans would last longer). Crackers would be another item, cereal, etc. That’s all I can think of at the top of my head right now lol
Whats the difference between spring and winter wheats? I found a very good deal on spring wheat berries but they re out of winter wheat. Thanks so much. God bless
That's usually just another way of referring to hard red, hard white, soft white, etc. Check out this video for more: czcams.com/video/5xwJXgWvH10/video.html
Will the oxygen absorbers completely kill eggs and insects? I ask because I bought a 50 lb. bag of whole wheat berries for my chickens. After a couple of months, I opened it and it was infested with weevils. They must had hatched from inside the wheat berries and crawled out. I had to freeze the berries batch by batch to kill them. I also took out some of my berries for human consumption stored in a Mylar bag with an oxygen absorber and still found a weevil in it crawling around. I am so paranoid now about these little pests.
My girlfriend had this happen with sacks of black oiled sunflower seeds. The moral of this story...open and store stock grains outside. My girlfriend opened it in her house! I trust my source of "human" wheat...although the livestock wheat looks pretty dang good 😉 and I still store in mylar with oxygen absorbers. Yes, technically the oxygen absorbers remove oxygen thus killing the bugs/eggs.
Weevils possibly were there because it was animal-grade feed which isn’t as great of quality compared to grains that are for humans. Yes oxygen absorbers do kill any bugs because of sucks all the oxygen out. At least that is how I understand it. Where did you purchase your wheat?
@@GrainsandGrit Thanks for the reply! The wheat for humans I got from Azure Standard. I may have not sucked out enough of the oxygen is my guess. The chicken wheat was from my local Co-op.
@@TXDHC I wish I could open outside but I don’t have enough pails for it all and have had rodents chew through grain bags and even bags of straw when stored outside. I store the grains in my garage and plan to freeze my animal wheat going forward.
Mylar or not to Mylar…? Seems like the missing element not mentioned is the turnover rate of your stock. You been doing it this way in FL for eleven years but is any of your grain over three years even?
I do rotate regularly. I don't think I've ever gone over 3 years, although I do know others who have. But no, if you're going to store for multiple years, I recommend taking extra precautions. In fact, I have an affiliate for mylar bags, etc: bit.ly/3HQkS7h (use code "GRAINSANDGRIT5" for $5 off order)
What about Roll oats and flours purchased prior to milling that I'm trying to use up, should I freeze first? Expect I will use them up in a couple months.
Rolled oats last quite awhile in a good container with a good lid. But if I was wanting more long term storage I would use mylar bags with oxygen absorbers with those to help them last longer. For flour, I would keep it in the freezer or at least place in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers. Those two items are not in their original state (i.e. oat groats or wheat berries) so they will go bad faster than groats or wheat berries. :-)
This information is from the bread beckers co-op ordering system website. This information suggest that grain purchased in bags should be treated with oxygen absorbers once placed in buckets. we get questioned all the time from customers, asking why they should (or should not) purchase grains in bags when they are available. when we package grains in the 6 gallon buckets, we also flush the buckets with co2 gas in order to kill any bugs or bug eggs that may have come in, from the fields, when the grain was harvested. but, we do not package the 50lb bags here - they come directly from our supplier in montana and we do not have any way to do any preventive treatment. the grain is packaged in a heavy duty paper bag, which is very economical if you know how to package it yourself. buy the bagged grains only if you have a way to package and store appropriately, and soon after your purchase. bags are not suitable for long term storage since they are easily penetrated by bugs, pests, moisture, etc. for those reasons, we can not and do not, guarantee the bags to be free of bugs!!
Question please! Sorry if I am being dense. Just don’t want to do it wrong. For wheat berries, and bean that are in burlap bags. I would only need to put them In covered buckets for storage. And how long approximately would that store? Thanks! A newbie to long term storage.
@@GrainsandGrit I ask because I'm in Houston. My garage typically is in the neighborhood of 120F-130F during peak summer months. Humidity is the same as yours.
Interesting. Well, I guess it also may depend on where I live. I am up in Michigan. Our weather is very inconsistent. If I stored outside then my grain would freeze and thaw and freeze again. We have higher humidity in summer, lower humidity in winter, it's to much up and down.
Many people advise adding bay leaves to stored dry goods to deter insects, but I have yet to find any real evidence for this. I would value any comments. Is it just an old wives tale?
I know I'm very late to the party. Idk about bay leaves, but I do know people in Asian countries put dried pepper in their rice to deter bugs. So I know they at least believe in a similar principle.
With all due respect, you didn’t actually bust the first myth. I’m in Texas which has a similar climate for Florida and i have to freeze wheat and beans. I’ve had weevils hatch it then.
A number of months ago, Gaye from Apron Strings posted a video about her wheat berries from Azure Standard being full of weevels. She was furious! I always freeze my wheat berries from Azure before storing them.
That’s so interesting. I’ve always known weevils to be apart of the growing process. How can a farmer organically avoid them? I’m not sure it’s possible.
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Tip for hiding/storing full 5 gallon buckets. - I store lots of grains, etc in 5 gallon buckets. I have limited storage space in house. A queen size bedframe can fit 27 five gallon buckets within its side rails, footboard & headboard. 1. Remove mattress & boxspring, then place full buckets within framework; note you can remove cross members as they won't be needed. 2. Delete using boxspring, cover buckets with 1/4" thick plywood, then top with bedskirt to hide view of buckets. 3. Place mattress on top of that and make bed as usual.
Surprisingly it's very comfortable height and comfortable to lay upon. I estimate I have about 1400lbs of grains stored under my queen size bed.
Wow! That's an awesome idea! Thanks!
That's amazing!!
I would LOVE to see a video on this. It would be very helpful. Thanks and God bless you!
Underbed storage is a really great idea! We can’t do this under our bed (adjustable bed frame 🙌🏻) but one of the kids has a twin bed we could replace the frame with buckets. Thanks for the idea!
thanks for pointing out the weight of the food.
I can’t tell you how happy I am to hear heat and humidity won’t affect grains stored in buckets. I live in the tropics on a beach and it’s in the 80s with high humidity, year round. Thank you, so very much.
I agree in part with your storage techniques. I've had stuff in buckets since 1999. No mylar, no oxygen absorbers. The pinto beans are noticeably darker and other legumes look...aged. It is all still edible but the 10-20 year stuff has aged. However, the beans in mylar with oxygen absorbers are as fresh like they were when sealed 12 years ago. If you plan on keeping it beyond 5 years, use mylar with absorbers.
No, I don't sale nothing. I speak from experience.
If you ever see a bunch of small moths flying around your pantry; those are the hatching rice weevils looking to burrow into your other storage.
Freeze your rice 10 days, let it sit 2 days to come back to room temperature after removing from freezer before storing.
Thanks!
@@Pausereflectandbreathe Be sure to Thank these folks who's page you found. They brought a good message, I just chimmed in.
Yeah, 5+ years is probably a good rule of thumb.
Thank you. I live in Puerto Rico. Hot and/or humid year round. Was searching for recommendations from someone who doesn't live in Northern USA. Blessings.
I was a college instructor for a few years, and my comment is many people put videos on CZcams but not everyone is a good teacher through their videos, you have that gift. Thank you so much for all that you share. It has been very helpful for me getting started with my grains and making bread.
Aww thanks!
I just started singing 🎶Pharaoh pharaoh oh baby let my people go🎶
Such a great vid. Thanks!
Haha, thanks!!
Loved your explanation. I saw one of your videos when you mentioned about the temperature thing. Got excited and told my sister that we can have some buckets out in the garage and we live in the desert.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 But….on further research I read to not store in temps that exceed 80☹️☹️. And now I saw this video and my happy face is back on because I know it was pretty hot in Egypt and the grain was stored for 7 years! Just storing food to hold us till the Lord’s Return which seems to be happening soon by all the chaos and signs of the times.🙌🏼🙌🏼
glad to know that are people who sees that we are living the end times!
Folks, get your 5 gallon buckets and screw on lids at home depot. I paid $8.78 for lids and $8 for buckets. Can't beat the price. And they are air tight! I made the mistake of putting in too many oxygen absorbers and the bucket has collapsed on the sides due to a lower pressure.
It’s a little less at Azure Standard.
This sealed the deal for us! Sooo needed this thank you!!!
Thank you so much
My pleasure - thanks for watching!
😘 you not only saved me money and time ...I'm on a budget , you gave me peace of mind. you earned my subscription 👍
Wonderful! I'm so pleased. :-)
Thank you for your information on temperature control. My home gets in the 90's and I was concerned about this.
I am a new subscriber. I’ve been home milling wheat for about 10 years. Thank you for starting this channel and sharing your knowledge. Your website is great also! Blessings to you!
Welcome aboard! Thanks so much!!
Love your videos - so informative. Congratulations on your beautiful new home. The milling table is NOT ugly. It is utilitarian, functional and matter of fact, just like you!!! You saved me $100 on mylar bags and oxygen absorbers. I did not know about those twisty lids that go on the 5 gallon buckets! Worth every dollar, especially for seniors with weak and arthritic hands those tight kids are sometimes hard to wrestle.
Wonderful - so glad to help!!
But glad to hear how good the quality of Azure Standard is. Amazing that the grains endure many harsher conditions.
I’m so glad I found your channel! I was one of those who was following all the myths and stressing over my wheat berries. I covet your knowledge. 🌾🌾
Yep many people do! But it’s not as complicated as other food storage 😄
My grinding mill is
backordered, so I’m soaking up all your knowledge. I, too, live in FL, and so appreciate this lesson! Your basic bread recipe will be the first I try, the first I will master(good advice)! Love the Biblical application, too!
Wonderful! Thank-you :-)
I LOVE that I don’t have to worry too much about my grains. They are in buckets with air-tight lids and labeled. That’s it! Thanks for this video!
You’re most welcome!!!
Thank you so much for this! I bought mylar bags And oxygen absorbers but haven't used them yet because I don't have a space in the freezer to freeze them first. You just save me time. ❤️🙏
Thank you, Felicia! Very informative.
I don’t freeze my rice cause I don’t buy it in bulk, I put it in mason jars and that’s it
My husband thanks you! 🤭 You've got a point about Joseph. 😂 I guess I'm in overload mode and believed the wrong sources. One less worry.
Lol again it’s not going to really hurt anything to go overboard. But with grains it’s just not needed! 😄
@@GrainsandGrit except the electric bill and when the AC and freeze dryer in the Texas garage are on at the same time it throws the circuit. He has insulted well but still you know 🔥🔥🔥 HOT is an understatement this year!
Thank you for reiterating. Crucial times and your reminders are super-appreciated!
Thank-you!
I have learned so much from your channel, thank you!
I’m truly humbled so many people come here to hear what I have to say! So glad it’s helpful 😄
Good info. Thanks!
Yep. Used wheat berries that were stored in a shed for 20 years. Made the most delicious rolls
Thank you!! I’m running out of pantry space in house and this completely answers my storage questions.
*I thought about sprinkling food grade Diatomaceous Earth in tops of my buckets to prevent bugs. Any thoughts on that idea??
Couldn't hurt!
make sure its food grade. In ancient times they used Corse sand which does almost the same thing
Appreciate you sharing your knowledge. People need to know these things!
Glad it was helpful!
I think HAVING to do something or better to be safe than sorry are two different things.
I think freezing your food first is, although maybe not NECESSARY, it is good to do.
Food is EXPENSIVE.
Why take a chance?.
Freezing food for 3 days will kill any bugs.
I package in small batches that fit easily in the freezer🤷
Good idea ! Gonna package serving size for two people in vacuum seal bags . That will save space and easier to use .
I agree. If you want to take extra precautions, go for it. But for those hesitating to jump in for lack of budget or time or space, I give the no-nonsense, bare bones, you-will-not-die option.
Thank you so much for this. My hubby and I have been discussing whether we need the mylar for grain storage. It seemed a bit overmuch. 🙂
No need to overcomplicate :-)
Thank you for the great info.
Thank you for this advice.
Thank you!!
You're welcome!
Great video you’re absolutely amazing. Do you stock up on water? Hopefully soon you can do some in store grocery shopping videos and show your full shopping trip
Cool idea! Thanks!
Hello. Still binge watching your videos. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Haha thanks
Felicia, I love what you share. But I'm still afraid to take any chances because I've see wheat get infested. it really depends on how long you plan to store your grains. If you use yours regularly and yes you do, yes, a clean uncontaminated batch can last a long time without becoming infested. I was raised on a farm and raised my children on an huge ranch. I've seen with my own eyes (and I've seen a lot of unexpected things in my 70 years of life,) the infestation of black weevils in a 5 gallon bucket that had an airtight lid,( so it was claimed) of beautiful hard white wheat berries after sitting in storage 2 full years. If you are stocking up for emergencies, and plan to store for that long or more, then you really must take better precautions. It takes at least 4 to 8 days to kill a black weevil egg in a freezer. It may take longer for a rice weevil egg to die because they are known to survive dormant in freezing weather. Freezer temp needs to be below zero for rice weevil. 2 different insect species . I know a man who still has his red wheat berries sealed in gallon glass jars after almost 10 years and the wheat is fine. I believe many of those buckets with lids that's supposed to seal out oxygen are not always doing a great job. Until I can get more glass jars, Im keeping my large stock of wheat in my freezer. Better safe than sorry.
I've just never had that problem. And I've been doing this regularly for many years, including some long-term storage (2+ yrs).
Thank you Felicia I appreciate you coming on again and reiterating what you had already done in one of your videos much appreciated I'm also in Florida you have an awesome weekend blessings
Thanks. This is very helpful information.
Just started learning about storing and using grains. This video can at a great time for me.
So....tell me 'why' you freeze corn and rice. It would be interesting to know why they would benefit from freezing, but other grains do not.
Bugs tend to get into the high-starch grains and later hatch out if you don't kill them with a freeze.
@@GrainsandGrit Yes, and I think maybe all the grains could benefit from at least some freezing, due to what you mentioned. Some people will even coat their grains with diatomaceous earth to prevent bugs in their grains, not sure if that works or not, but I have read that it does.
You are amazing. Keep up the good work. Love your channel
Thank you so much!
What about the bugs?😢
Thank you
Thanks, didn’t know that about rice.
Grains are amazing. Resilient, tasty, nutritous
Could you do a video on (or comment) on what your timeline & storage looks like once rice/corn have been opened? I just purchased from Bread Beckers and they told me it's already sealed against any bugs right now but how does that look/change once I start using it? I've got gamma lids as well. I'm just super paranoid...🙂
Do you ever use diatomaceous earth mixed in with your grains as an added insurance against insects?
Never have
I have seen others speaking about Mylar and such perhaps it’s for very long term storage ?
Sure, if you're going to store for more than a year or two, I recommend taking extra precautions. But I just rotate through my grains so much.
@@GrainsandGrit yes I can see the benefits, quality of food. Thx.
Good bless.
You mentioned storing coffee beans in mylar/02, but what other items should be stored that way? Corn and rice? Others?
Anything that loses it’s taste over time. So coffee beans are definitely one because over time they will start tasting stale (this is roasted coffee beans…I think unroasted coffee beans would last longer). Crackers would be another item, cereal, etc.
That’s all I can think of at the top of my head right now lol
Whats the difference between spring and winter wheats? I found a very good deal on spring wheat berries but they re out of winter wheat. Thanks so much. God bless
That's usually just another way of referring to hard red, hard white, soft white, etc. Check out this video for more: czcams.com/video/5xwJXgWvH10/video.html
Thankyou. Blessings to you.
I found a family farm in Pennsylvania that has an excellent price on them, so ill order. 😊
if I use airtight buckets to store my wheat, can I put oxygen absorbers in it without lining the buckets with mylar bags?
Yep!
Very helpful
Will the oxygen absorbers completely kill eggs and insects? I ask because I bought a 50 lb. bag of whole wheat berries for my chickens. After a couple of months, I opened it and it was infested with weevils. They must had hatched from inside the wheat berries and crawled out. I had to freeze the berries batch by batch to kill them. I also took out some of my berries for human consumption stored in a Mylar bag with an oxygen absorber and still found a weevil in it crawling around. I am so paranoid now about these little pests.
My girlfriend had this happen with sacks of black oiled sunflower seeds. The moral of this story...open and store stock grains outside. My girlfriend opened it in her house! I trust my source of "human" wheat...although the livestock wheat looks pretty dang good 😉 and I still store in mylar with oxygen absorbers. Yes, technically the oxygen absorbers remove oxygen thus killing the bugs/eggs.
Weevils possibly were there because it was animal-grade feed which isn’t as great of quality compared to grains that are for humans.
Yes oxygen absorbers do kill any bugs because of sucks all the oxygen out. At least that is how I understand it.
Where did you purchase your wheat?
Good advice about opening outside 😂😂
@@GrainsandGrit Thanks for the reply! The wheat for humans I got from Azure Standard. I may have not sucked out enough of the oxygen is my guess. The chicken wheat was from my local Co-op.
@@TXDHC I wish I could open outside but I don’t have enough pails for it all and have had rodents chew through grain bags and even bags of straw when stored outside. I store the grains in my garage and plan to freeze my animal wheat going forward.
Mylar or not to Mylar…?
Seems like the missing element not mentioned is the turnover rate of your stock.
You been doing it this way in FL for eleven years but is any of your grain over three years even?
I do rotate regularly. I don't think I've ever gone over 3 years, although I do know others who have. But no, if you're going to store for multiple years, I recommend taking extra precautions. In fact, I have an affiliate for mylar bags, etc: bit.ly/3HQkS7h (use code "GRAINSANDGRIT5" for $5 off order)
What about Roll oats and flours purchased prior to milling that I'm trying to use up, should I freeze first? Expect I will use them up in a couple months.
Rolled oats last quite awhile in a good container with a good lid. But if I was wanting more long term storage I would use mylar bags with oxygen absorbers with those to help them last longer. For flour, I would keep it in the freezer or at least place in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers.
Those two items are not in their original state (i.e. oat groats or wheat berries) so they will go bad faster than groats or wheat berries. :-)
This information is from the bread beckers co-op ordering system website. This information suggest that grain purchased in bags should be treated with oxygen absorbers once placed in buckets.
we get questioned all the time from customers, asking why they should (or should not) purchase grains in bags when they are available.
when we package grains in the 6 gallon buckets, we also flush the buckets with co2 gas in order to kill any bugs or bug eggs that may have come in, from the fields, when the grain was harvested.
but, we do not package the 50lb bags here - they come directly from
our supplier in montana and we do not have any way to do any
preventive treatment. the grain is packaged in a heavy duty paper bag,
which is very economical if you know how to package it yourself. buy
the bagged grains only if you have a way to package and store
appropriately, and soon after your purchase. bags are not suitable for
long term storage since they are easily penetrated by bugs, pests,
moisture, etc. for those reasons, we can not and do not, guarantee the
bags to be free of bugs!!
If it makes you feel better, go for it. I've never had to use them, though.
I just encourage you not to miss quote Mrs. Becker. You would not want her to do that to you.
Can you store flour in those buckets as well?
No, flour begins oxidizing and losing nutrients immediately. That's why it's important to mill it fresh.
How Long are you storing in buckets in your shed in Florida?
Months to years
Question:
Does anyone know if Walmart sells oxygen absorbers?
Question please! Sorry if I am being dense. Just don’t want to do it wrong. For wheat berries, and bean that are in burlap bags. I would only need to put them In covered buckets for storage. And how long approximately would that store? Thanks! A newbie to long term storage.
Grains, when stored right, can store for practically forever. They just need to be kept away from all moisture and pests.
Thanks!
What is the temp or your shed where you store your wheat?
Anywhere from 30-100 F depending on time of year. And humidity in north Florida is typically 50-100%.
@@GrainsandGrit I ask because I'm in Houston. My garage typically is in the neighborhood of 120F-130F during peak summer months. Humidity is the same as yours.
Unless of course you are storing for many years.
I've stored my grains for years at a time with no trouble. Some of my viewers have stored for 15+ years just like this with no problem.
Interesting. Well, I guess it also may depend on where I live. I am up in Michigan. Our weather is very inconsistent. If I stored outside then my grain would freeze and thaw and freeze again. We have higher humidity in summer, lower humidity in winter, it's to much up and down.
Many people advise adding bay leaves to stored dry goods to deter insects, but I have yet to find any real evidence for this. I would value any comments. Is it just an old wives tale?
Hmm, never tried it
I know I'm very late to the party. Idk about bay leaves, but I do know people in Asian countries put dried pepper in their rice to deter bugs. So I know they at least believe in a similar principle.
David Stelzer does recommend storing grains in a cooler place though.
Sure, probably better if you can.
With all due respect, you didn’t actually bust the first myth. I’m in Texas which has a similar climate for Florida and i have to freeze wheat and beans. I’ve had weevils hatch it then.
You've had weevils in your wheat?? Who is your provider?
Azure standard. I just had to re freeze my hard white wheat because I saw more of them in there. It’s not uncommon. 🤔
A number of months ago, Gaye from Apron Strings posted a video about her wheat berries from Azure Standard being full of weevels. She was furious! I always freeze my wheat berries from Azure before storing them.
That’s so interesting. I’ve always known weevils to be apart of the growing process. How can a farmer organically avoid them? I’m not sure it’s possible.