How much flour does 5 lbs of wheat berries make?

About 5 lbs of whole wheat flour, roughly 18 to 19 cups. Milling whole grain is nearly a 1:1 conversion by weight, with only 1 to 2 percent lost to the mill.

How much flour does 25 lbs of wheat berries make?

About 24.5 lbs of whole wheat flour, roughly 90 cups. Whole grain milling converts nearly 1:1 by weight.

How many wheat berries do I need to make 1 cup of flour?

About 2/3 cup of wheat berries, roughly 4.2 oz or 120 grams. Berries are denser than flour, so 1 cup of berries yields about 1.5 cups of freshly milled flour.

Is the wheat berry to flour ratio really 1:1?

By weight, yes, when milling whole grain flour: 100 grams of berries yields about 98 to 100 grams of flour. By volume it is not 1:1, because flour is fluffier than whole berries. One cup of berries yields about 1.5 cups of flour.

What if I sift my freshly milled flour?

Sifting reduces yield because you remove bran and germ. A coarse sift (bolted flour) keeps about 85 to 90 percent of the weight. A fine sift for lighter flour keeps closer to 75 percent.

Why does my flour yield vary from batch to batch?

Grain moisture content, grain variety, and mill setting all affect yield slightly. Coarser settings and drier grain change the volume more than the weight, which is why measuring by weight is more reliable.

Wheat Berries to Flour Calculator

Free wheat berries to flour calculator. Convert 1 cup or 1 lb of berries to whole wheat flour, or work backward from the flour a recipe needs to the berries to mill. Whole grain milling is almost exactly 1:1 by weight: 500 grams of wheat berries becomes about 500 grams of whole wheat flour. By volume it is different, because flour is much fluffier than whole berries: 1 cup of berries yields about 1.5 cups of flour. Use the calculator above to convert in either direction, or the chart below for common amounts.

Wheat Berries to Flour Conversion Chart

Wheat Berries	Whole Wheat Flour (weight)	Flour (approx. cups)
1 cup (6.3 oz / 180 g)	6.2 oz / 177 g	about 1 1/2 cups
1 lb	about 1 lb (15.7 oz)	about 3 3/4 cups
2 lbs	about 2 lbs	about 7 1/2 cups
5 lbs	about 4.9 lbs	about 18 to 19 cups
10 lbs	about 9.8 lbs	about 37 cups
25 lbs	about 24.5 lbs	about 90 cups

Weights assume whole grain milling with no sifting. Expect 1 to 2 percent loss to the mill, and see the sifting note below if you bolt or sift your flour.