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.

How many grams is 1 cup of flour?

One cup of freshly milled whole wheat flour weighs about 120 grams. One cup of store-bought all-purpose flour weighs about 125 grams when spooned and leveled. Scooping straight from the bag packs the cup and can push it to 145 grams, which is why weighing is more accurate.

How do I grind wheat berries into flour?

Pour dry berries into the hopper of a burr or impact mill, set the mill to your finest setting for bread flour or a coarser setting for cracked grain, and run it in small batches so the flour stays cool. A blender or food processor will crack berries but will not give you true fine flour.

Is it cheaper to buy wheat berries or flour?

Wheat berries are usually cheaper per pound than bagged whole wheat flour, especially in 25 or 50 lb sacks, and they store for years while flour goes rancid within months. The savings only pay off once the cost of a mill is spread across many batches.

What wheat berries should I use for all-purpose flour?

Blend hard and soft wheat, roughly half hard white or hard red with half soft white. That lands near the 10 to 12 percent protein of store-bought all-purpose flour.

How do I make bread flour from wheat berries?

Mill hard red or hard white spring wheat, which runs 13 to 14 percent protein, on the finest setting. Use it straight for whole wheat bread, or sift out the coarse bran for a lighter loaf that still has the strength for a good rise.

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.

Flour Cups to Grams Chart

One cup of freshly milled whole wheat flour weighs about 120 grams. One cup of spooned and leveled all-purpose flour weighs about 125 grams.

Cups of Flour	Fresh-Milled Whole Wheat	All-Purpose
1/4 cup	30 g	31 g
1/3 cup	40 g	42 g
1/2 cup	60 g	62 g
1 cup	120 g	125 g
1 1/2 cups	180 g	188 g
2 cups	240 g	250 g
2 1/2 cups	300 g	313 g
3 cups	360 g	375 g