Diff in wheat

Flewster · Aug 26, 2009

What is the difference in hard winter wheat VS Soft winter wheat? Want to use it for flour and feed.

greenbeanman in Kansas · Aug 26, 2009

You will need to be more specific---flour used to make? Pastas and bread use different wheat.

Flewster · Aug 26, 2009

Sorry I was writing in a hurry.......I know Durham is used for pastas and such but what we are wanting to do is add to our honey line with whole gran wheat flour grown naturally........I am not organic and never will be as I use spray on my pastures and will on the wheat plot to control weeds after harvest...........but not while the wheat is growing............what I am wanting to know is there a better wheat for flour vs feed?........will soft winter work for both or hard winter.........

Tx Jim · Aug 27, 2009

Flewster
Soft winter wheat has no awns or beards therefore is preferred for grazing & hay.

Maybe Wheaties cereal is made from soft wheat.

Ed S. · Aug 27, 2009

The wife says 'soft' wheat makes pastry flour, hard white is a milder flavored bread-type, and hard red is the same, only with a nuttier, stronger flavor.

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Reed Hamilton · Sep 3, 2009

Hard red and white wheats are generally used for risen breads, soft wheat for pastry, and durum for pasta. The hard wheats have more protein and these contribute to gluten formation and rising. The milling and sifting process will affect rising too. Most commercial flour is roller milled, the grain components separated, and then put back to gether to get the kind of flour the buyer wants. For animal feed it won"t make much difference.

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