Red wheatberries or white?

[inchworm]

I am being offered a deal of 50lbs of wheatberries for $18. And an offer of 5 gallon food grade storage containers.

Would you recommend red or white wheatberries? I use it primarily for bread. I also like wheatberry salad.

And how many 5 gallon containers would I need to store it?

Thanks,
Inchy

 

[enjoy the ride]

White has a slightly less bitter taste for whole wheat bread- it is what I have. I have never used 5 gallon buckets for storage but I would think no more than 3. Hopefully someone else with direct experience would tell you more. Wheat is very heavy for it's volume.

 

[DuppyDo]

Wow..$18 for 50# of red wheatberries is pretty darn good..! I get hard red wheatberries for $43.00 per 50# through a co-op.It almost sounds to good to be true, but i sure ain't no wheat price expert...lol I would want to find out how old the wheat is. I've been storing hard white and hard red wheatberries in 5 gal bucket in mylar bags.I've been getting about 25 # in a bucket in two mylar bags, about 12.5 # per bag. You may get more in with one bigger bag.I also put oxygen absorber in the bags before sealing.

 

[Homesteadmom]

If the white is soft white then it is mainly used for pastry & baking. Hard red is your best for bread making.
As to the buckets 2 will hold 50lbs with space left over, a 5 gal bucket will hold about 45lbs of wheat berries.
Congrats on getting a great deal on the wheat, if possible I would get more than 1 bag!!

 

[enjoy the ride]

Homesteadmom is right about using hard wheat for baking but I still prefer hard white to hard red. The taste is just milder for me.