Checking moisture level of wheat?
 

Do you guys do it or just pack it as is? I've read that if you hit a kernal with a hammer it should shatter. My wheat seems to shatter some, but some sticks together a little, especially the soft wheat. I'm not sure, but I think its OK. The only reason I am a little unsure is that these bags of wheat I got from honeyville were in paper bags with no plastic lining and i'm wondering if they haven't absorbed some moisture from the air since its been a little humid lately. Walton feed sends their wheat in a plastic bag that has an interior plastic lining, and then that is all put inside a third outer plastic bag. Honeyville says they gaurentee their wheat to be 10% moisture or less (except it doesn't state that for their soft white wheat) but if the wheat has been stored in paper bags is it possible it absorbed moisture from the air? Or does the paper bag offer protection?

Re: Checking moisture level of wheat?
 

Take out your balance that you use to weigh your PMs. Weigh out, say 100 grams. Stick it in a microwave for a few minutes to boil off the moisture, or put it in the oven. Keep weighing it until the weight doesn't change. Assume at that point that the sample is virtually zero moisture. If it is 10% moisture to start with, your final weight should be 90 grams. Any multiple of 100 grams can work, just make it simple for calculations.