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Offline ~Narelle~

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Milling grain - weight question
« on: July 31, 2009, 12:21:01 am »
Hi
I grabbed some grains to mill yesterday.  Just a quick question though.  If I am going to make bread and I need 250g of flour for eg, is that equiv to 250g of grain?  In my head it should, in theory the weight shouldn't change should it?
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Re: Milling grain - weight question
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2009, 12:52:20 am »
no, though the volume can change a lot!
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Re: Milling grain - weight question
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2009, 01:30:51 am »
It's like the old question that you get asked when you are in primary school - which is lighter - a tonne of lead or a tonne of feathers?

Yeah they are the same - but the feathers have greater volume.
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Re: Milling grain - weight question
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2009, 01:36:48 am »
Thanks.  Dumb question really LOL  :-))

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Re: Milling grain - weight question
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2009, 03:22:34 am »
I guess some might escape out the top when you open the lid (or if you are like me, up your nose!!)
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