Unmalted wheat, oats and more

[knipknup]

The local grocery store has 45 pound buckets of unmalted hard white wheat, red wheat and oats. Each are $17 or less. The price obviously includes the 7gal food grade bucket and lid that the grain is in. That is a great price, but with the wheat being unmalted, is it worth it for specialty grains, etc?
I have used the brew shop wheat, but think it is malted.

What's the skinny?

 

[Tonedef131]

Unmalted wheat is a traditional ingredient in Witbier and Lambic. Soft White winter wheat is most common in those, but at that price who cares.

 

[Orangevango]

you could also try your hand at malting.

 

[kanzimonson]

Most recipes that use unmalted grains usually call for less than 5 pounds, so if you bought one of those you'd be using it for quite awhile. And even still, you'd only be saving like 60 cents per pound? How badly do you need that money?

Of course, you could eat oatmeal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner...

 

[bbrim]

Set your grain mill all the way in and make flour, then you've got cheap fermenters and unlimited adjunct ingredients!