How Flour is made (field trip to a mill)

In this documentary you will learn how the best flour is made and how you pick the best flour for baking. We are visiting one of Germany's finest mills and have a close look on how millers work. The mill is called "Drax Mühle", you can find their online shop over at: https://www.drax-muehle.de/. A million thanks to Johannes who helped me filming this episode: https://www.instagram.com/johdoerr - show him some love on ze Instagrams 🤓 Flour I am using: Blog article on different flours in Germany: https://thbrco.io/blog-flour Drax Mühle Manitoba flour 14% protein: https://thbrco.io/drax-flour For ze Germans - T550 at Rewe 11-12% protein: https://thbrco.io/rewe-aurora Mulino Padano 15% protein: https://thbrco.io/mulino-flour Strong whole wheat flour: https://thbrco.io/whole-wheat-flour Follow me here too: Github: https://thbrco.io/github Instagram: https://thbrco.io/instagram My blog: https://thbrco.io/blog My website: https://thbrco.io/homepage Reddit: https://thbrco.io/reddit Subscribe to my newsletter: https://thbrco.io/newsletter Telegram: https://thbrco.io/telegram Tiktok: https://thbrco.io/tiktok Support me/Merchandise: Get my starter Bread Pitt: https://thbrco.io/my-starter The bread themed T-Shirts/Hoodies I designed and wear: https://thbrco.io/bread-shirts-hoodies Tools: Banneton proofing basket (25cm length, 15cm width, 8.5cm height): https://thbrco.io/banneton Cooling rack: https://thbrco.io/cooling-rack Digital kitchen scale: https://thbrco.io/kitchen-scale Dough scraper: https://thbrco.io/dough-scraper Dutch oven for batards (Challenger Bread Pan): https://thbrco.io/dutch-oven-batards Dutch oven round (Lodge): https://thbrco.io/dutch-oven-round Dutch oven with glas lid (Brovn) - BREADCODE = 5% off: https://thbrco.io/dutch-oven-glas-lid Infrared thermometer: https://thbrco.io/infared-meter Loaf pan (30cm length x 12cm width x 9cm height): https://thbrco.io/loaf-pan-regular Loaf pan with lid (34cm length, 13cm width, 12cm height): https://thbrco.io/loaf-pan-lid No stick spray (vegetable based): https://thbrco.io/non-stick-spray Oven gloves: https://thbrco.io/oven-gloves pH meter to check acidity: https://thbrco.io/ph-meter Weck starter jars: https://thbrco.io/weck-jars Useful videos: Debaked ep. 1 - Pizza journey to Napoli: https://thbrco.io/debaked-napoli Debaked ep. 2 - Journey to a flour mill: https://thbrco.io/debaked-flour-mill Discard starter bread: https://thbrco.io/discard-starter-bread Fermentation time table: https://thbrco.io/fermentation-time-table Make a sourdough starter: https://thbrco.io/make-sourdough-starter Make your starter more active: https://thbrco.io/more-active-starter Recommend sourdough bread recipe: https://thbrco.io/sourdough-recipe Chapters: 0:00 Intro 3:05 How grain arrives at the mill 4:40 The milling process 15:10 What German flour types stand for 23:16 Different wheat qualities 31:40 Packaging the flour 33:19 Asking a miller #sourdough #flour