{"id":11781,"date":"2023-09-07T22:08:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T20:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/from-rye-to-grain\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T22:08:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T20:08:16","slug":"from-rye-to-grain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/en\/from-rye-to-grain\/","title":{"rendered":"From rye to grain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since mid-July, the rye bales have been drying well. It&#8217;s time to separate the wheat from the chaff.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230711_185950-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230711_185950-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230711_185950-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230711_185950-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230711_185950-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230711_185950-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230711_185950-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230711_185950-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Over 6 weeks of slow drying under cover. All traces of green have disappeared.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_113327-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_113327-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_113327-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_113327-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_113327-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_113327-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_113327-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_113327-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We&#8217;ll carry them around and work on them, three boots at a time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_113626-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_113626-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_113626-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_113626-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_113626-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_113626-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_113626-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_113626-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A large 500-litre tank is used to detach the grain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_151801.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Basic technique. Tap and the grain comes off.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_121057-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_121057-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_121057-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_121057-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_121057-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_121057-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_121057-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_121057-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On the one hand, the grain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_174848-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_174848-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_174848-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_174848-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_174848-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_174848-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_174848-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_174848-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The straw on the other side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230905_162408.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A few hours&#8217; work to fill a crate with grain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160141-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160141-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160141-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160141-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160141-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160141-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160141-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160141-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">About 20 liters of grain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160138-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160138-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160138-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160138-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160138-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160138-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160138-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160138-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">But it&#8217;s not yet clean. Remove all mixed straw strands. The simplest is the fan.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_161033-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_161033-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_161033-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_161033-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_161033-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_161033-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_161033-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_161033-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The grain falls and the straw flies away.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230906_160329.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Demonstration. It&#8217;s effective, but it still takes several passes to clean properly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230907_095108-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230907_095108-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230907_095108-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230907_095108-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230907_095108-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230907_095108-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230907_095108-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230907_095108-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">After 4 passes, there are only rye grains left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230907_095144-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230907_095144-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230907_095144-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230907_095144-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230907_095144-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230907_095144-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230907_095144-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2023\/09\/20230907_095144-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">For flour, the grain has to be passed through this machine. 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