Once you start milling your own flour, the wheat berries can multiply fast. Hard red, hard white, soft white, a bag of spelt you wanted to try. In a clear jar, most of them look exactly alike. I've filled jars and told myself I'd remember which wheat was which. I didn't. Oops!
These free printable grain storage labels fix that. Each round label names the grain, tells you what type it is, and lists what it bakes best, so you can grab the right berries without second-guessing. There are 15 grains in the set, plus three blank labels for anything else in your pantry. I keep my wheat berries in 1.5-gallon airtight glass jars, and the labels fit perfectly on the lids.
What's included
Every label has the grain type, the grain name, a one-line description, what it's best for, and a "Filled" line so you can write the date you topped off the jar.
| Grain | Type | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Hard red wheat | Modern wheat | Hearty sandwich loaves, pizza dough, rustic breads |
| Hard white wheat | Modern wheat | Sandwich bread, dinner rolls, buns, tortillas |
| Soft white wheat | Modern wheat | Cookies, muffins, pancakes, quick breads, pie crust |
| Durum | Modern wheat | Homemade pasta, semolina-style breads, pizza blends |
| Spelt | Ancient wheat | Bread, muffins, cookies, waffles |
| Kamut | Ancient wheat | Cookies, pasta, flatbreads, bread blends |
| Einkorn | Ancient wheat | Cookies, pancakes, muffins, flatbreads |
| Rye | Cereal grain | Rye and sourdough loaves, crackers, wheat bread blends |
| Barley | Cereal grain | Flatbreads, quick breads, adding depth to bread blends |
| Oat groats | Cereal grain | Pancakes, cookies, crisp toppings, muffins |
| Dent corn | Cereal grain | Cornbread, corn muffins, polenta, grits |
| Brown rice | Cereal grain | Gluten-free baking blends, thickening sauces, rice crackers |
| Millet | Ancient grain | Muffins, flatbreads, gluten-free blends |
| Sorghum | Ancient grain | Gluten-free breads, pancakes, cookies |
| Buckwheat | Pseudo-grain | Pancakes, crepes, blini, soba-style noodles |
You'll also get three blank labels to fill in by hand. The set prints on two sheets, nine labels per sheet.
What you'll need
- 2.5" round labels. I use Avery 22830. Any 2.5" round label that uses Avery template 22808 will line up too.
- A home printer. Inkjet or laser both work.
- Jars or bins for your grains. (I use 1.5-gallon airtight glass jars; the labels fit right on top)
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How to print them
- Open the PDF and choose Print.
- Set the scale to Actual size or 100%. Turn off "Fit to page" and "Shrink oversized pages." This is the step that matters most. A scaled print won't line up with the labels.
- Print one page on plain paper first. Hold it against a label sheet up to a window to check the circles match.
- Load a label sheet, feeding one sheet at a time, and print.
- Let the ink dry for a few minutes before peeling.
Press each label on a clean, dry jar and smooth it from the center out. Write the date on the "Filled" line each time you top off the jar.
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FAQ
Avery 22830, or any 2.5" round label sheet that uses Avery template 22830. They come nine to a sheet.
Your printer is almost always scaling the page. Print at Actual size or 100%, with "Fit to page" turned off.
Wheat is one kind of grain. "Grain" covers the seeds of cereal grasses, including wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, rice, millet, and sorghum. So every wheat is a grain, but not every grain is wheat. Buckwheat is a pseudo-grain: a seed from a non-grass plant that's milled and cooked like a grain.
Ancient wheats like einkorn, spelt, and Kamut have stayed largely unchanged for thousands of years. Modern wheats like hard red and soft white were bred more recently for higher yields and baking performance.
Use one of the three blank labels and write in your own.
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