Advanced Flour Milling Short Course

This course is typically held each June at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. Enrollment opens in March of each year.

 

Sample Schedule

Monday

8:00 AM

Introductions

Course Overview

Discussion of Factors Affecting Overall Mill Balance

Wheat and Wheat Characteristics (chemical, physical, end use)

10:00 AM

Mill Demonstration (Ross Rolls)

Explanation of Results

12 NOON

Lunch

1:00 PM

Practice Milling

4:00 PM

Lectures

    - Granulation Curves

    - Break Release/Extraction

5:30 PM

Dinner

Tuesday

8:00 AM

Lab Preview

8:30 AM

Ross Lab "Different Wheat Classes"

11:30 AM

Lab Wrap-up and Discussion

12:00 NOON

Lunch

1:00 PM

Lab Preview

1:30 PM

Ross Lab "Effect of Conditioning"

4:30 PM

Lab Wrap-up and Discussion

Evening

Participants on their own

Wednesday

8:00 AM

Lab Preview

8:30 AM

Lab "Grinding Variables with Rollermills" (corrugations, differential, etc.)

11:30 AM

Lab Wrap-up and Discussion

12:00 NOON

Lunch

1:00 PM

Lab "Cleaning House Operation"

3:00 PM

Lecture "Sieve Stack Flows"

5:00 PM

Lecture/Lab: "Sifter Flows, Sifter Mechanics/Operation"

Evening

Participants on their own

Thursday

8:00 AM

Pilot Mill Operation – Purification Study

12:00 NOON

Lunch

1:00 PM

Lab Preview

2:00 PM

Lab "Effect of Wheat Characteristics on Milling" (high/low density, etc.)

4:30 PM

Lab Wrap-up and Discussion

5:00 PM

Dinner

Friday

8:00 AM

Lab "Sifting Demonstration"

11:00 AM

Movie: "Sifting Study"

12:00 NOON

Lunch

1:00 PM

Movie: "Rollermills in Action"

2:00 PM

Mill Control/Yields

3:00 PM

Wrap-up: Questions/Answers/Evaluation

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Enrollment for the next course opens in March 2006.

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