Can anyone comment on the taste and yield of kernza?
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I’ve only had a small taste of it raw, and couldn’t really tell the difference between that and something like Turkey Red, especially since I didn’t taste them side by side. I’m not really that good with distinction unless I have a side by side comparison. Here’s how the website describes it:
This pdf is a quick read about this fascinating perennial intermediate wheat grass (IWG) grain.
ok. Thanks!
How did your Kernza experiment turn out? Did you get a harvest and how does it look going into this second season as a possible perennial grain option?
It is always interesting to see how these relatively new things really perform.
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It grew well, but I don’t have an easy way to separate the grain from the husk, so it sits until I can get to it. 
There is a simple de-husker/de-huller you can make which works pretty well (on wheat anyways). Take a 5gal bucket, drill a hole in the center of the top. Optionally put an electrical connector and nut thru the hole to act as a bearing. Take a ~3’ length of all thread, put a short length of chain on the all thread with washers and nuts, just long enough to almost reach the sides of the bucket. Then pour some grain into the bucket (no more than 1/5 to 1/4 full), put the all thread and chain in, put the lid on all thread thru the hole. Attach an electric drill to the all thread and spin it. It may take a while, but vary the speed and stop every so often and restart. Check regularly to see how the de-hulling is coming along.
HTH
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I had to do a search for myself. For those who didn’t already know the parlance it generally means “hope that helps.”
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