where can I find Wheat mill run on oahu?
I live on the north shore. Do you know any sources close to me or at least on the island. Wheat chaff or rice chaff. for preparation of IMO 4 or is there any other ingredient that people are getting good results with that is available around here? thx.
Top answer
Hawaii Flour Mill may still carry it!
HFM Foodservice Corporation, Oahu Distribution Center
Physical: 716 Umi Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 Mailing: PO Box 855, Honolulu, HI 96808
Phone: 1-808-843-3200 / Fax: 1-808-843-3211
From the KNF library
From the KNF library
Drafted by Claude from Office Hours and the books
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Sep 2026
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5 sources
Drake describes mill run as the bran left from milling white rice. It gives the right balance of fats, oils, and carbs. (Office Hours Ep. 31, 31:49) The University of Hawaii paper calls it wheat mill run. It lists rice bran, among others, as a stand-in. (Unravelling the Mysteries of KNF, p. 60)
Other carbon sources the library names:
- Dog food works as a substitute for mill run. (Office Hours Ep. 31, 31:49)
- Drake recommends horse feed, since it is mostly mill run. (Office Hours Ep. 4, 31:48)
- Ground macadamia nut shells, brewery spent grains, wood chips, ulu skins, or kalo skins. (Unravelling the Mysteries of KNF, p. 60)
- Ground wheat berries, corn, or coffee grounds. Check the result under a microscope. (Office Hours Ep. 23, 16:03)
For a price reference, the paper paid $41.76 for 22.68 kg of wheat mill run. (Unravelling the Mysteries of KNF, p. 61)
The library does not name any north shore source.
Sources
- 16:03 Office Hours Ep. 23 (Mar 2022) — IMO4 Pig Feed, LAB Without Milk, Disgustingly Cheap Microbes · “Use whatever microbes will eat, such as ground wheat berries, corn, or coffee grounds, and check it under a microscope.”
- 31:49 Office Hours Ep. 31 (May 2022) — Cucumber Beetle Armor, No-Smell Chicken Coop, Biochar for Dry Soil · “Mill run, the bran left from milling white rice, gives the right balance of fats, oils, and carbs; dog food works as a substitute.”
- 31:48 Office Hours Ep. 4 (Oct 2021) — IMO1-4 Explained, Pig Pen Roof Design, Mold on IMO2 · “Drake recommends horse feed since it's mostly mill run and horses need a clean, consistent diet.”
- p. 61 Unravelling the Mysteries of KNF · “a 22.68 kg of Wheat mill run ($41.76, Paakea Feed and Farm)”
- p. 60 Unravelling the Mysteries of KNF · “macadamia nut shells (preferably ground), spent grains from brewery’s, wood chips, rice bran, ulu (greadfruit), or kalo (taro) skins may be used in place of wheat mill run”
