Last winter, many
Earthinhand had many pellet stove owners inquire about burning corn in their pellet stoves. Some owners , forgoing our advice not to, decided out of frustration to burn straight corn if they were unable to find wood pellets. Some who had a supply of wood pellets, decided to make their supply last longer by burning a corn/wood pellet mixture. Hopefully it did not damage their stoves. This is always a possibility if the stove is not made to burn the hotter burning corn. Stove owners should always consult with the manufacturer before burning a fuel other than what the stove was intended to burn.
This year, Earthinhandcornstoves is selling 50lb bags of Wheat pellets as an alternative to wood pellets. The Wheat pellets burn at about 7800 BTU, which is a little hotter than wood pellets, but cooler than corn. The ash is about 6%, about 3X as much as corn. The cool thing about Wheat pellets is that it is made from the waste product that comes about from the processing wheat into a usable form.
- $6.50 per bag for bulk orders of more than a Ton.
- $7.00 per bag for orders under a ton.
- Delivery charges are additional.
Interested in purchasing some wheat pellets
Contact Earthinhandcornstoves.com via their website contact page, but for best results give them a call and leave a message: 610-559-5131 and tell them you want to buy some Wheat Pellets.
4 Comments
November 1, 2006 at 9:51 pm
So can these wheat pellets be a real alternative to wood pellets? What is the maximum production of Wheat pellets? Has any testing been done to compare them to other fuels such as coal, wood, and/or corn?
November 2, 2006 at 11:18 pm
[...] As an attempt to help these wood pellet customers cope with winter heating, Earthinhand is carrying wheat pellets this year which may be used as an alternative to wood pellets. The wheat pellets, burn a little hotter than wood pellets, but no where near as hot as shelled corn. Wheat pellets are made out of the waste produced from processing of the wheat grain into a usable form. [...]
June 10, 2007 at 10:12 pm
Hi guys,
I would like to recommend this website:
E.nergi.es – wood pellets, shelled corn, other biomasses and stoves company directory and product reviews.
It’s a community-driven website where anybody can add a company, info about a product and, most important, review companies and products for the benefit of other people.
Why don’t you add information or reviews about your favourite stove?
Regards
June 11, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Thanks for the info, we surely will submit some corn stove reviews.