This is the first batch of barley soup using the leftover rib roast. I bought the barley at the store run by the Amish near me and the look of the grain was different from the pearled barley I had left of the Kroger brand. I did a shallow dive into the differences and found this page. I figure the Amish store sells hulled (not pearled) barley, and now that I’m thinking about it, the Red Mill branded stuff I bought one time was the same thing.