How do you sprout grains???

[Raw Angel Mom]

I saw a thread on grains and it kinds of inspiring me to start to eat some now.

How do you sprout them and how long??

Thank you!

[tisha]

Here is a favorite website of mine that has lots of information about sprouting.

http://www.sproutpeople.com/

Here's another just for varitey:

http://www.handypantry.com/

[exurb]

buckwheat though technically not a grain (and it's gluten free) is very easy to work with. You can just soak it and you don't even have to sprout it, or you can sprout it for a day. Quinoa is also very easy in that it sprouts in a day.

[Raw Angel Mom]

Thank you. This is something that i haven't tried yet since being raw. I would like to experiment with that. I thought it was too complicated to do, but i will give a try.

Blessings to both of you!

[Rossk]

go for it , its dead easy , i put off doing it for months as i assumed it wouldnt work "for me" :p it was just the sort of thing where for no reason nothing would happen if i even attempted as thats just what my lifes like lol
but the other day put some quiona in a bowel splashed water , covered with plate and put by sun , rinsed them in morning , added more water , few hours later ICKLE TAILS!!! then quickly llllloooooong tails
Started Rye which have also been growing tails now :p

[Beachhunter]

When you start sprouting can it be just regular organic grains or does it have to be a special kind like a "sprouting grain"? I'm not sure if that makes sense. Does anyone understand what I am asking?

[tanishamarshall]

When you start sprouting can it be just regular organic grains or does it have to be a special kind like a "sprouting grain"? I'm not sure if that makes sense. Does anyone understand what I am asking?

I am wondering the same thing.

[JudyMac]

Just to upset the packagers of sprout seeds, I never use them. I sprout all of my beans, lentils and grains from standard organic packs found in a busy healthfood store. I suppose that if the shop was not busy, it might not work as the 'seeds' would be old.

I have had great success and perfect germination from the following: green lentils, black lentils, brown lentils, blonde lentils, mung beans, adzuki beans, wheat, spelt, buckwheat, turtle beans and cress.

I hope that helps.

[tanishamarshall]

Thanks a Billion.. I thought I had to buy sprout seeds, now I know I can just use any organic bean.

[Holli]

This may seem like a very silly question, but I tried a raw hummus recipe which required me to use garbanzo beans, sprouted for one day...once they begin to sprout do I throw the whole bean, plus whatever has grown into the fp or do I just remove the sprouts and use those? I tried using the whole bean and the hummus was terrible (it hadn't sprouted yet, so that could have been the problem as well).

Does anyone has a good raw hummus recipe with garbanzos in it? I love garbanzos, but this hummus was very bitter! Does sprouting help with this bitterness??

[tirunesh]

I saw a thread on grains and it kinds of inspiring me to start to eat some now.

How do you sprout them and how long??

Thank you!

You put them in the jar and you soak them. It varies, basically, depending on the hardness of the seeds. One days are still good. 3 days are the most powerful. 7 days are the best for juicing.