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TaupeRawMan
10-21-2008, 12:44 PM
For the life of me, I can't get these to sprout. I get the unhulled kind. I seem to also have difficulty digesting them and am thinking those two issues might be related.

Has anyone gotten these to sprout with a tail? Can you take a picture?
Veganforlife
10-21-2008, 01:26 PM
http://www.sproutpeople.com/seed/sesame.html

This website is very informative. You may want to contact them.
sport
10-21-2008, 02:14 PM
I treat them the same way as I would treat flax seeds. I either grind them or soak them but I never wait for them to sprout.
Do you have difficulty with them if you have soaked them for 4 hours and rinsed them well.
rawstrength
10-21-2008, 02:54 PM
I soak my unhulled sesame seeds and they digest fine. Otherwise (if I don't soak them) they just pass right through me.
TaupeRawMan
10-22-2008, 09:47 AM
I treat them the same way as I would treat flax seeds. I either grind them or soak them but I never wait for them to sprout.
Do you have difficulty with them if you have soaked them for 4 hours and rinsed them well.


Hi Sport -

I soak overnight at least, or 24 hours.
sport
10-24-2008, 01:54 PM
Hi Sport -

I soak overnight at least, or 24 hours.

I guess that you and sesame seeds are just not friends.
TaupeRawMan
10-25-2008, 03:01 PM
I guess that you and sesame seeds are just not friends.


That is very possible!

Do you get tails on yours when you sprout them?
TaupeRawMan
12-30-2008, 01:49 PM
Still looking to see if anyone gets tails on their sesame seeds.....anyone?
souldanzer
12-30-2008, 03:19 PM
I manage to get tails on my brown sesame seeds. I had a similar problem and was trying seeds from different stores, as I KNEW they would grow tails from a test a couple of years ago. Local HFS seeds wouldn't do a thing, but seeds from Whole Foods DID produce tails after I had already given up on them. Try soaking them for something like 6 hours, then keep rinsing several times a day - until the tails grow. They seem to take much longer than other seeds to produce a tail, so don't give up too early in the sprouting process!
Also, sesame seeds sprouted to the point of a tail makes them unpalatable (bitter). I was persistent because I wanted to know that I am eating live sesame seeds but for consumption I only soak them for a few hours.

Souldanzer:)
TaupeRawMan
12-30-2008, 05:15 PM
Thanks SD!

How many days until you saw tails?
souldanzer
12-30-2008, 05:45 PM
I think it was the third day rinsing but I'm not sure... just keep going until they either go bad (smell) or show their little tails!

Souldanzer:)