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Blue_Eyes
Raw Master
Hello, I recently started growing sprouts with a jar. I started with clover and that turned out really great, but my problem has been with the the bean mix I bought. The water looks very nasty brown when I rinse them and my boss said that they can cause botulism if I am not careful. So they were looking strange and I do not know what they are supposed to look like but I freaked out and tossed them. I rinse them in the morning, after work and before bedtime, maybe I need to rinse more or were they supposed to look that way? I could really use some advise before I start a new batch. I bought a sprout jar at the health food store. First time some fruit gnats got in them so I threw them out and then the second time is the strange color and all.PLEASE HELPPPPPP!!!!!!
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The water from beans can be grey, brownish, maroonish. It all depends the color of the bean hull.Tho after pouring off the soaking water and a couple rinses, the water from the daily rinses should be clear.I fill the rinse water clear to the top of the jar. This way all the seeds gets a gulp of water.Then pour off.Make sure when you turn the jar over it will get plenty of air in the jar. I have mine set up on a wooden plate rack. It can hold 8 jars. Maybe more. One last thing it should not be hot in your home. Nor should they be in the sun.
I posted some sprouting directions on my blog here: http://kristensraw.blogspot.com/2008/04/this-is…
Hope this helps :)
Cheers, Kristen Suzanne