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Why/how to sprout/soak seeds and which ones?

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  • kuritekurite Raw Newbie

    What seeds are you trying to sprout. Not all seeds are sprouted the same way.

  • Im really not sure..I was really just hoping for a briefing on the whole topic.

  • kuritekurite Raw Newbie

    Well when im sprouting grains such as quinoa i would take a wide mouthed jar and fill it with the amount of the seed i want to sprout. Then i fill it the rest of the way with water and cover it with a thin wash cloth. I keep it in a cool (not cold) place that is dark. Every 12 hours i change the water and clean the seeds to reduce any chance of mold growth and then i put them back in the jar and repeat until the seeds are sprouted to your liking. This is completely based off of personal experience.

  • Thanks, should walnuts be soaked?

  • kuritekurite Raw Newbie

    Absolutely but you only need to soak walnuts for 12-24 hours its completely based off of preference (I like to do it for 24 just to be certain). The other difference is that you want to add about a teaspoon of salt to the water. After 12 hours the water is going to be a dark brown, don't worry its suppose to be like that. Just make sure to wash all of it off of the walnuts as it is very unhealthy.

  • Here's my method for sprouting just about anything sproutable - nuts, seeds, beans and pulses*. Soak them for a few hours to a day (varies a lot), drain the water off and put them in a wide-mouthed jar with a piece of loose-weave fabric over the top, held in place on the rim with a rubber band. Keep in the dark at room temperature. Rinse and drain twice a day (more for quinoa) - you don't have to take the fabric off, just hold it in place on the rim of the jar with your fingertips. When your stuff sprouts, keep it cool to slow the growth and eat within two or three days. Make sure to wash the fabric after every sprouting!

    *You can sprout coconuts, which makes the hollow inside turn into a wad of mushy creamy flesh. I haven't done it before but it seems nice! See for an example.

  • emtpdmomemtpdmom Raw Newbie

    A good and reliable source for sprouting information: sproutpeople.com

    I also find these two helpful: raw-food-living.com (there's a section on soaking nuts) living-foods.com (articles on sprouting)

  • eechoeecho Raw Newbie

    Like emtpdmom said, http://www.sproutpeople.com/seeds.html

    P.S. (For future reference) there's plenty of information out there that you can get easily. At the least search the forum for past threads, you would have found a dozen the exact same as this one.

  • Keep it simple with sprouting. Soak about 1 or 2 tablespoons of seeds in water over night. Rinse and drain them twice a day. Some seeds like chia, flax, arugula, and onion are gelatinous and so if you soak them they will turn into a gel so avoid those while you are learning.

    I just grow mine in jars and leave them on the kitchen counter next to the sink so that I remember to rinse and drain them. The more you grow them you get the feel for it. I sprout mung beans all of the time but I like them at 3 days before they grow really long tails.

    You can get caught up in growing times soaking times and charts and temperatures. Just jump in and remember soak over night rinse and drain twice a day. Maybe start with something easy like Alfalfa, Clover, or Radish seeds.

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