Need sprouting information

[failurebydesign]

Okay I am trying to sprout millet and mung and adzuki beans for the first time.

How long do I soak?
I am understanding the beans need longer to soak??

So I put them in a container with water a few inches over them, and let them sit for a day? Is this right for both beans and millet??

Then what do I do from there?

And how long should they be growing before I feed them?

I've read about it a few times but forgot my information help please!

[chapala]

Yes, you have the first part down. Place in a bowl or cup, cover with water, and soak 10 or 12 hours (a little more won't hurt). Then the next morning, pour the contents into a strainer, rinse the grains/seeds or legumes, and just set the strainer over the empty cup or bowl to catch the drips. Rinse a few times during the day, and the grains will be ready either the following morning or afternoon - just when you begin to see the little white roots peeking out. You can feed the grains anytime after overnight soaking, then continue to sprout the rest until ready. Let them dry off reasonably well (not bone dry or sopping wet), and they will keep in a covered container for several days refrigerated.

The legumes take at least a day or day and a half longer than the grains. They need to be sprouted to minimum 1/2" tails (lentils are an exception, 1/4" is fine) for best digestibility and fewer anti-nutrients. Besides the mung and adzuki you're sprouting, the only other legumes recommended for sprouting are whole dried peas, lentils, and garbanzo.

I would suggest you add a few more grains to the millet to make a nice mix. Quinoa, hulless barley (not pearl), whole oats, wheat berries, kamut, spelt, raw buckwheat.

Let us know how you do!

[failurebydesign]

I used all my other seeds for a seed mixture, can you sprout rice?

[MissV]

Rice can totally sprout! But only brown, untreated rice.

This site has some great info: Living and Raw Foods:* Sprouting: a brief overview

Just to a ctrl +f and type in rice...it's down there.

[failurebydesign]

Brown rice is the kind I use for him! Thanks :)

[LovelySydney]

Sprouting is so easy - once you have it down it really is a no brainer! I love doing it and my birds LOVE it. Definitely worth it to know how to do it. There are also great websites out there that you can buy seed mixes from, thats what I do (I cant get everything I want/need locally). Good luck!!

[dmiller91]

sprouts for dummies

[sweetnlow]

A well stocked bulk food store should have most grains and beans as well. I made two large containers, one for a 7 grain mix and one for 5 bean and legume mix and it was only $15. My GC is eating his sprouts right now, and throwing them on the floor for the dog. He loves to feed the dog LOL

Everybody has their own preferences, but I would recommend sprouting the grains and beans separately. The first time I tried it, the grains were ready but the beans were not so I had to wait longer and I was concerned about the grains staying fresh and not growing too long before the beans were done. I think the grains start to loose nutrition after they sprout to a certain length.

Have fun sprouting :)

[sodakat]

FYI: I've found that Adzuki takes quite a bit longer to sprout than mung or garbanzo, so be sure to keep them in separate containers for soaking and sprouting. I also sprout safflower and sunflower seeds every other week as a treat. I feed those in a separate dish because of the hulls that are tossed off. I don't have good luck sprouting the hulled sunflower seeds.

[failurebydesign]

darn I have my mung and adzuki soaking together!