Sprouted wheat berries

Sprouted Wheat Berries

Yields approximately 1 Cup (1/2 lb.) of Sprouts

Put 2/3 Cup of wheat berries into a bowl or sprouting jar (a glass jar with a drainable top)

Add a little more water than is enough to cover. Hard red winter wheat has the highest protein content compared to other berries but any wheat berry can be used and they each have their own distinct taste.

Allow seeds to Soak for for about 2 -12 hours at room temperature or in a warm spot. Soaking in a lot of water for a long time will leach nutrients out of the berries. Many people will drink this water or use it to cook with. Another option might be to save it to use for your next soaking batch, keeping it refrigerated in the mean time.

Empty the seeds into your sprouter if necessary.

Drain off the soak water.

Rinse thoroughly with cool water.

Drain thoroughly.

Set anywhere out of direct sunlight and at room temperature between Rinses.

Rinse and Drain your sprouts 2-3 times a day

The wheat berries should be sprouted within 2-3 days

It is suggested that you taste your sprouts every time you rinse. The soaked seeds are alive and very nutritious.

Many people like their sprouts small (1/4 inch roots), at this stage they are delicious and easy to eat. If you let them grow longer, they become very "chewy" although they still taste good. By all means, grow them for as long as you like (as long as you continue to rinse and drain a couple times daily) and find out for yourself when they are most most to your liking.

You can dry your sprouts to the touch and store them in the refrigerator.