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Maybe just a bad batch. Sounds like what you did was fine… according to sproutpeople.com
I’m guessing I let it sprout too long. The sproutpeople reccommend only 28-40 hours of sprouting. Or I didn’t rinse it enough. Anyway, I’ll definately try it again!
You must drain it really really well after rinsing. Shake it hard to get the water off as much as possible. Them fluff up the buckwheat with a clean fork to let the air circulate a bit, instead of having just one massive wet clump in the bottom of the colander. ** also, only soak the buckwheat initially for 30 minutes. It soaks up water super-fast. Happy sprouting!
HA! I almost made my hubby vomit once, mine got so bad. I only soak for 10 min and sprout 24 hr or just until they get little tails. We heat with a woodstove so it is usually very toasty in here and I always have trouble with buckwheat if I try to get them to green sprouts over a few days. So far I have been successful going 24 hrs and either drying or making breads or crackers. You def. rinsed enough. I even tried dousing mine in diluted peroxide rinses once every 24 hr and they still went bad.
Gotta fluff ‘em up to let them breathe! I only let mine sprout for 24-36 hrs.
Great tips ya’ll! Thanks so much. I’ll give it another try, but only sprout for 24 hours to be safe.
Buckwheat is simple once you know the key. We do it quite regularly at home. Soaking overnight is fine. So is sprouting beyond 2 days. The key is rinsing quite often after the initial soaking period. By often I mean every 30 minutes or so for about 4 hours. Let drain in between rinces. You need to rinse regularly till the rince water is clear and is no longer slimy. After that rinsing every 8 hours is good till desired shoot length. Never lost a batch using this method.
wow rawnutrition – i had no idea! Thank you SOO SO much for this information. i can’t wait to sprout – i’ll watch the buckwheat and wash it well for the first four hours. cool!