Rejuvelac
A sprouted grain beverage
Equipment
- 1 half gallon mason jar ( alternate: any wide mouth glass jar )
- 1 sprouting lid ( alternate: cheese cloth with rubber band )
- 1 sprouting stand ( alternate: glass bowl )
Ingredients
- ½ cup soft wheat berries ( alternate grains include: hard wheat, rye, quinoa )
- filtered water (alternate: boiled tap water brought to room temperature )
Instructions
Hydrate the Grain
- Place wheat berries in mason jar.
- Fill jar half way with filtered water.
- Discard any wheat berries that float to the surface.
- Cover with sprouting lid.
- Soak wheat berries for a minimum of 3 hours and up to 12 hours.
- Pour out soaking water.
- Rinse berries by placing covered jar under tap water and filling it to point of overflowing.
- Pour out rinsing water.
Sprouting the Grain
- Shake berries in jar so that they are spread apart.
- Place covered jar at a 45 degree angle, mouth down so that water can drain off.
- After 12 hours, place covered jar under tap water and fill it to point of overflowing.
- Pour out rinse water and place jar back at 45 degree angle.
- Repeat the rinsing process every 12 hours until wheat berries have sprouted and tail is slightly shorter than the wheat berries – this should take no more than two days total.
Ferment the Grain
- When wheat berries have sprouted, rinse them and then fill jar one third of the way with filtered water.
- Water will have turned into Rejuvelac when it becomes cloudy and fizzy after 24 to 48 hours at most.
- Pour off the Rejuvelac into a separate bottle. Rejuvelac can be used immediately or refrigerated.
- Refill jar of sprouted wheat berries one third of the way with water and soak for another 24 hours.
- Pour off Rejuvelac batch into a separate bottle and refrigerate.
- Refill jar of sprouted wheat berries one third of the way with water and soak for another 24 hours.
- Pour off the final batch of Rejuvelac into a separate bottle and refrigerate.
- Remaining spent grains can be saved in refrigerator for a couple of days or frozen for later use as discussed in blog post.
- Enjoy your Rejuvelac plain or mixed with fruit juice and a sweetener according to your taste.
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