So I am trying to sprout buckwheat for the first time and also using a nut milk bag to do so (instead of jar). Well, I soaked them overnight in a glass dish and in the morning I rinsed it off. Lots of slime. I rinsed the things and the slime never seems to cease.

I was prepared for this possibility after watching a video on sprouting buckwheat a long time ago but does anyone know if buckwheat is usually not really raw? I am wondering if this is gonna sprout at all!

I think it's best not to sprout buckwheat as it may produce toxins. Go for sprouted grasses instead - wheat, rye, barely, ...

For sprouting success you should use buckwheat in the hull. It sprouts very well. The hulled buckwheat is damaged by the hulling process and gives poor results.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/19/2013 04:53PM by brome.

What sort of "toxins" are you referring to, Brome? I assume this is unhulled. It's in that hardened form.

It sprouted, by the way! Happy dance.

Here is the classic article by Gilles Arbour that changed thoughts about Buckwheat greens.

[www.townsendletter.com]

No need to avoid them, just limited them to 2 - 3 times per week when juicing and blending.

Best to sprout buckwheat in it's shell like brome said.

Yes, buckwheat greens are slimey to juice also. Makes it hard when straining the juice.

I grow buckwheat indoor, easy to grow. I just them 2 or 3 times a week. I juice them with celery that make it easier to juice.

The Sproutarian Man Wrote:
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> Here is the classic article by Gilles Arbour that
> changed thoughts about Buckwheat greens.
>
> [www.townsendletter.com]
> 4.htm
>
> No need to avoid them, just limited them to 2 - 3
> times per week when juicing and blending.
>
> Best to sprout buckwheat in it's shell like brome
> said.
>
> Yes, buckwheat greens are slimey to juice also.
> Makes it hard when straining the juice.


I am using buckwheat groats. This is what they look like:
[www.niblackfoods.com]

Buckwheat is naturally slimey when wet. This is normal.

life101 Wrote:
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> Buckwheat is naturally slimey when wet. This is
> normal.


It's not slimy now. And I see the little tails! I think I will give them one more day. I have already tried some--a bit too raw-starchy for me. I wonder if that changes by sprouting it for another day or two.

Life101, any ideas about whether groats are hulled? I assumed they were the whole product.

hey banana who

next time u get "slimed"

who u gonna call ! ?



1 800 GHOST- BUSTERS!

well, i never saw the movie either but i know u are supposed to call them when such
phenomenon occurs



well at least in the U.S.

don't know about other countries

BW, Congrats on the sprouting! Also, groats are hulled to answer your question.

banana who Wrote:
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> > Buckwheat is naturally slimey when wet. This is
> > normal.
Another way might be to grow them on trays on top of cloth and spray them twice a day.


> And I see the little tails!

I love it when that happens. Tails are always good. I effectionately refer to the tails and sprouts as "hooks". I have "hooks" for dinner each night.

I love how `sproutman' refers to bean sprouts as "beans with a tail". He also calls alfalfa that hasn't been fully sprouted as a "bean with a tail", but l just prefer to call it a "hook".

I've seen millions of hooks over the years, millions and millions.




>
> any ideas about whether groats are
> hulled? I assumed they were the whole product.


Groats are always hulled.

I think l might buy some buckwheat groats too. Expensive, but they should be good.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/21/2013 08:00AM by The Sproutarian Man.

@LaV: LOL! 1-800-GOT-SPROUTS

TSM: What is the least processed product of buckwheat then? I have never seen anything "wholer" than the groats.

Yes, it's a total rush to know that this thing can produce life, that it has that potential. If anyone has any sprouted buckwheat recipes to share, I would love to see them. I have a few in my raw books.

banana who Wrote:
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> TSM: What is the least processed product of
> buckwheat then? I have never seen anything
> "wholer" than the groats.

There is the whole buckwheat. You soak it for 10 - 12 hours, sprout for about 2 - 3 days and then place it on soil for buckwheat greens. No slimey seeds, but slimey juice instead.

Whole buckwheat:
[www.google.com.au]

Buckwheat lettuce:
[www.google.com.au]

I soaked buckwheat last night to do some greens. They should be ready in about 12 - 14 days.

I grow buckwheat greens. One problem is that some of the greens will not shed their shells and there are just too tiny to take them off by hands so you are forced to juice them with the shells which may be hard on the stomach.

I dehydrated the buckwheat sprouts and now have them sitting around in a bowl, LOL. I think I will make some granola and include them...

RawPracticalist Wrote:
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> I grow buckwheat greens. One problem is that some
> of the greens will not shed their shells and there
> are just too tiny to take them off by hands so you
> are forced to juice them with the shells which may
> be hard on the stomach.

That is always the problem with buckwheat. However with my juicer the hulls are never grinded up because it squeezes the juice out), they just pass through the juicer.

It might be good to strain your buckwheat juice.

I have a green power juicer and it does the same thing but I feel that some tiny particles may get into the juice. Maybe it is healthy do drink it.