Sprouting in Hale Manoa

Hawaii is great for sprouting as the weather is always nice.. niether too cold/warm! So far sprouted mung beans, alfalfa, sandwhich mixture from Down to earth store, lentils etc. the easiest and the most versatitel is the mung beans...

Links on sprouting methods and sprout recipes: http://del.icio.us/azeemax/sprout

Basics of Sprouting

1. Obtain seed for sprouting. Store in bug-proof containers, away from extreme heat/cold. Seed should be viable, and, to extent possible, free of chemicals.
2. Basic steps in sprouting are:
• measure out appropriate amount of seed, visually inspect and remove stones, sticks, weed seed, broken seeds, etc.
• rinse seed (if seed is small and clean, can usually skip this rinse)
• soak seed in water for appropriate time
• rinse soaked seed, put in sprouting environment for appropriate time
• service seeds (rinse) in sprouting environment as needed
• when ready, rinse seeds. Store in refrigerator, in sprouting environment or in other suitable container until ready to use. If not used within 12 hours, seeds should be serviced (rinsed) every 24 hours in refrigerator. Best to eat as soon as possible, as freshness is what makes sprouts special!

Source: http://chetday.com/sprouts.html

Here is useful chart that I copied from the internet:

Seed:	Soaking Time (hrs):	Sprouting Time (days):	Quantity:	Yield:
adzuki beans	4-5	3-5	1 cup	2-3 cups
alfalfa	4-6	3-5	3 tbsp.	3 cups
barley	8-10	3-4	_ cu	1 cup
most beans	8-10	3-5	1 cup	3-4 cups
buckwheat	4-6	2-3	1 cup	2-4 cups
chickpeas	10-12	3	1 cup	3 cups
corn	8-10	2-3	1 cup	2 cups
green peas	10-12	3	1 cup	2 cups
lentils	6-8	3	1 cup	3-4 cups
millet	6-8	3-4	1 cup	1 _ cups
mung beans	8-10	3-5	1 cup	3-4 cups
most nuts *	8-12	3-5	1 cup	1 _ cups
onion	4-6	2-3	1 tbsp.	1 cup
pumpkinseeds	6-8	3	1 cup	1 _ cups
quinoa	4-6	2-3	1 cup	2 _ cups
rice	8-10	3-4	1 cup	1 _ cups
rye	8-10	3-4	1 cup	2 _ cups
sesame seeds	4-6	3	1 cup	1 _ cups
sunflower seeds	6-8	1-3	1 cup	1 _ cups
soybeans	10-12	4-6	1 cup	2 _ cups

* To sprout nuts you should soak them over night in water before you sprout them as any other seed. Nuts only sprout if they have definitely not been heated, they have to be raw to be successful.