Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Hi I have done it many times.They sprout beautifly. Chava Dorothea [babeRae] Monday, August 23, 2004 10:37 PM Bean Sprouts Does anyone sprout their own beans? I'd like a how to for mung bean sprouts. I tried before but they messed up some how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Hi. I've had great luck with alfalfa sprouts, but have always have a problem sprouting mung beans. They turn brown, and don't get nice and long like the ones in the store. Any ideas?? Mary --- Chava <ycengel wrote: > Hi > I have done it many times.They sprout beautifly. > Chava > > > Dorothea [babeRae] > Monday, August 23, 2004 10:37 PM > > Bean Sprouts > > > Does anyone sprout their own beans? I'd like a how > to for mung bean > sprouts. I tried before but they messed up some how. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 I kind of need a how to 'step by step' as I have done something wrong in the past and they did get brown and didn't grow much in length. Do you have some pointers? Thanks. , Chava <ycengel@n...> wrote: > Hi > I have done it many times.They sprout beautifly. > Chava > > > Dorothea [babeRae] > Monday, August 23, 2004 10:37 PM > > Bean Sprouts > > > Does anyone sprout their own beans? I'd like a how to for mung bean > sprouts. I tried before but they messed up some how. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 At 03:01 PM 8/24/2004 -0700, Mary Boehler wrote: > I've had great luck with alfalfa sprouts, but have always have a problem > sprouting mung beans. They turn brown, and don't get nice and long like > the ones in the store. Any ideas?? I know what you mean. The smaller sprouts like alfalfa, clover, etc. are a breeze to grow in a canning jar, but larger seeds like beans are problematic because they require weighting. It seems that the weight will cause the stems to become longer and thicker because the sprouts are resisting the weight, and must develop strong stems to do this. One person wrote that he used a brick for his mung sprouts, but didn't give any details about his setup. I've tried to come up with an easy way of doing this with standard kitchen equipment, but without success thus far. Maybe the following link will help. http://www.sproutpeople.com/seed/mung.html Scroll down to where it says " Big and Thick Notes " Nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2004 Report Share Posted August 29, 2004 Thanks for the info. I might purchase one of the 'sprouting jars' and the instructions on this site are great! I love sprouts but worry about cleanliness when I purchase them at the grocery. Have a great day! , " N. Braswell " <meritra@c...> wrote: > At 03:01 PM 8/24/2004 -0700, Mary Boehler wrote: > > > I've had great luck with alfalfa sprouts, but have always have a problem > > sprouting mung beans. They turn brown, and don't get nice and long like > > the ones in the store. Any ideas?? > > I know what you mean. The smaller sprouts like alfalfa, clover, etc. are a breeze to grow in a canning jar, but larger seeds like beans are problematic because they require weighting. It seems that the weight will cause the stems to become longer and thicker because the sprouts are resisting the weight, and must develop strong stems to do this. One person wrote that he used a brick for his mung sprouts, but didn't give any details about his setup. I've tried to come up with an easy way of doing this with standard kitchen equipment, but without success thus far. Maybe the following link will help. > > http://www.sproutpeople.com/seed/mung.html > Scroll down to where it says " Big and Thick Notes " > > Nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 In a message dated 8/30/2004 6:47:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes: > >I've had great luck with alfalfa sprouts, but have always have a problem > >sprouting mung beans. They turn brown, and don't get nice and long like > >the ones in the store. Any ideas?? Mung beans require darkness while growing to stay white. Also, the brown you may be seeing is probably the hulls still attached to the sprouts. They become quite dark brown once the seed has sprouted and make them look like the end is brown. These can be picked out. Or, if you use the Sprout Ease jar tops, they can be mostly rinsed away. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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