Draining
Draining is one of THE two most critical aspects of sprouting!
Given proper moisture a seed will germinate.
Rinsing is the process by which we add moisture to our sprouts. Draining is the process by which we regulate the amount of moisture our sprouts have available - until their next Rinse.
We grew sprouts - over 200 tons - professionally between 1993-2003, so we have formed some definite opinions on what works and what works best. Please excuse our dogma, what follows is what WE know works best. We grew all of our 200 tons and now our sprouts at home, by hand - rinsing and draining over a sink, just like you. You can of course modify anything and everything we say to suit yourself.
Sproutpeople's Principals of Draining:*
Drain as much of
the Rinse water
out of your sprouts
as is humanly possible.
Be Thorough!
You are probably thinking: If I use less water to Rinse I'll have an easier time Draining. Logical. As we've said so many times on these pages; we've grown a whole lot of sprouts, and we've tried just about everything over the years - including Rinse/Drain variations. We like to conserve water and we'd love to pay less every month on our water bill. We'd love to cut our production time in half by having less water to Drain. We think: Why bother putting all that water in if we're just going to take it out?
Well: We've tried - too many times. Too many of our employees tried - too many times. We know it may not make sense, but it is true - Rinsing thoroughly grows better sprouts! BUT - when you Rinse thoroughly you MUST Drain just as thoroughly.
So, spin, shake, bounce and twirl your sprouter - just get as much water out as you can after every thorough Rinse.**
* The instructions given for the seed you are sprouting and for the sprouting device you are using will specify any variations necessary.
** Don't take our word for anything. Try everything yourself and learn what works best!
