Rejuvelac
Rejuvelac is a fermented beverage that is inexpensive, easy to make, refreshing to drink and FULL of wonderful nutrients for your body. A healthy probiotic, it also has vitamins B, K and E, proteins, and enzymes. It is beneficial to your digestive system, promoting a healthy intestinal environment. It is also a great starter for raw nut cheese!
Rejuvelac
MAKES 2 CUPS
- Start with one cup soft wheat berries (pictured). You can also use rye, quinoa, buckwheat, or other grains. Wheat, rye and quinoa seem to make the best rejuvelac. Place the wheat berries in a sprouting jar with a screen top and fill with water.
- Soak the grain for 24 hours. Drain off water, leave berries in jar and rinse two to three times a day until little sprout tails appear.
- Place sprouted grain in large jar with a top that allows air to circulate. Add 4 cups water and let sit on the counter for 2-3 days.
- You will notice that the water will get cloudy and little bubbles will start forming.
- Taste…it should taste clean and fresh with a hint of lemon. Strain the rejuvelac off of the wheat berries and store in covered glass container in the refrigerator. It will keep for at least a week, just make sure it still smells and tastes fresh. You can reuse the wheat berries to make a second batch. It will only take a day.
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Julie wrote on May 15, 2014
I was wondering if you can mix the rejuvalac with juice and then drink it? I ordered the red berries hope this turns out tasty.
ariana wrote on May 2, 2014
Can you drink this while pregnant?
Michelle wrote on April 23, 2014
I’ve got my wheatberries soaking now, never made this before to looking forward to trying it.
D@wn wrote on April 13, 2014
Jackie, sometimes I get gas if I drink/chug rejuvelac down. I’ve learned to sip it, “chew your juice” as the saying goes, to mix a bit of saliva in with it.
Joe wrote on March 27, 2014
My wheat berries didn’t sprout. They’re left over from Y2K. They still fermented though!
marjorie wrote on March 15, 2014
I am trying to make quinoa rejuvelac, and I think I have done it right, but I was wondering what to do with the quinoa that I blended up to make this drink. Is it okay to just through it in a smoothie? I can’t bring myself to throw it away due to the expense of it
Rosemary wrote on March 9, 2014
I sprout my wheat berries for wheat grass.