Rejuvelac

Susan | January 19, 2012

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!

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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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Erin brennan wrote on March 2, 2015

Hi there! I made my rejuvelac with quinoa and it’s fermenting now. I didn’t see your recipe before I made it, and I strained the quinoa out before mixing with water to ferment. Will it still work for me?

Thanks!

Erin

Minkey wrote on February 22, 2015

Yes! Not sure where you live, but ask your local health food store to supply.

melanie wrote on January 31, 2015

Hi, I’m just wondering how long you should drink this? Is it an ongoing lifelong thing, or should you just drink it for a week or so? My friend has a fatty liver, so she’s trying oo find some solutions for that.

Madonna wrote on January 25, 2015

at OHI i learned a great use for the quinoa after making rejuvelac. Essene crackers- for those w/ a food dehydrator
1. blend the quinoa, i use a vitamix, add any seasoning or not at all, a bit of salt (they don’t use salt),
2. pour on your paraflex sheets (or i hear parchment works) for your food dehydrater, each size of about a saltine, the usual:
3.dry at 105 degrees, usually around 12 hrs, til crisp and you have great, crackers with intact enzymes!.
i also read, quinoa, is considered a pseudo grain (closer to a seed). you can also sprinkle the post rejuvelac quinoa on a salad, in a soup…. its tender, easy to digest.

@bepureforever wrote on February 13, 2015
I was have been wondering what to do with the quinoa. I just hate throwing food away and saw this reply! Awesome.