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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Margaret wrote on August 4, 2012
Just to follow up – I made raw cheese with the rejuvelac and almonds, let it ferment for about a day and it tastes like real cheese!! I’m so impressed with myself. This is the first time I’ve had success with fermenting raw cheese 🙂
I’ve also been drinking the cheese-like rejuvelac straight and it’s not too bad. I will definitely be making this again.
Thanks for the instructions Susan!
Margaret wrote on August 3, 2012
Hello! I just made rejuvelac for the first time. I used spelt berries because I had a huge supply and wanted to get rid of some. They only took about a day and a half to sprout after soaking – I kept the tails very short.
After about 12 hours of the rejuvelac fermenting it was cloudy and had a nice lemony type smell and bubbles. I should have stopped there but I thought “it’s only been 12 hours – it can’t be done yet” (although, my apartment is about 78-80 degrees right now, which may have sped up the fermenting process). So I let it sit for another 12 hours then smelled it. I smelled just like cheese… like a nice old cheddar type smell. Not an ‘off’ or bad type of smell. I removed the berries and put the liquid in the fridge. The taste is much weaker than the smell, but I feel like I’m drinking cheese water 😛
Has anyone else had this happen? Does anyone know if it is still ok to drink? Susan, do you know anything about cheese rejuvelac? lol.
I’m going to make a raw cheese with some of it – I bet it will taste just like dairy cheese!
Thanks! 🙂
Marcy wrote on June 25, 2012
Hi. I made the rejuv and followed your steps. It did everything you said, even got cloudy and foamy, but it smells horrible. What did I do wrong?
Susan wrote on June 25, 2012
I wish I could tell you what went wrong but since I was not there during the process, I simply don’t know. You may have let your sprouts go too long, had bad sprouts, etc. It should not smell bad. It should have a fresh smell. Cheers!
Tiffany Moore wrote on April 25, 2012
Can I use this on a candida diet? I am looking for some major good bacteria 🙂
Ruth wrote on April 24, 2012
After making the rejuvelac, I used Quinoa and it sprouted nicely. Can I use the sprouts in receipies after making the rejuvelac?
Thanks!
Rochelle wrote on March 25, 2012
Hi I have not had any luck sprouting wheat so I gave up and found water kefir grains that make a similar type of drink with many of the same health benefits…it is delicous.
Susan wrote on March 7, 2012
As I stated above, I use a ventilated cover. Cheers!
Zane wrote on March 7, 2012
When letting the sprouted grain sit, does the jar need to have air holes?
Jayanti wrote on February 26, 2012
I am making rejuvelac for the first time with wheat berries. I am using seeds we got for growing wheat grass- I hope that’s ok. How long do they take to sprout? I soaked for 1 day and have been rinsing/draining for almost 2 days and no sprouts yet……
And I can’t wait to try it with nut cheese! Last week I made some cashew cheese with basil and dried tomatoes that was sooooo delish
Susan wrote on February 26, 2012
Mine usually sprout very quickly. After one day.