Germinate oats: the best tips and tricks

With the right tips, you can successfully sprout oats at home. If you do everything right, you will have oat seedlings after only three days, which you can then put in a healthy cereal, for example.

Germinate oats in a special glass

Oat seedlings contain a lot of healthy vital substances from which your body can benefit. It is best to use naked oats. Because only this oat actually sprouts. You also need a special germ glass. The special thing about this is the lid. This is made in the form of a sieve so that you can easily drain off the excess water.

1. First, rinse the glass with hot water to kill bacteria and germs.
2. Then take 300g of naked oats and rinse the grains thoroughly with water.
3. To do this, you can already pour the grains into the glass and fill them with water. Then swing the glass back and forth to wash away dirt and earth.
4. Finally, pour off the water. You can also use the water, for example, as irrigation water for your flowers.

The result is visible after three days

You should always rinse the grains very well. Otherwise germs and bacteria can form. Therefore, make sure that you are clean.

1. Now pour three times the amount of oat grains into the glass. Now the oat grains have to swell for about eight hours. The temperature should be about 20 degrees. Therefore, wrap the glass in a cloth and leave it in a warm place.
2. After eight hours, drain the water and fill the glass with fresh water to rinse. Swirl the glass and pour the water off.
3. The glass must then be placed in a drip-off device so that the excess water does not remain in the glass. Otherwise mold can form, for example.
4. Place the glass in a bright place. But make sure that no direct sun falls on the glass.
5. The grains must be rinsed regularly for the next two to three days. Repeat this twice a day.
6. As soon as seedlings are visible, you can process the oat grains further. However, the grains must be rinsed with clean water before consumption.
7. To keep the oat seedlings fresh for longer, you can dry them in the oven or in the automatic dehydrator.
8. Germinating linseed or buckwheat seeds works similarly.

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