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Totally Organics Soak/Sprout Mix Directions
These mixes have a large variety of sproutable organic seeds
and grains. When soaked or sprouted as directed, it will offer
various seeds sprouting in a variety of stages for a wider
variety of sprouting nutrition and taste. Sprouted seeds are at
their maximum nutritional value at the very beginning of the
sprouting process, before the little sprout actually is visible
and continued sprouting offers the ability to greatly alter
taste while still offering superb nutritional content.
Soak and Sprouting Method using the EZ-Sprout and Totally
Organics Soak
/Sprout Mix What you will need:
1 EZ-Sprouter
Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE)
Totally Organics Soak/Sprout Mix
A little spot in your kitchen
5 minutes of your time
Stage 1 - Soaking the Sprout Mix (Estimated time to complete: 1
minute)
1. Get your EZ-Sprouter out. Place one drop of GSE into the
“outer” container that does not have holes in the bottom. Place
the “inner” container with the holes on the bottom into the
slightly larger outer container. If necessary, turn the inner
container slightly until it fits inside the outer container and
the top edges are even with each other.
2. Put the Totally Organics Soak/Sprout Mix into the inner
container. I use about a cup for my three birds, two African
Greys and an Umbrella Cockatoo for three days worth of sprouts.
Fill the container with water. Use enough to cover the seeds by
at least three inches (or triple the amount of water as seed). I
use room temperature bottled water.
3. Put the little domed lid on the container with the dome
side up. Let it sit overnight or for about 8-12 hours. You can
click any picture to see a larger version!
Stage 2 - Draining and Rinsing (Estimated time to
complete: 1 -2 minutes)
1. When the seeds are done soaking, take off the domed lid and
remove the inner container. Dump the water out of the outer
container and rinse it clean. Rinse the seeds in the inner container
and shake it to get as much of the water off as possible. (Again, I
use room temperature bottled water to rinse the seeds.)
NOTE: There will be a noticeable “smell” from the seeds that
have been soaking. Some say it smells like wheat bread, I say it
smells like seeds that have soaked all night. The water will be
colored and cloudy. This is normal! This is what the seeds will look
like at this point (This is the regular mix - the smaller mix will
look a bit different). They just look wet and fat from absorbing a
lot of water.
IF YOU ARE SOAKING THE SEEDS - you can feed your seeds at this
point just after rinsing. If you are going to sprout them, read on.
2. Replace the inner container back into the empty outer
container. Align the inner container so that it stands higher than the
outer container. This allows the excess water on the seeds to drain off
into the bottom of the outer container. Replace the domed lid. Place the
container in a dark place, or at least out of direct sunlight and wait
until tomorrow. (12 - 20 hours or so.)
Stage 3 - Serving the Sprouts (Estimated time to complete: 1 -2 minutes)
 
Okay, it’s chow time! Most of the seeds will just be starting to show a tiny
sprout. This is an excellent time to feed them to your birds! They do not
have to be fully sprouted. Seeds are most nutritious right before they put
their energy into their sprout. The picture to the right shows what the
sprouts look like after sitting out from 9 a.m. until 7 a.m. the next
morning. Click on the picture to see a larger version.
1. Take off the domed lid and remove the outer container. Dump any
water that may be in the outer container out and rinse it clean. Rinse the
seeds in the inner container and shake it to get as much of the water off as
possible. (Again, I use room temperature bottled water to rinse the seeds.)
2. Put one drop of GSE in the outer container and place the inner
container back inside. Fill the container with water so it covers the seeds
and let it sit for 30 or 45 seconds to let the GSE kill any little germs
that might be present. Remove the inner container, rinse the seeds one last
time and rinse the outer container clean as well.
3. Sprinkle included organic alfalfa leaf onto the seeds and serve to
hungry birdies!
Sprout Storage Replace the inner container back into the outer container
in the elevated position. Put the domed top back on and store in the
refrigerator for treats tomorrow and the next day. Each batch of seeds that
I do, I use for three days then it’s time to start a new batch. You also
have an option of leaving the sprouts out for another day to grow a little
longer. Some birds like the variety of varying sprout lengths. You can then
store the unused portion in the refrigerator for the next day. If you do
leave the sprouts out extra time, rinse them 2-3 times a day. Please
rinse/soak them in GSE before serving to kill all those little germs.
GSE Soak/Rinse Put one drop of GSE in the outer container and place the
inner container back inside. Fill the container with water so it covers the
seeds and let it sit for 30 or 45 seconds to let the GSE kill any little
germs that might be present. Remove the inner container, rinse the seeds and
rinse the outer container clean as well.
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