From grain to sprout
Put about 100 grams of naked oats in a germinating jar and pour fresh, lukewarm tap water over the kernels. Swirl the glass to loosen the dirt and dust and use the filter lid to pour off the rinse water. Fill the glass with three times the amount of water and wrap it in a kitchen towel. Under these dark conditions, the grains swell for at least eight hours.
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Stimulate germination
Pour off the cloudy liquid after the swelling time. Rinse the seeds again and then place the closed jar on the holder so that the opening points downwards at an angle. The naked oaf seeds benefit from good ventilation and moisture can drain off. In a light place and with two rinses a day, the grains germinate after about three days.
Tips
You don't need to throw away the greenish broth you get after soaking. It is suitable as a fertilizer for flowers.
Short species portrait
The naked oat (Avena nuda) is a type of grain within the oat genus. Its German name comes from the fact that the husk falls off completely during threshing. Compared to other types of oats, this type has a higher content of bitter substances and is richer in fat. This makes the seeds more valuable from a nutritional point of view and suitable for whole foods. However, naked oats are rarely grown and are often only available in health food stores and organic markets.
This is why oats are grown more often:
- brings higher yields
- is less prone to fungal diseases
- Grains are firmly fused with husks, which means that they are better protected
Germination success of husk and naked oats
Oats are pretreated. The grains are heat treated at temperatures between 80 and 90 degrees so that the husks can be loosened more easily. During this process, not only the outer layers but also the fat-rich core are damaged. Such seeds are no longer capable of germination. Naked oats do not need to be exposed to temperature, so that their ability to germinate is retained.