Grinding Wet Sprouted Grains
I did not realize how hard it would be to grind wet sprouted grains. Here are some lessons I learned:
- Most grain mills are not designed to grind wet grain. Wetting the burr could damage it. The same applies to fancy coffee grinders.
- A food processor works better than a blender but neither result in anything like flour. This is not a good long term solution due to the risk of motor burnout.
- Grinding in a mortar and pestle takes forever.
- Some suggest drying the sprouted grain in a food dehydrator and then grinding using a grain mill. My first thought was that the heat may destroy some of the enzymes and nutrients that theoretically make sprouted grains healthier. On the other hand, if I am baking bread, wouldn’t that also kill the enzymes?
- Some people run the grain through a meat grinder several times. I have invested $10 in a “Universal #1 Food Chopper” similar to this one, but I haven’t tried it yet.
Historian Rachel Laudan’s blog has some interesting notes on wet grinding.
bread food low carb January 30, 2022