Broccoli Sprouting Instructions

If you watch these two videos and read my instructions below, you should have a pretty good handle on sprouting broccoli seeds!

Dr Rhonda Patrick: How to Grow Broccoli Sprouts

• The video serves as a companion to our 15-page Sprouting Guide + Q&A with Dr. Jed Fahey – an illustrated manual to the basics of sprouting that includes a brief summary of the science of sulforaphane plus insights from one of the top researchers in the field of chemoprotection. You won't want to miss that at  https://www.foundmyfitness.com/sprouting

Tikki O.: Growing Broccoli Sprouts - Do they need to be kept in the dark for the first 4 days? An Experiment

• Three methods were used here to grow broccoli sprouts: 1. in the dark for the first 4 days and greening up in the light on the 5th day, 2. Ambient light for all the days, 3. Under an LED grow light for all the days.  Can you guess what happened....probably....but it was fun to see, and taste.  Hope you enjoy!
  If you want the stainless steel lids I used for sprouting, here is the Amazon link: https://amzn.to/3jSkxUg
  

Dave's Sprouting Instructions

1: I got broccoli sprout seeds. Had to settle for Waltham 29 cultivar for now. They are not high in sulforaphane but hey, just eat more. Broccoli Seeds for Sprouting & Microgreens https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07R1MB53T/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

2: I got these lids. They fit wide mouth mason jars: Sprouting Lids, Plastic Sprout Lid with Stainless Steel Screen for Wide Mouth Mason Jars, Germination Kit Sprouter Sprout Maker with Stand Water Tray Grow Bean Sprouts, Broccoli Seeds, Alfalfa, Salad https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081N6BC8G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

3: Now this is the hard part: I found 32 oz wide mouth mason jars. This is not canning season. I looked online and they were non-existent. I did see some were are Walmart, but when I went to the Walmart I could not find the wide mouth 32 oz and did not want to try wide mouth 16 oz. I ended up near a Target and went inside and found one flat (12 jars) of wide mouth 32 oz mason jars for $13 so I am set!

4: Wash your jar and lid.

5: Put 5 tablespoons of seeds into the jar and put the yellow lid on. Put a few inches of water in the jar and rinse the seeds and then put a few inches of water in again. Make sure as you add water you get all the seeds to the bottom of the jar. Put the jar in the dark for 8 hours.

6: Rinse the seeds twice a day. No need to ever take the sprouting lid off the jar. Have fun with the rinsing. Fill the jar half full of water and slosh it around and pour the water out and shake it. Then set the jar upside down at an angle for about 15 minutes using the cool sprouting lid. After 15 minutes you can turn the jar back over and shake it and roll it so a lot of the seeds stick to the side of the jar and set the jar upright or on the side. Have fun with it.

7: After about 4 days you will have a mass of sprouts. I'm not great yet about knowing when they are done, but the earlier you harvest the more sulforaphane. I would err on harvesting early.

8: The videos show people rinsing the sprouts to get the husks off. I do not bother with that. I do give them a last jar rinse before harvesting.

9: Some people freeze them, but I eat them fast enough I don't need to. I hear freezing them might get you more sulforaphane but I am iffy on that. I just put them into a Tupperware container and put them in there in the fridge. They last at least 5 days (or they would last that long if I did not eat them so fast).

I think (Dave, me, High School graduate) that it is important to eat them before 11 AM (if you are eating enough to get a dose of sulforaphane). Sulforaphane boosts Nrf2 which boosts your circadian rhythm and the circadian rhythm peaks at about 2 PM so I don't think you want to boost it on the down stroke.

Tip! I used to put each jar on its own saucer to capture the water draining off. Now I put them all on a cafeteria type tray: