- 1). Obtain two or more food grade plastic buckets. Five-gallon buckets are easy to come by and work well.
- 2). Drill several small holes in the bottom and the sides of one bucket to make a rinse bucket. The holes should be smaller than the size of the sprouting grain, but large enough to allow water and debris to drain freely.
- 3). Pour grain into a bucket that does not have holes, fill only one-third full. Add enough water to completely cover the grain.
- 4). Soak overnight. Keep the temperature at 60 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, to prevent mold from growing.
- 5). Pour the grain and water into the rinse bucket, let the water drain out, and flush the grain with clean water.
- 6
Sprouts are ready when shoots and roots appear.Andy Sotiriou/Digital Vision/Getty Images
Repeat steps 3 through 5 until the grain swells and sprouts. The number of days needed to sprout depends on the type of grain, but it will take at least five days. - 7). Measure sprouted grain for feeding. Use a food scale to calculate feed quantities by weight instead of by volume.
- 8). Feed to livestock. Sprouted grains may be fed to poultry, sheep, pigs or cattle.
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