Preparing Wheat

1. I use a large plastic tub that they sell suet balls for birds in. I put 2-3 pints of wheat into this.

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2. I now pour a full kettle of boiling water slowly over the wheat.

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3. I now add cold water until the bucket is about half full

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4. Put the lid on and leave for at least 24 hours, preferably 36-48hours.

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5. Two days later!

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6. Drain off the water (save it for groundbait if you like)

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You can see the difference now in colour

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7. Bag up and put in freezer

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