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it is much simpler, you can buy Natto bacillus culture at some health food stores much as you can purchase specialized wine yeasts or other highly specialized food ingredients.

* Important :
When making Natto, it is VERY important to maintain cleanliness. Sterilize the utensils used to avoid contamination by other bacterial sources.

For equipment, you will need :

-A thermometer
-A stainless steel or enameled pot and a glass or ceramic casserole dish.
-A strainer ( Colander)
-An insulated "box". (Here you can be creative; the " box" may be your kitchen oven, a Styrofoam picnic cooler, or any equivalent insulated, warm space that will maintain a constant, warm temperature. )

Ingredients:
- 500 grams of soybeans. Choose a smaller variety of Soybeans if possible.
-1/4 tsp. of salt (approximately) Use natural or pickling salt rather than iodized salt.
-1 tsp. Brown sugar (white optional)
-1 tsp. Molasses (optional)
-About 0.1 grams of Bacillus Natto powder. (Alternatively, a package of commercially prepared Natto)
- 20 ml of boiled water.

*Wash the soybeans thoroughly, remove any foreign particles and all dirt !
*Soak the soybeans overnight in about 4 times the volume of water.
The beans will swell up substantially. It will take at least 10 or twelve hours. Do not remove the skins. If the water begins to froth a bit, the beans have been soaked adequately. Strain the beans with the colander and rinse them carefully.

*Steam the soybeans for five to six hours to cook them, or cook them gently, in water. Alternatively, place them in a pressure-cooker for 15 minutes. Allow the pressure cooker to cool completely before opening it !
Like any beans, if you can squash a soybean easily between your fingers, they are cooked adequately.

* Make the following "Natto" Bacillus seeding mixture separately:
Mix the boiled water with one-tenth of a gram of Natto bacillus powder, or alternatively, with a couple of tablespoon of commercially prepared natto, which will provide the bacillus you need.
Mix in the salt, sugar, and molasses. This mixture feeds the Natto bacillus and encourages it to grow.

*Drain the soybeans well. Gently mix in the "seeding mixture", or spread the beans evenly in a glass casserole dish and sprinkle the mixture evenly over the top of the beans. Do NOT mash the beans. Cover the casserole with aluminum foil, but poke a few holes in it to allow SOME air to enter.
*Note:
If you do not allow any air into the container, it will become very strong smelling !
If you allow TOO MUCH air,

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