melgsix
Enjoys Recycling
Has anyone ever tried to make their own yeast before? I have an old cook book with a yeast recipe and I was wondering if anyone has ever done it before.
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freemotion
Food Guru
Try this thread, a quick discussion on sourdough and making yeast from grapes: http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1799 Even though the title says "storing yeast" it is also about making yeast.
I'm curious....does your book give instructions for making a dried form of yeast that can be stored? If so, do tell!
I'm curious....does your book give instructions for making a dried form of yeast that can be stored? If so, do tell!
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melgsix
Enjoys Recycling
No, you make a large jar of liquid yeast and when you get low you and more ingredients and wait for the fungus to multiply. It has to be stored in the fridge.
Bettacreek
Almost Self-Reliant
In all honesty, it shouldn't be all that hard. Would probably be similar to a lot of the live foods that are cultured for fish babies. Would definately be neat to check it out, though I have to admit, we don't use a lot of yeast around here, and I still have a 1lb vacuum sealed lot of it.
miss_thenorth
Frugal Homesteader
As I was perusing another forum that I visit, I came across this recipe and instruction pictorial for making a different kind of sourdough starter and bread. I think I will be trying this.
I hope it's all right for me to post this link, but here it is:
http://www.frugalsquirrels.com/vb/showthread.php?t=183942
WARNING: lotsa pictures-so not dialup friendly.
The author is Frugal, who is a member of BYC also. He is a wealth of information!
I hope it's all right for me to post this link, but here it is:
http://www.frugalsquirrels.com/vb/showthread.php?t=183942
WARNING: lotsa pictures-so not dialup friendly.
The author is Frugal, who is a member of BYC also. He is a wealth of information!
