Free Yeast! - Homebrewers/ Breadmakers

funkycat

Yes I have just come back from Tesco, and needed some fresh yeast for a homebrewing kit I got for christmas. After asking if they stocked it, I was told to ask at the bakery counter, where they bag it up and give it away for free.

How cool is that??!!! Pardon the snow/ cold weather pun....hehehe

Bread making and homebrewing just got even cheaper.......beat that!

:beer: :j

tessie_bear

asda are generous in that direction too

shammyjack

funkycat wrote: »

Yes I have just come back from Tesco, and needed some fresh yeast for a homebrewing kit I got for christmas. After asking if they stocked it, I was told to ask at the bakery counter, where they bag it up and give it away for free.

How cool is that??!!! Pardon the snow/ cold weather pun....hehehe

Bread making and homebrewing just got even cheaper.......beat that!

:beer: :j

Baking yeast is designed to create lots of CO2 to make bread rise and is not really suitable for home brewing other than for " Turbo Cider" as it can impart a nasty taste .

Youngs do a range of brewing yeasts at very little cost which can be obtained from most Wilkinson stores .

shammy

daska

you can use baking yeast for JAO mead... yummy, though I do agree that brewing yeast is probably better!

lolarentt

My parents used to home brew the most potent Rhubarb, Parsnip and various other wines. I recall the process involved floating fresh bakers' yeast on top of the liquid to be fermented, on a piece of toast!

Shindig

Youngs brewing yeast is in fact just bread yeast as well. If you want to use a yeast for brewing I suggest going to a home brew shop. There are a wide range of yeasts developed for specific brewing.

shammyjack wrote: »

Baking yeast is designed to create lots of CO2 to make bread rise and is not really suitable for home brewing other than for " Turbo Cider" as it can impart a nasty taste .

Youngs do a range of brewing yeasts at very little cost which can be obtained from most Wilkinson stores .

shammy

shammyjack

Shindig wrote: »

Youngs brewing yeast is in fact just bread yeast as well. If you want to use a yeast for brewing I suggest going to a home brew shop. There are a wide range of yeasts developed for specific brewing.

WRONG !

Youngs do a selection of beer and wine yeasts.

I made an 18% rice and raisin wine last year using Youngs high alcohol yeast, tasted like pale sherry.

Now an 18% alcohol bread would be a novelty !

shammy

GrillMonkey

shammyjack wrote: »

WRONG !

Youngs do a selection of beer and wine yeasts.

I made an 18% rice and raisin wine last year using Youngs high alcohol yeast, tasted like pale sherry.

Now an 18% alcohol bread would be a novelty !

shammy

I think he's refering to the All Purpose yeast.

rockie4

Not all stores do it :sad: neither Tesco or Asda near us will supply it but Morrisons stock it in their dairy fridge, about 26p for 4 little blocks.

beautiful_ravens

Eh, Ive used yeast on toast to make wine- works fine. I made some awesome rice and raisen wine - like Saki - once, just using tescos free bakery yeast on the must. It was TRULY the best wine I've ever made, no nasty tastes, just very nice ones

lolarentt

beautiful_ravens wrote: »

Eh, Ive used yeast on toast to make wine- works fine. I made some awesome rice and raisen wine - like Saki -

Ah yes, they used to make raison wine as well - very potent!!