moondoggy Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 I thought loo rolls were bad, but has anyone tried buying dried active or fast action yeast? I can’t find any anywhere. Strong white flour is almost as bad. It seems everyone in the world has taken up bread making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 7 hours ago, moondoggy said: I thought loo rolls were bad, but has anyone tried buying dried active or fast action yeast? I can’t find any anywhere. Strong white flour is almost as bad. It seems everyone in the world has taken up bread making. Glad it isn't just me, managed to get bread flour from a local farm shop but not much hope of yeast. There is quite a bit on Ebay but not sure any of it would arrive in a useful timeframe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 I bake bread about twice a week and have done since I retired. I usually keep two boxes in stock. Since this madness started I've still been baking, but now running out of flour. I gave a lot away thinking I could replace it but unfortunately no luck. I gave yeast away too, now I'm starting to regret it. I can't get any anywhere. I used to buy in bulk on line every couple of months. With my next packet of yeast, I'm going to start a bottle off and keep it going. It used to work for wine and beer so hopefully for bread. Clean a bottle of at least a pint capacity, add yeast, teaspoon of sugar and warm water, plug neck with cotton wool and store in a warm place. Use as much as you need too, and re feed with sugar. Hopefully, this should work as an activated yeast culture and keep you going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) hello, where have you tried to buy yeast ? Wessex Mill in Wantage supply 100s of stockist with bread making goods, google the web site and there may be one in your area that is not closed eg farm shop etc, their online shop is closed Edited April 2, 2020 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Townie Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Chap on Twitter (sorry) says you can make yeast using dried fruit. The white bloom on it is yeast. Soak for a few hours to get yeasty water and add flour as you would for a sourdough starter. Sounded reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondoggy Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 1 hour ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, where have you tried to buy yeast ? Wessex Mill in Wantage supply 100s of stockist with bread making goods, google the web site and there may be one in your area that is not closed eg farm shop etc, their online shop is closed Tried local shops, farm shops, supermarkets etc. Been searching the internet for days. There have been tins of Allison’s that normally retail at around £1 with 15 bids and up at £34 with £4 delivery and two days still to go. There are some very rich, desperate people out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 I keep getting recommended a video on how to bake with beer instead of yeast, I suppose it would depend on what one you value more 😂 Plenty of recipe's for flat breads from around the world that don't use yeast, not the same as a fresh white loaf I know but be done the quite a bit in the past with curried etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 24 minutes ago, moondoggy said: Tried local shops, farm shops, supermarkets etc. Been searching the internet for days. There have been tins of Allison’s that normally retail at around £1 with 15 bids and up at £34 with £4 delivery and two days still to go. There are some very rich, desperate people out there. hello, there has been at lot of rip offs going on, its a bloody disgrace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 i wanted to start making kvass. need sourdough starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Make a sourdough or beer starter 300g of flour to 300g of beer, or just water and flour leave until they bubble 4-7 days. discard half and renew half with fresh ingredients ... lots of info on line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fermipan-Dried-Yeast-Gluten-Vegan/dp/B00Y40YR38/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Yeast&qid=1586290683&sr=8-3 This looks like it might be ok. Bit pricey, but the one I normally buy in 500g lots is out of stock. Fortunately I bought some last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, loriusgarrulus said: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fermipan-Dried-Yeast-Gluten-Vegan/dp/B00Y40YR38/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Yeast&qid=1586290683&sr=8-3 This looks like it might be ok. Bit pricey, but the one I normally buy in 500g lots is out of stock. Fortunately I bought some last month. Wow, that's steep. I normally use Sainsbury's own or when I buy flour in bulk (every 3 months or so before lockdown, now unavailable) they included a jar of yeast for .50p extra. I'll send the link to my daughter, shes gluten free and makes nice gluten free bread. At the moment shes having to use my quickly dwindling stock. Isn't it strange, before lockdown I always bought in bulk. Flour, yeast, porridge oats, dried fruit, meat for the freezer, etc etc. If I try now, I'm some kind of social outcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 I am the same. Used to buy a case of 12 UHT milk. Can only buy 4 now so got 2x 2litre filtered milk to make it last a bit. Normally buy bread flour from Aldi. Fortunatley I got some before it went pear shaped and also bought 4 bags of the Italian 00 flour for pasta when they had it on offer. That makes good bread too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Everybody laughed at me when I stockpiled for Brexit. Well ner ner ner ner ner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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