Does anyone know how to make bread yeast? All I have found so far was the same recipe using potatoes, but I want to know how to make different types of yeast. I heard yeast can be made with almost anything.
Yeast is present in the air. If you mix flour of any kind and water, add a bit of sugar, then put it in a warm place (but not direct sunlight) you should get a culture in a few days; you'll know this has happened when there are tiny bubbles and an odd smell. It may only be good for making sourdough though, as it picks up other microorganisms that can create a sour taste.
Is there any way of making dry yeast?
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Here's a couple of recipes. It's a pretty labour-intensive process though, and you'd probably get the same effect from packaged yeast.
http://www.recipeland.com/recipe.epl?id=39131
http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/tech/recipes/bread/dryyeast/Chap0.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/bread/recipe-sourdough.html
I thought the title said "home-made breast east" oops.