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martinthefirst

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OT, any home brew/baking experts out there?
« on: March 30, 2020, 01:41:23 PM »

I still have some bread flour but bakers yeast is nowhere to be found. Has any one used "live" wine yeast from an ongoing brew that they have racked to bake with? I have two lots of wine on the go, so plenty of yeast slurry available.
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Re: OT, any home brew/baking experts out there?
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2020, 01:48:42 PM »

A tip from the Irish..Investigate Soda Bread..uses bicarbonate of soda
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Re: OT, any home brew/baking experts out there?
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2020, 01:50:57 PM »

Thanks, I've made soda bread and very nice it is too, but it doesn't last as well as leavened bread.
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Re: OT, any home brew/baking experts out there?
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2020, 01:53:50 PM »

We have soda bread all the time, if you keep it in the fridge it'll last longer, as will any bread..you can put bread in the freezer too. Not ideal but better than no bread !
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Re: OT, any home brew/baking experts out there?
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2020, 01:54:03 PM »

I still have some bread flour but bakers yeast is nowhere to be found. Has any one used "live" wine yeast from an ongoing brew that they have racked to bake with? I have two lots of wine on the go, so plenty of yeast slurry available.

"Don't see why not" and a  ??? was the response from the baker sitting at the other side of the room... For the sake of a few ounces of flour and a bit of heat its worth a shot !   Should have a good flavour anyway.

G.

Edited so add.... she also said that the question was the reverse of the one she was expecting from S2C members...
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Re: OT, any home brew/baking experts out there?
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2020, 01:56:49 PM »

I still have some bread flour but bakers yeast is nowhere to be found. Has any one used "live" wine yeast from an ongoing brew that they have racked to bake with? I have two lots of wine on the go, so plenty of yeast slurry available.

Give it a go, might take a bit longer to rise. you might start a new trend after all all it;ll cost is a bit of flour butter or oil, salt and sugar. If my local small Bakers closes I may have to start making it again.
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Re: OT, any home brew/baking experts out there?
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2020, 02:11:47 PM »

Not sure if you can find a copy of this anywhere  ???

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06vn7sq

I vaguely recall them using brewers' yeast and having to leave the bread to rise for a very long time. I can't remember whether it also needed a lot more kneading.

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Re: OT, any home brew/baking experts out there?
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2020, 02:16:39 PM »

Alternatively have a crack at Chappatti's. Flour and water, bit of Lard to help things along. Well tasty!
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Re: OT, any home brew/baking experts out there?
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2020, 02:22:42 PM »

in the absence of yeast in the shops i'm giving a sourdough starter a try.  Still in its first week of brewing (is that the right phrase) so still a little bit of time before i can bake with it....
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Re: OT, any home brew/baking experts out there?
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2020, 02:46:31 PM »

Thanks for all your replies and advice. I had ordered 500g of dried wine yeast and that has just arrived (£12 delivered),  so I will try making bread with that and see what happens. We usually make one loaf a week, so that amount of yeast should last a year! I truly hope that I won't need (knead?) to do that.  If any body else is having trouble sourcing yeast,  I would be happy to make up sachets & post at cost.
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Re: OT, any home brew/baking experts out there?
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2020, 04:01:45 PM »

I've got bakers yeast - just can't get any flour  :thud
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Re: OT, any home brew/baking experts out there?
« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2020, 05:04:54 PM »

I've got bakers yeast - just can't get any flour  :thud

Sounds like you should arrange a swap!

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Re: OT, any home brew/baking experts out there?
« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2020, 06:36:37 PM »

Sourdough uses natural yeasts, bit of a challenge though.
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Re: OT, any home brew/baking experts out there?
« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2020, 08:13:52 PM »

To make my bread which I have been doing for 28years now, I don’t use yeast as wife has an allergy so I use buckwheat flour (which is not wheat and no gluten) then mix with baking powder and to bind it together 1 egg and spoon of physllium husk ( a plant derivative water) mix up bake for 40  minutes- job down in less than 1hour.
No proving required, stays fresh for week in the fridge.
Only set back it does’nt rise very much.....
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Re: OT, any home brew/baking experts out there?
« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2020, 09:39:57 PM »

Time Team have found several out of date sachets of yeast at the back of a drawer so the oven will be going on tomorrow...
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