schmaltzy
Well-Known Member
I have some Nottingham yeast that I washed from my Fat Tire clone. I had the idea of using washed beer yeast to make bread. I've made beer bread before, but beer yeast....? Thought it would be a fun little experiment.
So on Saturday, with the help of SWMBO, I went to work. She uses dry yeast to make her bread and rehydrate it first in a mixture of milk and a little sugar. This is what she has always done and what has always worked for her. Since I'm the brewer in the family and not the baker, I thought I would let her try this method to see if we can get the sleepy, washed yeast going. I put the yeast in the mixture, waited for a 10 minutes and there was no activity. I thought it maybe needed more time so I gave it an hour, still nothing.
I have one more mason jar with Notty in it and would really like to give it a whirl again. Has anyone out there tried making bread with beer yeast? If so, pros? Cons? Things to maybe do different?
So on Saturday, with the help of SWMBO, I went to work. She uses dry yeast to make her bread and rehydrate it first in a mixture of milk and a little sugar. This is what she has always done and what has always worked for her. Since I'm the brewer in the family and not the baker, I thought I would let her try this method to see if we can get the sleepy, washed yeast going. I put the yeast in the mixture, waited for a 10 minutes and there was no activity. I thought it maybe needed more time so I gave it an hour, still nothing.
I have one more mason jar with Notty in it and would really like to give it a whirl again. Has anyone out there tried making bread with beer yeast? If so, pros? Cons? Things to maybe do different?