Yeast is yeast?

[nee]

Is there a huge difference between brewing yeast and bread making yeast?

(ummm, not that i've gone and added a bit of bread yeast to get it going or anything..)

Seems to have done the trick though....just hoping it won't affect it.
Anyone know?

[Wobbler]

nee, there's an interesting experiment carried out here:
http://www.basicbrewing.com/index.php?page=video

It's number six on the list, 'Trading Places: Beer and Bread Yeast'. The beer made from bread yeast apparently turned out quite drinkable.

[nee]

nee, there's an interesting experiment carried out here:
http://www.basicbrewing.com/index.php?page=video

It's number six on the list, 'Trading Places: Beer and Bread Yeast'. The beer made from bread yeast apparently turned out quite drinkable.

Thanks...I will check the link in the morning (when a bit more sober!)

Basically for my previous 2 brews i have attempted, each time i have had zero action in the airlock....and i mean ZERO! Nothing at all.
The first one tasted a bit rank, but the 2nd (produced in a proper fermenter) was pretty tasty, and quite potent!

On this (my 3rd attempt) i have taken lots of advice gained from this forum, like putting the brewing yeast in 1/3 cup of water etc before adding to the wort etc...but still i left it for 10 hours yet nothing happened at all.....same as all previous attempts. I have added a small sprinkling of bread yeast and magically the thing is now bubbling like mad! Weird.

Hopefully still drinkable! (saying that i'll drink almost anything though!!)

[vacant]

It sounds more like the lid isn't forming a gas tight seal with the bin, so air is escaping via an easier route than the airlock.

[nee]

It sounds more like the lid isn't forming a gas tight seal with the bin, so air is escaping via an easier route than the airlock.

I can confirm the lid is on tight as can be, checked that so many times now.

[Wobbler]

It's possible that the yeast you first pitched was on its last legs, and there wasn't enough healthy cells in the sachet to get the fermentation started in a sensible time span.

Next time you buy your kits, you might want to think about getting a few extra sachets of yeast to keep in store for times like that. Something reliable like Fermentis' S-04.

[nee]

So is the general view of me using a tad of bread yeast to get it going a yey or ney then? :S

[Jim]

So is the general view of me using a tad of bread yeast to get it going a yey or ney then? :S

Yey! - you may notice a yeasty smell, and the yeast deposit will be less stable, but it'll be perfectly drinkable.

[nee]

but it'll be perfectly drinkable.

Result!


Okey doke, so i should be sorted if i get some Fermentis' S-04 (providing its available in Australia) for those times when it needs a kick start?

[Wobbler]

So is the general view of me using a tad of bread yeast to get it going a yey or ney then? :S

The beer made from bread yeast apparently turned out quite drinkable.

Yey.