I learned how to make starter from my Grandmother at the age of twelve, I still use it today 48 years later. I keep it in my refrigerator and feed it once a week unless I'm going to use it. It's my best reminder of a wonderful woman.
Have you ever imagined 5 years ago when you were recording this that during the corona virus pandemic your video will be such a blessing! 👍. Thank you for the informative video.
What’s scary is looking at how completely lost we are as a society when it comes to TRULY taking care of OURSELVES. Sure, folks work work work for usually ‘the man’ or heck even for themselves, put most of their time chasing the almighty dollar in hopes of stashing some away, but in doing that, we as a people have LOST the knowledge of how to and the will to want to LEARN how to do things like this here. Our society has become somewhat like a baby bird, all waiting for big corporate mama/dada birds to come drop off our needs for just about everything. Sure technology has had some good blessings to it, but in reality it’s kinda dumbed us down just like the masters that rule this world have done to us…Dumbed us down so badly, that many true and tested manors of operation, have been thrown to the wayside. Sad actually…. In some strange way, at times I feel like this whole pandemic was a prelim as to waking some people up, to the point that they realize the rug can and quite possibly will be ripped out from under our feet at any given moment. The more we feed ourselves with this type of vital information like this gentleman shared with us, the BETTER we are as a whole…. Peace to all, be safe out there
I made mine a few days ago, but it became so aggressive it broke out of the fridge and attacked the kids. I managed to pull them free and we boarded the kitchen door up, trapping it inside.... I can hear it going through the cupboards, no doubt looking for food or weapons... Any suggestions?
ha ha ha ha ha I loved your post! Made me laugh :) I hope you were able to figure it out! If not, I'd say I'd take some of that wild yeast of yours for mine LOL
From reading comments on this and other videos, it looks like many people are going back to their roots. Wouldn't that be a great thing for society to come out of this pandemic a lot closer to the earth?
Some of us have been DIYers for a long time before this - live in a very remote area where supplies are usually delayed. Always had to think ahead, fix things, and stock up, so was prepared without meaning to be. Isolation and self-sufficiency is my normal way of life. Can survive a long time with my 4 types of fruit trees and garden. Lived in a big city for about 15 years starting in my 20s, but glad I came back to the country with my forest out back and ocean out front. Yes, it is a peaceful way of life, especially without TV (internet is enough). Stay safe and try to be more prepared for the next catastrophe. You've experienced now that it can happen to you, just not exactly what or when.
@@mrsaye499 Thank you, it is. It is also a lot of work if I want to keep it looking reasonable. It was a beautiful day outside so did double duty with driving the lawn tractor around for hours and hours and hours, but I also got some good sunshine on me finally. To be continued tomorrow. Lilac bushes are in bloom, blasted hedge is growing and already begging to be trimmed and fruit trees have blossoms. We need to enjoy life every single day.
im friends with a man that use to own one of the most popular pizza joints in my area. he was talking amoungst a group of friends which i was included about random things. he started talking about his yeast and other dough maker's yeast. he was talking about a place in san fransisco that had their dough since the 1800s. he said their techniques were an extremely guarded secret but definitely made some of the best bread he ever tasted. at the time i had absolutely no interest in making dough.. his dough was really the driving point of his restaurant ... he sold the restaurant and i havent been there since... but his dough was also very iconic. i thought it was really interesting what he said and it stuck in my mind. now im getting interested in making my own doughs for all purpose reasons. to be more dependent
I actually started growing my own yeast after watching your video, now i am on day 5, not as much bubbles as you have tho. I find your technique very straightforward and concise 🙂 It would be really really great, if you also post a video on making 100% wholewheat bread.
Can't recommend this recipe enough. I have a lovely yeasty starter that made lovely crumpets. The only thing I did differently was use an old fashioned netty dishcloth instead of lid
add raisons and water in a jar, put it in a dark room and shake well once a day for a week, take all raisons out after week and add flour to the liquid remaining. that's a way to make natural yeast
@@mikevagg Actually, yeast is all over..the raisins are loaded with natural sugars which helps the yeast grow. Medieval bakers would leave bowls of water outside to catch yeast in. With no way to measure how much yeast they had, the bread was probably hit or miss as to quality. ✌💙😸
I've used unwashed organic red grapes you want the white film on them for the starter to make yeast takes a week to 10 days You get crusty large holey rustic breads and other types
...So I'm new to the🍞baking and I can't wait to make my own starter...this is something I can teach my daughter's and long after I'm gone they'll always have fond memories of us baking bread together😊
Thanks for getting straight to the point, and for explaining why (not just how) certain steps are done - such as the need for discarding some of the culture when feeding during the early stages. I've watched five unnecessarily complicated videos on yeast starters now (one started off using metric measurements but then switched to imperial by the end of the video). None of them seemed to consider the viewer might want to know 'why' things are done a certain way, whether driven by curiosity, or necessity... Maybe it's a byproduct of the instant gratification world we all live in now? Anyway, I appreciate your effort so thanks again.
Loving this!!!! I am doing it tomorrow! I have some starter in my fridge from last July from my buddy’s starter from Cleveland, Ohio, but will see what happens if I try it in Houston, I love this method. Doesn’t involve three cups of flour and too much tossing out. Who wants to toss anything right now. You can’t replace it! So happy I bought the twenty pound bag of flour...
I started this recipe recently using whole wheat flour and pineapple juice for the first mixture. On the second day, I added more w.w. flour and switched to distilled water. On day 3 I discarded half of the mixture, then fed it more w.w. flour and water. I continued with this routine on day 4. On day 5 I finally got some yeast action! My starter had doubled in size and was full of bubbles. Have my fingers crossed that this will continue and I'll be able to use it for baking soon!
helpfulnatural I never throw away starter. suggestion: spread starter you plan to discard in between parchment paper, allow it to dry then store it in ziplock bags. You would use it again like any dry yeast, only adding flour allow the flour yeast mixture to rise and ferment, it could take an entire day.
@@michaelfreire1382 This was more than 3 years ago so I don't recall how much starter I used in the bread recipe however, I do remember that it didn't rise much at all. I have since made a new starter using kombucha instead of fruit juice or water and whole grain flour. It was ready to use in 7 days. Of course a lot depends on the conditions of your kitchen. How warm or cold it is and humidity are all factors. With that being said, my first loaf rose quite well and tasted delicious. The bread recipe I used was from Food Wishes channel.
ULTRA pro tip; start with 1/2 cup of raisins in water/pineapple water. will only take two days, remove the raisins and add flour. Raisins contain more wild yeast than flour alone.
So what you are saying is add 1/2 cup raisins to water (how much water?) Let that sit for two days, then add the 2 TBS of flour to that? And cultivate your starter from there?
@@kf9058 You can use 1 cup raisins 1 cup water. You could use apples and raisins or grapes as well. Then you use equal ratio for your starter. I use one cup flour, 1 cup fermented fruit liquid. It usually starts growing within 2 days. Proof your starter before you bake by putting a small amount of starter in water. If it floats it's ready to use.
@@carinrichardson I start the process with the above measurements, sometimes I use less, it all depends how much starter you need or want, it grows quickly. If you use a cup, sometimes you may need to let it ferment for a couple of days before the first feeding. You'll need to determine by the "bubbling" amount. small Bubbles tells you it has begun the process. Allow it to ferment without feeding it until it appears "foamy". It can take up to 3 days sometimes. Then when you have the desired foam or bubbles, not liquid, mind you, take 1/4 cup flour 1/4 cup water stir it in well. I never really go so much by measurement as I do texture. The flour should always be the larger measure making a pancake consistency. Do this daily until you have growth of the starter that is at least 1/2 of the original amount. I take out at least 1/2 of the starter when adding new flour at this point. I never discard any starter, I put it in a canning jar and save for breads, pancakes, or waffles. It will freeze as well if you store it in the fridge you'll only need to feed it once every couple of weeks after leaving it out to room temperature. . In the past I have spread it out on a parchment paper and dried it out. Then like dry yeast I use it by adding water but in this case add a small amount of flour to allow for rising. I sure hope this helps.
Martha Stewart once visited a famed bread bakery in NYC - she asked the baker 'where do you get your yeast? and he just gestured around at the ancient brick walls; 'from everywhere, from the air.' I've never forgotten that; the trick to the flavor of his famous bread was the several day rise on the dough. There's a man (I think in Israel) who has a yeast museum; he has collected yeast from all over the world including the pyramids and tombs; he can make a bread out of the yeast that the Pharoahs may have used.
I bought a 5 lb bag of dry yeast from Costco about 10 years ago. It's been kept in a sealed container in the refrigerator all this time. Made ciabatta bread with today. Still works fine.
I had NO IDEA that making your own yeast was this easy. Thank you SO much for this video (and the blog about backyard chickens - we plan on having them and at this point in time the owner of the house we live in lets them wander around on the 2nd floor which is unfinished and where we happen to have a bedroom). I do have a question about the yeast though. How much of the yeast do you use in the bread? When baking, say, using 6 cups of flour - how much of the growing yeast would I use to bake bread? I'd really appreciate knowing, as I plan on using this method ASAP. Thanks again!! GREAT video!
This is the simplest, clearest explanation I've ever heard. Thank you! I've wanted to make a starter for so long but every video I've watched has made it so complicated and made it seem like you have to waste so much flour daily! Thank you!!!
IT WASNT DOING ANYTHING.. BUT I think it is cold in our place at night and sometimes during the day so it is not getting enough warmth.. I did start another one and it is starting to show more bubbles and smelling like yeast..so this is a good thing ..also I was putting one part flour to one part water...but. i now put one part flour to 3/4 part water.. I think it was a little too thin... but let me tell you with the starter I took out I DID NOT throw it away ...I made the best pancakes in the world..mmmxx
inge kohl try googling it. I saw a few examples of how much you should use instead of instant yeast. I just don’t remember to reply accurately. (I think it’s double maybe)
Love your video, going to try making a sourdough starter now! Proof that it's good,,,his son is eating it! So precious, and what a gift to teach your children!
I am so excited. I tried to start a sourdough starter previously and worked at it tirelessly for a long time, but it never raised dough. Anyway, I started my starter a few days ago and it looks beautiful I am so happy. Thank you so much for this video. P.s. I did use the pineapple juice.
I love your simple to the point directions. I also love no discard method for making sourdough starter. Thank you so much I would love more recipes for sourdough please
I have a bread recipe but it asked for 2 1/2 teaspoons of active yeast (no packets of yeast in stores) so my question is if I'm using my homemade yeast starter how much of that do I use?
Thank you! I have watched other videos and was left with too many questions...for some reason, watching your video made me understand it finally! Now I just have to figure out how much of the starter to use in a spelt loaf...
Thank-you! I as a person who had been used to store bought foods am just in the past year learning the joy of growing preparing and cooking my own food. Not easy! All hail the Farmer!
Wonderful DEMO, You are so clever, clear and so easy to follow and understand proper steps! So I feel much more confident to do it now! Thanks Roe, Merci from Toronto, Canada :) By the way I am so glad I discovered you today and will be one of your follower from now on! Cheers
Just started baking with my own milled grains last week. I did a no yeast bread and discovered I need a grain mill cause the bullet blender isn't going to cut it. Looking forward to watching more of your content.
@@demamar925 I think they are like 7g per sachet. The weight is high because of a large amount of water and four. Dried or fresh yeas are much more condensed (%). Wild yeasts are also slower than bakers yeast, so that is another reason why you might have to use more. For sourdough types of bread, it doesn't matter taste-wise. It will just take longer or shorter depending on the amount of starter, temperature and hydration of the dough.
I discovered a good way to make my active starter really grow and become bubbly after a feeding. What I did is not feed my active starter for two days (48 hours), and then when I did feed it I gave it some good sprouted rye flour. The starter then tripled in height! Starving the starter for a couple of days made it real hungry and when I fed it it really grew. It never happened like that when I fed it every 24 hours. My starter is a couple of months old and I have tried a number of variations to get it to rise and bubble.
I've wanted to do this for a long time, but all the stuff I found online about it made it sound like some long involved science experiment, so I just wrote it off. After seeing your vid, this is totally something I can do! Now I am going to go check out your other vids on this. Subscribed.
Flashback to Mom's kitchen, she loved buckwheat pancakes, and she liked them on the sour side, She used a starter for those buckwheat cakes, (I haven't thought of her starter sitting in the back of the ref for years until I clicked onto your video!
Thank you, this was quite easy. Even though I didn't have any pineapple juice so I used mineral water instead. I noticed pockets at 12 hours in so I fed it then and 12 hours later there are even more pockets and it's expended a bit. Quite happy with it.
Who else is here to learn how to make yeast in home because you couldn’t find it in the store ? (Corona virus’s high demand products: Toilet paper, yeast, etc)
I have a feeling the same idiots who bought a years worth of toilet paper also bought all the yeast. They have no clue what to do with it but they just had to buy it all .
Hi! I followed your method and so far, it's going well. The starter smells like bread or liquor and it's been bubbling since day 3.5. It's now day 5. My concern at the moment is that my starter doesn't seem to rise very much after feeding. The most it ever rose was about 25%. Is this normal? Edit: the bubbles are pretty small too, which I'm also concerned about
Thank you because I did not know how to do it totally right and I only had a couple packs of the yeast to use. But I knew you could make it naturally and that’s what I liked. Thank you that really helped me out.
How do you know how much starter to use when making bread with it? Say the recipe calls for 1 1/2 tablespoons of dry yeast. How much starter would you use instead and would you also still need to add the water that the recipe called for (if it also called for dry yeast)? I've been intrigued about using a starter but never have tried. Have always made my bread from scratch using dry yeast.... Also being as it's winter now, is it still ok to leave the starter out on the counter, even if I tend to leave it rather chilly inside the house and just dress warmer instead of having high elec bills? Do you find the starter goes nasty in the summer time with the higher heat inside the house? Just wondering how the change in temps inside my house would affect my starter that is "brewing"...?
When I start baking sourdough bread I build my yeast up to require feeding 4 times a day. This is the very best site for sourdough recipes and techniques. www.theperfectloaf.com/
This is a good solid video, thanks for sharing. I was looking for some links to share with a friend. My family bread has been going for many years. It traveled from Lucca, Italy in 1946 and has been cared for ever since. After 75 years it is "growing" in 24 house across a dozen states!
If you dont know your strains, then experiment with a smaller version of the recipe, or different recipes. This is so you dont waste much but can still learn what works best for ya. Hope that helps!
@@jazc1690 Usually 1 bag of dry yeast is 1 cube of wet yeast but that cube usually looks absolutely loaded so I'd think it takes at least 2 heaping tablespoons of this recipe to replace 1 small dry bag
I have been trying ti find this out and NO one can seem to answer my question..... if you find out can you e-mail me reneemojeske@aol.com please thank you
Can't someone just provide a simple recipe with out all the friggin charts and graphs jeeze... Been on here all friggin day looking.. like wtheck!!!! you don't give these instructions to make something without a SIMPLE recipe to go along with it.. this is beginning to get very annoying. Sorry this is taking longer then making the yeast...
The only inportant question is: how much of that mixture of yours is equal to 1 package (10gr) yeast. So we can use it right amount when we bake something.
erkan mahmut my point exactly nobody tells us what to do. There is no video of how to make bread with how much yeast you can use there is only one video about making French bread and I do not want to make French bread I just want to make a regular bread.
Wow. This is good to know. I wanted to make my own dough for pizza and I went to 4 supermarkets to buy yeast and they were all sold out. I guess everyone's baking bread during the coronavirus. Thanks for the video.
I made a starter this week. Found a recipes on www.weedemandreap.com also traditionally tu ionalkitchen.com has references. 2 cups yeast starter 2 cups flour 2 cups water 1.75 teaspoons of salt. Mix salt and flour before adding to starter and water. Mix add flour as needed. Let rise 6 hours. Form into 2 loaves. Let rise 3 hours. Bake 350 deg F 25-30 mins. Check at 20. Internal temp 170 to 180 bread is done. Check by thumping loaf on bottom.
I had the same question. I found this: How do I substitute yeast for sourdough starter? A quick rule to adapt recipes to sourdough is: Substitute 1 cup of starter for each package of yeast, and then subtract about 1/2 cup of water and 3/4 cup of flour from the recipe to compensate for the water and flour in the starter.
I started a sourdough starter using rye flour and the yums from the bottom of the kombucha jar! The bread didn't turn out as sour as I would have liked...but! It worked!
I did a lot of reading trying to find a conversion chart for this vs dry yeast and what I've been doing is treating this yeast as a sourdough starter when doing conversions. The basic premise is 100 grams of sourdough starter is approximately equal to 5 to 7 grams of instant/dried yeast. If you search sourdough to dry yeast conversion there's a lot of info to help you convert. If anyone has a better way to do it, I'd love to hear it.
A friend, who has a bakery has been selling 50lb bags of all the flours he uses and one pound packages of yeast. He has sold 15,000 lbs to date and helped out his supplier as well as the people who needed those things.
@@Automedon2 Good. Last week local ShopRite had plenty of flour ($1.79/5 lb) and almost as much yeast as usual but limiting purchases to 12 pks. of instant/shopper. Not bad.
@@Automedon2 Time before that to the same store was 4/22. They had enough flour at the same price but less yeast. Bought 2 strips (6 pks) of Saf for $1.99 each. No limits on purchases though there was less than usual and only that one brand.
Thank you, for showing me how to make a barm, for bread. It is interesting how, names are changed over the centuries. For example, today we call a yeast mixture for making bread a starter. But in the Colonial period, this mixture was called a barm. Best of luck, on your projects.
His method works and I have my yeast now. Just tried and error for the portion of grown yeast and portion of flour to make the bread dough. It is a tradition yeast need time to rise. I put the dough in the rice cooker in keep warm mode to let the bread rise to next morning and bake it. No instant yeast due to Corona but grow your own traditional yeast. Thanks to King's Roost
Sau Cheung, I have two questions. Firstly, would the cooker warm mode be too warm that it would kill off the yeast? Secondly, wouldn’t the dough turn bad by not putting it in the fridge overnight? Thank you.
@@eshackleton8248 No, The cooker OK to me when I tried. The dough would not turn bad. It is OK to me. But if you leave to rise too long, you need more sugar to make the bread sweeten.
This answer is coming way late, but no. Do not give it an airtight seal. It still needs to "breathe" when it's in the fridge. If you completely seal the vessel, the released gasses will cause it to explode.
Can someone tell me how the process goes if I already have dry yeast? I'd just like to have endless supply during Corona (not of dry yeast obviously, wet one) . How much yeast to flour and water on day 1 and is maintenance the same as in video? Thank you 😊 I managed to find a bag in my cupboard and there's no yeast in retail...
I did mine with 1tbsp dry yeast, 2 cups of water and 2 cups of flour. In a large glass of jar, ( make sure it is a large jar, mine overspill the first time I made it) sprinkle the yeast and let it stand until dissolved... Stir the flour and let it ferment in a warm place. Stir down the starter to knock out the air, cover and let ferment ever day 2-4 days longer. Use or refrigerate the starter. To keep it active and healthy, replenish after each use.
Actually, all you have to do is, when you finish your dough take a part of it (not too big) wrap it in a plastic foil and put in a fridge for tomorrow. Then, you can use that one as a yeast for next baking.
thanks for sharing this video sir. im a baker for quite a long time but i still wanted to learn how to be precise in making a starter dough for my sour dough bread. i learned a lot by just watching this kind of videos :)
I'm seeing recommendations range from 1/2 cup to 1 cup starter = 1 packet of dried yeast. Which is 2 teaspoons, so you're looking at 1/4 to 1/2 cup if you just wanted a guesstimated starting point to work from. But there's other things to keep in mind aswell, like figuring in the amount of flour and water your starter is going to add to the dough and how much longer your proof and rising will take with natural yeast. If you play it by ear this is probably enough information to figure it out for yourself in the kitchen. If you prefer being more precise with weight and planning ahead here's a pretty indepth article about converting your starter into many kinds of recipes and the kinds of things to look out for when doing so: truesourdough.com/want-to-convert-your-recipe-to-sourdough-heres-how/
@@beeivey1032 Everything from my previous comment should still apply to non-sourdough breads. Infact it should be even simpler, since all you have to worry about is whether your yeast is active enough. Alot of the time and effort that goes into sourdoughs and their starters are meant to develop that unique flavor, so if that isn't a goal you only really have to worry about how well your starter is bubbling and rising. Though the same downsides will apply aswell, your dough will rise slower so expect your wait times to take up to twice as long.
I bought a brick of yeast over covid. Now I want to bake. I don't want to throw it away. Watching your video made me see that patience was what I needed to do. What did people do 100 years ago? They didn't throw away yeast. Thanks for the information.
Evan Asher it depends on the size of the recipe. alot of youtube videos on artisan bread will tell you how much starter you need for that particular recipe size
I made mine from store bought leftovers cause I got fresh but never used the whole batch. It hissed at me and almost blew up after the first couple of hours. This video been a great help in keeping it. My sis named it kevin
I learned how to make starter from my Grandmother at the age of twelve, I still use it today 48 years later. I keep it in my refrigerator and feed it once a week unless I'm going to use it. It's my best reminder of a wonderful woman.
Give us a recipe please
Diane Terrizzi how much of this type of yeast do you use? I am used to using the small packs.
@@catherinegordy Google in "Yeast Conversions for recipes" There are charts. I haven't tried it but I'm looking forward to trying it out.
Does the bread suppose to taste sour?
My mother still uses the sour dough my grandmother started in 1972 and it makes the tastiest bread far better than store bought sour dough.
Have you ever imagined 5 years ago when you were recording this that during the corona virus pandemic your video will be such a blessing! 👍. Thank you for the informative video.
Restrictions have pushed me into a self sustaining wonderland.
What’s scary is looking at how completely lost we are as a society when it comes to TRULY taking care of OURSELVES. Sure, folks work work work for usually ‘the man’ or heck even for themselves, put most of their time chasing the almighty dollar in hopes of stashing some away, but in doing that, we as a people have LOST the knowledge of how to and the will to want to LEARN how to do things like this here. Our society has become somewhat like a baby bird, all waiting for big corporate mama/dada birds to come drop off our needs for just about everything. Sure technology has had some good blessings to it, but in reality it’s kinda dumbed us down just like the masters that rule this world have done to us…Dumbed us down so badly, that many true and tested manors of operation, have been thrown to the wayside. Sad actually…. In some strange way, at times I feel like this whole pandemic was a prelim as to waking some people up, to the point that they realize the rug can and quite possibly will be ripped out from under our feet at any given moment. The more we feed ourselves with this type of vital information like this gentleman shared with us, the BETTER we are as a whole…. Peace to all, be safe out there
I made mine a few days ago, but it became so aggressive it broke out of the fridge and attacked the kids. I managed to pull them free and we boarded the kitchen door up, trapping it inside.... I can hear it going through the cupboards, no doubt looking for food or weapons... Any suggestions?
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Chibi Terasu.... Jeebus can't save me! - I follow Thor Odinsson and the Æsir, and even they said I'm on my own on this one!
ha ha ha ha ha I loved your post! Made me laugh :) I hope you were able to figure it out! If not, I'd say I'd take some of that wild yeast of yours for mine LOL
me grow this yeast. .......
and successful grow and this smell is very good. ......
From reading comments on this and other videos, it looks like many people are going back to their roots. Wouldn't that be a great thing for society to come out of this pandemic a lot closer to the earth?
Ya right, keep dreaming
I hope the world wont be able to go right back to how it was in December 2019. That world was the opposite of progress.
That would be nice. We can hope!!!
Johnny Walker I know, right? But it can’t hurt to hope.
My sister saw a FOX in downtown Toronto today. Why would we not be better off in the future if this really changes us? I see hope and good things.
Thank you! So many videos get too complicated, yet at the same time, don't cover all that you've covered. This was perfect, simple and thorough.
one pandemic later, we find the diy community thriving
Some of us have been DIYers for a long time before this - live in a very remote area where supplies are usually delayed. Always had to think ahead, fix things, and stock up, so was prepared without meaning to be. Isolation and self-sufficiency is my normal way of life. Can survive a long time with my 4 types of fruit trees and garden. Lived in a big city for about 15 years starting in my 20s, but glad I came back to the country with my forest out back and ocean out front. Yes, it is a peaceful way of life, especially without TV (internet is enough).
Stay safe and try to be more prepared for the next catastrophe. You've experienced now that it can happen to you, just not exactly what or when.
@@marg4229 sounds beautiful.
@@mrsaye499 Thank you, it is. It is also a lot of work if I want to keep it looking reasonable. It was a beautiful day outside so did double duty with driving the lawn tractor around for hours and hours and hours, but I also got some good sunshine on me finally. To be continued tomorrow. Lilac bushes are in bloom, blasted hedge is growing and already begging to be trimmed and fruit trees have blossoms. We need to enjoy life every single day.
1 months ago I posted this? Omigod this is the longest year I'm afraid of what's next but also excited
Dude, I started my starter with your method
ITS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL
My mother still has the sour dough my granmother started in the early 70s.
Howzer The man that’s amazing
@@lemonlime8363 my brother and i both made our own from it and ive lost count of people ive given some to to start their own.
im friends with a man that use to own one of the most popular pizza joints in my area. he was talking amoungst a group of friends which i was included about random things. he started talking about his yeast and other dough maker's yeast. he was talking about a place in san fransisco that had their dough since the 1800s. he said their techniques were an extremely guarded secret but definitely made some of the best bread he ever tasted. at the time i had absolutely no interest in making dough.. his dough was really the driving point of his restaurant ... he sold the restaurant and i havent been there since... but his dough was also very iconic. i thought it was really interesting what he said and it stuck in my mind. now im getting interested in making my own doughs for all purpose reasons. to be more dependent
I hope you continue with it as well
@@michelewelch5061 I use it every sunday and Wednsday. I make bread on Sunday and bread rolls on Wednesday
I actually started growing my own yeast after watching your video, now i am on day 5, not as much bubbles as you have tho. I find your technique very straightforward and concise 🙂 It would be really really great, if you also post a video on making 100% wholewheat bread.
It’s been interesting to watch different videos about this. Some make it so complex and others are really simple. And they all seem to work.
Can't recommend this recipe enough. I have a lovely yeasty starter that made lovely crumpets. The only thing I did differently was use an old fashioned netty dishcloth instead of lid
add raisons and water in a jar, put it in a dark room and shake well once a day for a week, take all raisons out after week and add flour to the liquid remaining. that's a way to make natural yeast
That's how we made Hard Cider in military school in 1958, apple juice and raisins. I'm guessing the raisins must be loaded with yeast.
Or jailhouse hooch. LOL
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@@mikevagg Actually, yeast is all over..the raisins are loaded with natural sugars which helps the yeast grow.
Medieval bakers would leave bowls of water outside to catch yeast in. With no way to measure how much yeast they had, the bread was probably hit or miss as to quality.
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Jacob Gilbert That sounds really easy I will have to try this method out.
I've used unwashed organic red grapes you want the white film on them for the starter to make yeast takes a week to 10 days
You get crusty large holey rustic breads and other types
Making ur own everything is really a good idea
shakeb raza ...
now to grow the wheat God bless
@Philip Schlaepfer *_M E D I C A L M E T H_*
@Philip Schlaepfer oregano
well now's your chance!
I have read a bunch of methods for starters and by far yours has been the easiest and best explained. Thanks a million!
I'm handicapped, so desperately needed something simple - thank you!!!
I've seen some Eastern European bakers with yeast cultures that are hundreds of years old.
Larry Bundy Jr Soo cool!! Btw I'm soo excieted cause i had no idea one can cultivate their own yeast!
Larry Bundy Jr ....Im new to making my own bread🍞 and to hear yeast can live 100's of years🤤 is mind blowing to me....
Rain thunder ....I know, right🤤
...So I'm new to the🍞baking and I can't wait to make my own starter...this is something I can teach my daughter's and long after I'm gone they'll always have fond memories of us baking bread together😊
le Hoarderz Al-Shekelsteins .....WOW, idiot is a pretty strong word...I don't even know you....calm DOWN dude I'm not a baker so I didn't know😞
Thanks for getting straight to the point, and for explaining why (not just how) certain steps are done - such as the need for discarding some of the culture when feeding during the early stages. I've watched five unnecessarily complicated videos on yeast starters now (one started off using metric measurements but then switched to imperial by the end of the video). None of them seemed to consider the viewer might want to know 'why' things are done a certain way, whether driven by curiosity, or necessity... Maybe it's a byproduct of the instant gratification world we all live in now? Anyway, I appreciate your effort so thanks again.
This young, handsome man is a treasure in times of corona crises, when yeast becomes a "supermarket ghost".
Raluca Dudescu my mom found one for 20 BUCKS so this is helpful
He is Indeed
Raluca Dudescu Now if we can just get some decent flour n
same here in Paris. DIY is the only way then but no complaint, I love the taste of sourdough.
@CogitoErgoCogitoSum You mean the stuff they would use as bullet proofing during the civil war. 🧐 I think I'd rather just make my own yeast
this is by far the easiest formula i have seen on youtube for making a starter welldone
Loving this!!!! I am doing it tomorrow! I have some starter in my fridge from last July from my buddy’s starter from Cleveland, Ohio, but will see what happens if I try it in Houston, I love this method. Doesn’t involve three cups of flour and too much tossing out. Who wants to toss anything right now. You can’t replace it! So happy I bought the twenty pound bag of flour...
I started this recipe recently using whole wheat flour and pineapple juice for the first mixture. On the second day, I added more w.w. flour and switched to distilled water. On day 3 I discarded half of the mixture, then fed it more w.w. flour and water. I continued with this routine on day 4. On day 5 I finally got some yeast action! My starter had doubled in size and was full of bubbles. Have my fingers crossed that this will continue and I'll be able to use it for baking soon!
Care for an update mate? I’m interested
helpfulnatural I never throw away starter. suggestion: spread starter you plan to discard in between parchment paper, allow it to dry then store it in ziplock bags. You would use it again like any dry yeast, only adding flour allow the flour yeast mixture to rise and ferment, it could take an entire day.
@@humblerepentpraygive5815 yo,thanks for tip
How much of the started did you use for a loaf of bread?
@@michaelfreire1382 This was more than 3 years ago so I don't recall how much starter I used in the bread recipe however, I do remember that it didn't rise much at all. I have since made a new starter using kombucha instead of fruit juice or water and whole grain flour. It was ready to use in 7 days. Of course a lot depends on the conditions of your kitchen. How warm or cold it is and humidity are all factors. With that being said, my first loaf rose quite well and tasted delicious. The bread recipe I used was from Food Wishes channel.
After watching several videos and reading my bread book, you have by far surpassed all of them! Thank you! Great job 💕
ULTRA pro tip; start with 1/2 cup of raisins in water/pineapple water. will only take two days, remove the raisins and add flour. Raisins contain more wild yeast than flour alone.
So what you are saying is add 1/2 cup raisins to water (how much water?) Let that sit for two days, then add the 2 TBS of flour to that? And cultivate your starter from there?
@@kf9058 You can use 1 cup raisins 1 cup water. You could use apples and raisins or grapes as well. Then you use equal ratio for your starter. I use one cup flour, 1 cup fermented fruit liquid. It usually starts growing within 2 days. Proof your starter before you bake by putting a small amount of starter in water. If it floats it's ready to use.
@@humblerepentpraygive5815 thanks so much! So far both my starters have failed so I will try this.
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@humble what ratios do you do after that for feedings? Can you please give a few more details? I'm a novice. Thank you
@@carinrichardson I start the process with the above measurements, sometimes I use less, it all depends how much starter you need or want, it grows quickly. If you use a cup, sometimes you may need to let it ferment for a couple of days before the first feeding. You'll need to determine by the "bubbling" amount. small Bubbles tells you it has begun the process. Allow it to ferment without feeding it until it appears "foamy". It can take up to 3 days sometimes. Then when you have the desired foam or bubbles, not liquid, mind you, take 1/4 cup flour 1/4 cup water stir it in well. I never really go so much by measurement as I do texture. The flour should always be the larger measure making a pancake consistency. Do this daily until you have growth of the starter that is at least 1/2 of the original amount. I take out at least 1/2 of the starter when adding new flour at this point. I never discard any starter, I put it in a canning jar and save for breads, pancakes, or waffles. It will freeze as well if you store it in the fridge you'll only need to feed it once every couple of weeks after leaving it out to room temperature. . In the past I have spread it out on a parchment paper and dried it out. Then like dry yeast I use it by adding water but in this case add a small amount of flour to allow for rising. I sure hope this helps.
Martha Stewart once visited a famed bread bakery in NYC - she asked the baker 'where do you get your yeast? and he just gestured around at the ancient brick walls; 'from everywhere, from the air.' I've never forgotten that; the trick to the flavor of his famous bread was the several day rise on the dough. There's a man (I think in Israel) who has a yeast museum; he has collected yeast from all over the world including the pyramids and tombs; he can make a bread out of the yeast that the Pharoahs may have used.
That's fascinating! Im going to try to look him up
I bought a 5 lb bag of dry yeast from Costco about 10 years ago. It's been kept in a sealed container in the refrigerator all this time. Made ciabatta bread with today. Still works fine.
Wild yeast tastes very different
I had NO IDEA that making your own yeast was this easy. Thank you SO much for this video (and the blog about backyard chickens - we plan on having them and at this point in time the owner of the house we live in lets them wander around on the 2nd floor which is unfinished and where we happen to have a bedroom). I do have a question about the yeast though. How much of the yeast do you use in the bread? When baking, say, using 6 cups of flour - how much of the growing yeast would I use to bake bread? I'd really appreciate knowing, as I plan on using this method ASAP. Thanks again!! GREAT video!
Was an easy, and successful recipe. Making my first sourdough loaf today. Much appreciated
This is the simplest, clearest explanation I've ever heard. Thank you! I've wanted to make a starter for so long but every video I've watched has made it so complicated and made it seem like you have to waste so much flour daily! Thank you!!!
That is the cutest, most tiniest whisk I have ever seen and I want one. Thank you for your informative video!
Clear concise and informative. No giggling. Top marks.
I started mine last night, and this morning it has a couple of bubbles. I'm excited.
Michelle you#re so cute ...I am going to start mine and I know how you feel..lol xx
well I was so excited in a few days it had lots of bubbles but on the third day it died ...was so disappointed... going to try again ...xx
IT WASNT DOING ANYTHING.. BUT I think it is cold in our place at night and sometimes during the day so it is not getting enough warmth.. I did start another one and it is starting to show more bubbles and smelling like yeast..so this is a good thing ..also I was putting one part flour to one part water...but. i now put one part flour to 3/4 part water.. I think it was a little too thin... but let me tell you with the starter I took out I DID NOT throw it away ...I made the best pancakes in the world..mmmxx
You are a very disturbing person.
The pineapple trick is genius! Thanks!!!
It's been around for a long time.
Who else needs yeast to bake their own bread cause Corona? Is it just me? 😅
Our city of 100k people, not 1 g of yeast in the shops.
Yep! Making flour tortillas this am in ohio.....
No fam, me too! I named mine YEEEast. What's yours?
@@DawnEntirely Jane Dough... lol
inge kohl try googling it. I saw a few examples of how much you should use instead of instant yeast. I just don’t remember to reply accurately. (I think it’s double maybe)
Love your video, going to try making a sourdough starter now! Proof that it's good,,,his son is eating it! So precious, and what a gift to teach your children!
Good video. Very understandable to those of us who find yeast and starters a mystery. Thank you!
thanks so much!
I am so excited. I tried to start a sourdough starter previously and worked at it tirelessly for a long time, but it never raised dough. Anyway, I started my starter a few days ago and it looks beautiful I am so happy. Thank you so much for this video. P.s. I did use the pineapple juice.
You solved my problem! I was out of yeast and was craving for home made bread...thank you so much!
All yeast sold out in Stuttgart Germany. Fortunately I still have some at home. Thanks for the tutorial.
I love your simple to the point directions. I also love no discard method for making sourdough starter. Thank you so much I would love more recipes for sourdough please
This man is a real baker/cook. My hats off to him!
Awesome!!! I just starting baking my own bread... Thank you for sharing...
I have a bread recipe but it asked for 2 1/2 teaspoons of active yeast (no packets of yeast in stores) so my question is if I'm using my homemade yeast starter how much of that do I use?
Awesome job man, learning things about getting back to basics is great. Thanks for taking the time to do this.
Thank you! I have watched other videos and was left with too many questions...for some reason, watching your video made me understand it finally! Now I just have to figure out how much of the starter to use in a spelt loaf...
Thank-you! I as a person who had been used to store bought foods am just in the past year learning the joy of growing preparing and cooking my own food. Not easy! All hail the Farmer!
Wonderful DEMO, You are so clever, clear and so easy to follow and understand proper steps! So I feel much more confident to do it now! Thanks Roe, Merci from Toronto, Canada :) By the way I am so glad I discovered you today and will be one of your follower from now on! Cheers
How could he imagine his video would gone wild 5 years after because of some virus? Lol I am here because I could not find no yeast anywhere...😂😂
I found some yeastaday, yes I found it hard to find yeast I need my fix of bazlama bread 😭
" there's really a time for everything in this world... " just like this making ur own yeast. Cant find yeast anywhere.
Because of some lie being pushed as a virus!!!
Me too, cant find yeast anywhere 😥
Yeah "wild" is the word
Just started baking with my own milled grains last week. I did a no yeast bread and discovered I need a grain mill cause the bullet blender isn't going to cut it. Looking forward to watching more of your content.
What grain mill did you get? Do you like it?
@@wmluna381 I got a corona.its a workout, I might try to hook it up to my drill motor at some point.
In his next video, he states that 100 grams of starter yeast is equal to one package of commercial dry yeast.
And how much does the packet of commercial yeast weigh? Around 15 gms maybe?
@@demamar925 I think they are like 7g per sachet. The weight is high because of a large amount of water and four. Dried or fresh yeas are much more condensed (%). Wild yeasts are also slower than bakers yeast, so that is another reason why you might have to use more. For sourdough types of bread, it doesn't matter taste-wise. It will just take longer or shorter depending on the amount of starter, temperature and hydration of the dough.
Thank you 🙏🏻
I discovered a good way to make my active starter really grow and become bubbly after a feeding. What I did is not feed my active starter for two days (48 hours), and then when I did feed it I gave it some good sprouted rye flour. The starter then tripled in height! Starving the starter for a couple of days made it real hungry and when I fed it it really grew. It never happened like that when I fed it every 24 hours. My starter is a couple of months old and I have tried a number of variations to get it to rise and bubble.
Thank you so much for this great video. I tried my own wild yeast this week, and it really worked. Not only that, but smell of it is very good.
I've wanted to do this for a long time, but all the stuff I found online about it made it sound like some long involved science experiment, so I just wrote it off. After seeing your vid, this is totally something I can do! Now I am going to go check out your other vids on this. Subscribed.
Agreed. This video really takes the fear out of the entire process.
Flashback to Mom's kitchen, she loved buckwheat pancakes, and she liked them on the sour side, She used a starter for those buckwheat cakes, (I haven't thought of her starter sitting in the back of the ref for years until I clicked onto your video!
Thanks a lot for the guide!
Quick question tough: do you seal the lid once the yeast gets placed in the fridge, or leave it "open"?
That handsom young man at the end is the highlight. Thanks for the tips.
Thank you, this was quite easy. Even though I didn't have any pineapple juice so I used mineral water instead.
I noticed pockets at 12 hours in so I fed it then and 12 hours later there are even more pockets and it's expended a bit. Quite happy with it.
Who else is here to learn how to make yeast in home because you couldn’t find it in the store ? (Corona virus’s high demand products: Toilet paper, yeast, etc)
I have a feeling the same idiots who bought a years worth of toilet paper also bought all the yeast. They have no clue what to do with it but they just had to buy it all .
kirk toufor You May be right, I will recommend not to buy anything overpriced, I checked on internet and the yeast price is doubled, insane!
@@Marlene5018 on a good note, making your own is kinda fun.
Maria M. H.G. Me!
Yeah Now, I'm using Baking soda with Lemon because yeast Is out of stock in the market
Hi! I followed your method and so far, it's going well. The starter smells like bread or liquor and it's been bubbling since day 3.5. It's now day 5. My concern at the moment is that my starter doesn't seem to rise very much after feeding. The most it ever rose was about 25%. Is this normal?
Edit: the bubbles are pretty small too, which I'm also concerned about
Mine is like that too. Not much rise. Very small bubbles.
So... it’s basically a pet that you eat consistently. Very cool.
Sort of like my 3 legged pet pig. A pig that nice and friendly...you just can't eat him all at once!
@@OhMySack ........wait is he 3 legged because you've begun eating him?!? LOL?!?
@@DawnEntirely Well....YEAH!
Timothy Foley you lead a life of mystery Mr. Foley.
Tamagotchi yeast ?
Thank you because I did not know how to do it totally right and I only had a couple packs of the yeast to use. But I knew you could make it naturally and that’s what I liked. Thank you that really helped me out.
Excellent information and yes, the boy said it correct "homemade bread is so amazing" .
Why in the intro doesn't he mention that it TASTES WAY BETTER?!?!? That is the biggest selling point for me!
How do you know how much starter to use when making bread with it? Say the recipe calls for 1 1/2 tablespoons of dry yeast. How much starter would you use instead and would you also still need to add the water that the recipe called for (if it also called for dry yeast)? I've been intrigued about using a starter but never have tried. Have always made my bread from scratch using dry yeast....
Also being as it's winter now, is it still ok to leave the starter out on the counter, even if I tend to leave it rather chilly inside the house and just dress warmer instead of having high elec bills? Do you find the starter goes nasty in the summer time with the higher heat inside the house? Just wondering how the change in temps inside my house would affect my starter that is "brewing"...?
When I start baking sourdough bread I build my yeast up to require feeding 4 times a day. This is the very best site for sourdough recipes and techniques. www.theperfectloaf.com/
@@halfabee feeding yeast 4 times a day? Yikes, sounds more like a baby than food
Who knew Dave Grohl could bake...
ikr
He ain’t Grohl. He’s Mark Wahlberg’s homeless cousin
I thought he was the lottery guy. Great video though.
@SoCal Unrated That's hilarious. Betcha he could throw a football over them mountains!
Worked like a charm, I did two one with pineapple juice and one without and I also recommend using a fruit juice in the beginning the yeast loved it.
This is a good solid video, thanks for sharing. I was looking for some links to share with a friend. My family bread has been going for many years. It traveled from Lucca, Italy in 1946 and has been cared for ever since. After 75 years it is "growing" in 24 house across a dozen states!
Instruction Clear Enough. Made my own yeast starter:)
So if a recipe calls for a tablespoon of active dry yeast how much of the natural one do I add?
If you dont know your strains, then experiment with a smaller version of the recipe, or different recipes. This is so you dont waste much but can still learn what works best for ya. Hope that helps!
@@uknowngamer1017 so...if it calls for a tbsp, then use just under a tbsp of this starter?
Yes I would love to know this also.
@@jazc1690 Usually 1 bag of dry yeast is 1 cube of wet yeast but that cube usually looks absolutely loaded so I'd think it takes at least 2 heaping tablespoons of this recipe to replace 1 small dry bag
I have been trying ti find this out and NO one can seem to answer my question..... if you find out can you e-mail me reneemojeske@aol.com please thank you
How do we convert yeast measurements in recipes. Homemade yeast conversion from dry yeast.
This is my question too....if I find an answer I'll come back and comment here so we all can know, lol
Same
@@TheWorldIsMineForTheTaking Thank You I'll keep looking too
@@TheWorldIsMineForTheTaking I googled in "Yeast Conversions for Recipes" There are some charts. Hope this helps. Im going to try it.
Can't someone just provide a simple recipe with out all the friggin charts and graphs jeeze... Been on here all friggin day looking.. like wtheck!!!! you don't give these instructions to make something without a SIMPLE recipe to go along with it.. this is beginning to get very annoying. Sorry this is taking longer then making the yeast...
I have seen many videos how to make homemade yeast but this is the best and easiest one so far ...thank you for sharing
By far the best video I have seen to learn about making this sourdough starter. Now I am going to try it!
The only inportant question is: how much of that mixture of yours is equal to 1 package (10gr) yeast. So we can use it right amount when we bake something.
erkan mahmut I think he said to use half. I watched another too and they also used half. Good luck.
erkan mahmut my point exactly nobody tells us what to do. There is no video of how to make bread with how much yeast you can use there is only one video about making French bread and I do not want to make French bread I just want to make a regular bread.
@@theninashow787 Just go buy bread.
@@theninashow787 for one cup flour use 1/4 cup yeast( home made)
100 gr starter = 1 pack commercial yeast
Wow. This is good to know. I wanted to make my own dough for pizza and I went to 4 supermarkets to buy yeast and they were all sold out. I guess everyone's baking bread during the coronavirus. Thanks for the video.
How do I use the wild yeast starter when making a loaf of whole wheat bread? How much starter should be used per loaf?
I have the same question, it’s proving difficult finding the answer.
A Wodd Have a look at ‘Bake with Jack ‘. He’s fantastic.
You are the hero we need, but don't deserve in these times. Thank you!
Thank fo a great and simple video showing and explaining the process of starting the starter , how to store it and how to use the starter.
I started the night by watching history videos and now I ended up here
How much of the starter should you use if a recipe calls for one package of yeast?
I was wondering the same thing.
I made a starter this week. Found a recipes on www.weedemandreap.com also traditionally tu ionalkitchen.com has references. 2 cups yeast starter 2 cups flour 2 cups water 1.75 teaspoons of salt. Mix salt and flour before adding to starter and water. Mix add flour as needed. Let rise 6 hours. Form into 2 loaves. Let rise 3 hours. Bake 350 deg F 25-30 mins. Check at 20. Internal temp 170 to 180 bread is done. Check by thumping loaf on bottom.
@@LiberatedAmon found this video helpful. You add started to the half the recepie's flour/water th-cam.com/video/wUjj4wNSEb0/w-d-xo.html
I had the same question. I found this: How do I substitute yeast for sourdough starter?
A quick rule to adapt recipes to sourdough is: Substitute 1 cup of starter for each package of yeast, and then subtract about 1/2 cup of water and 3/4 cup of flour from the recipe to compensate for the water and flour in the starter.
@@cherylhall4605 Honestly, these comments are gold. Thanks!
Informative, yet succinct. Very nicely made video.
I like this guy. He's knowledgeable, well spoken, slightly humorous, his kitchen is earthy, and he is non chalant (dgaf).
I started a sourdough starter using rye flour and the yums from the bottom of the kombucha jar!
The bread didn't turn out as sour as I would have liked...but! It worked!
I did a lot of reading trying to find a conversion chart for this vs dry yeast and what I've been doing is treating this yeast as a sourdough starter when doing conversions. The basic premise is 100 grams of sourdough starter is approximately equal to 5 to 7 grams of instant/dried yeast. If you search sourdough to dry yeast conversion there's a lot of info to help you convert. If anyone has a better way to do it, I'd love to hear it.
My equation is 100% flour, 75% to 80% water, 15% yeast, 2% salt.
example: 1000gr of flour, 800 gr of water. 150 gr of Levain( starter), 20gr of salt.
Check out www.weedemanreap.com. also youtube search making bread with wild yeast starter
Also try www.traditionaloven.com there is a conversion tool at the site.
6$ one pound of yeast on amazon is now 20$...that’s why I’m here
I think it used to be $3.
A friend, who has a bakery has been selling 50lb bags of all the flours he uses and one pound packages of yeast. He has sold 15,000 lbs to date and helped out his supplier as well as the people who needed those things.
@@Automedon2 Good. Last week local ShopRite had plenty of flour ($1.79/5 lb) and almost as much yeast as usual but limiting purchases to 12 pks. of instant/shopper. Not bad.
@@wholeNwon That was last week. It wasn't the case 2 months ago
@@Automedon2 Time before that to the same store was 4/22. They had enough flour at the same price but less yeast. Bought 2 strips (6 pks) of Saf for $1.99 each. No limits on purchases though there was less than usual and only that one brand.
This guy looks like Mark Wahlberg and Keanu Reeves spliced their DNA together and had a handsome baby...
Insomniac Muffin agreed. He’s a handsome man
Absolutely yes.
Oh man i know!!!!! I want him
@Norm T
Yeah. Weird HAPA mix.
Thank you, for showing me how to make a barm, for bread. It is interesting how, names are changed over the centuries. For example, today we call a yeast mixture for making bread a starter. But in the Colonial period, this mixture was called a barm. Best of luck, on your projects.
His method works and I have my yeast now. Just tried and error for the portion of grown yeast and portion of flour to make the bread dough. It is a tradition yeast need time to rise. I put the dough in the rice cooker in keep warm mode to let the bread rise to next morning and bake it. No instant yeast due to Corona but grow your own traditional yeast. Thanks to King's Roost
Sau Cheung, I have two questions. Firstly, would the cooker warm mode be too warm that it would kill off the yeast? Secondly, wouldn’t the dough turn bad by not putting it in the fridge overnight? Thank you.
@@eshackleton8248 No, The cooker OK to me when I tried. The dough would not turn bad. It is OK to me. But if you leave to rise too long, you need more sugar to make the bread sweeten.
I am new at making bread, I made the starter as shown in the video but can anyone provide me with a good whole wheat bread recipe for my starter?
when keeping it in the fridge do we need to make air tight or not
Thanks
This answer is coming way late, but no. Do not give it an airtight seal. It still needs to "breathe" when it's in the fridge. If you completely seal the vessel, the released gasses will cause it to explode.
Can someone tell me how the process goes if I already have dry yeast? I'd just like to have endless supply during Corona (not of dry yeast obviously, wet one) . How much yeast to flour and water on day 1 and is maintenance the same as in video? Thank you 😊
I managed to find a bag in my cupboard and there's no yeast in retail...
I did mine with 1tbsp dry yeast, 2 cups of water and 2 cups of flour. In a large glass of jar, ( make sure it is a large jar, mine overspill the first time I made it) sprinkle the yeast and let it stand until dissolved... Stir the flour and let it ferment in a warm place.
Stir down the starter to knock out the air, cover and let ferment ever day 2-4 days longer.
Use or refrigerate the starter.
To keep it active and healthy, replenish after each use.
Actually, all you have to do is, when you finish your dough take a part of it (not too big) wrap it in a plastic foil and put in a fridge for tomorrow. Then, you can use that one as a yeast for next baking.
@@mlekcebw This way also works.
@@mlekcebw This is how I always did it.
@@mlekcebw can i multiple the yeast by adding more dough to it?
thanks for sharing this video sir. im a baker for quite a long time but i still wanted to learn how to be precise in making a starter dough for my sour dough bread. i learned a lot by just watching this kind of videos :)
I like this start a lot! Most I've seen start near a half cup and you have to discard from day one but this seems easier and more effective.
Can anyone tell me how much of this fresh yeast equals 1 teaspoon of dried yeast please?
I'm seeing recommendations range from 1/2 cup to 1 cup starter = 1 packet of dried yeast. Which is 2 teaspoons, so you're looking at 1/4 to 1/2 cup if you just wanted a guesstimated starting point to work from. But there's other things to keep in mind aswell, like figuring in the amount of flour and water your starter is going to add to the dough and how much longer your proof and rising will take with natural yeast.
If you play it by ear this is probably enough information to figure it out for yourself in the kitchen. If you prefer being more precise with weight and planning ahead here's a pretty indepth article about converting your starter into many kinds of recipes and the kinds of things to look out for when doing so: truesourdough.com/want-to-convert-your-recipe-to-sourdough-heres-how/
What about making non-sourdough bread? And how much do I use?
@@beeivey1032 Everything from my previous comment should still apply to non-sourdough breads. Infact it should be even simpler, since all you have to worry about is whether your yeast is active enough. Alot of the time and effort that goes into sourdoughs and their starters are meant to develop that unique flavor, so if that isn't a goal you only really have to worry about how well your starter is bubbling and rising.
Though the same downsides will apply aswell, your dough will rise slower so expect your wait times to take up to twice as long.
Song at the end maple leaf rag. My favorite song to play on piano
Is there anyway that I can dehydrate the yeast from the sourdough starter?
Spread it out on wax paper.
I just spread on wax paper, let it dry, peel it off and crumble it. Then freeze it.
Thank you so much, it worked for me with whole brown rice flour, I always thought it was too hard to do, now i am all set.
I bought a brick of yeast over covid. Now I want to bake. I don't want to throw it away. Watching your video made me see that patience was what I needed to do. What did people do 100 years ago? They didn't throw away yeast. Thanks for the information.
I found that it was harder to get flour than to get bread. Still, I’ve made 4 loaves so far. 🍞🍞🍞🍞
I didn’t stir mine 3 times a day in the beginning so it only has like three holes
I want to try this. I'm very new at baking, etc. How much of this starter should u use when baking a loaf of bread? Thanks.
Evan Asher it depends on the size of the recipe. alot of youtube videos on artisan bread will tell you how much starter you need for that particular recipe size
Maynard how much flour/water would would be in a batch?
I made mine from store bought leftovers cause I got fresh but never used the whole batch. It hissed at me and almost blew up after the first couple of hours. This video been a great help in keeping it.
My sis named it kevin
Finally, I found the starter method that is the best for me. Thank so much for sharing info.