SC - Coleman oven

[Lurking Girl]

Saccharomyces cerevisiae.  

Pliny first noted the use of barm for leavening bread by the Germanic
tribes.  Because S. cerevisiae is top fermenting, it the active yeast can be
skimmed from the surface of the ale pot.  Three of the four known period
bread recipes use barm for the yeast.

Bear


> since we are on 
> the subject, "Eagle" brand baking yeast (professional yeast) 
> is composed of 
> nothing less the sachromyces cerivicea (sp?), or our tried 
> and true ale 
> yeast. 
> 
> Balthazar of Blackmoor