[Sca-cooks] Leven: yeast or sourdough?
Terry Decker
t.d.decker at att.net
Mon Oct 11 07:13:57 PDT 2010
> Does wine making (from grapes, although I guess other fruits and honey as
well) produce residue which includes yeast?
>
> If so, can't that yeast be used to produce yeast for bread and such? Or is
> that a different yeast unsuitable for use as a bread leaven?
>
> Stefan
Most alcohol producing yeasts can be used to make bread, but aside from the
flavor issues, the big question is how much CO2 do they produce. S.
cerevisiae generates a lot of CO2 which translates into lighter bread.
Bear
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