On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 14:15:30 GMT, "Bill Bell" <wbell1@bellsouth.net>
wrote:
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>"Frogleg" <frogleg@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>> On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 14:41:11 GMT, "Bill Bell" <wbell1@bellsouth.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the tip. Now I'm wondering how I can recycle this yeast
>> for breadmaking. I haven't made bread in a while, and was startled to
>> see the price of a little 3-envelope strip in the grocery store.
>> Almost cheaper to buy bread! Seems like it'd be pretty easy to make a
>> bread starter with what's in the bottom of the bottles. Is there an
>> FAQ for the group that includes info in saving yeast? Or a thread I
>> might pursue with Google groups? I can see it now: 'Frogleg's Famous
>> Sima Sourdough.' But it the yeast can be dried/jarred/saved somehow,
>> that would be good, too. No point in buying what you can grow
>> yourself. :-)[/color]
>
>I'm certain there are bread-making related newsgroups out there. I'm a
>baker myself (that is to say, I own and use a bread-machine)[/color]

I guess if I'm doing jackleg brewing, I can't cast nasturtiums at
bread machines, but... :-)

Report from the field: I put one bottle of my 'lemonade' through a
coffee filter today (after 1/4th foamed over when I opened the
[refrigerated] bottle. Fortunately, I did this over the sink). It took
forever -- evidently the yeast really clogs up a paper surface. Did
not appear to appreciably clear the brew. I cleaned the bottle, put in
1/4 tsp of sugar (too hot to make syrup) and 3 more raisins, which
have already risen to the top. This is becoming more of an
experimental process than a brew. Where am I likely to find a bit of
plastic tubing to try and siphon the next bottle? Hardware store? Home
Depot?

Bread starter not started yet. I'll just rinse the filter into a bowl,
add some flour and see if it perks. What other uses might there be for
bloomin' yeast? Do you think I might patch the roof with it?