I understand the strain varieties there are in yeast, but i'm in a crunch and don't have ready access to those and i'm crunched for time. Does any wine authorities here think it will still work with grocery dry yeast?
2006-09-09 11:28:17 · 3 answers · asked by deleted 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Just an added explaination to my time crunch...the figs i have are fresh ones and are already in a state of natural ferment and on their way to going bad. I simply don't have the space to put them in the fridge. The internet option seems like the best advice, as the only store in this state is a 3 hour and 48 minute drive each way...which is not at all practical. The concensus of the 3 responses answered my question well enough. Thanks all.
2006-09-11 10:49:45 · update #1
You're not in such a pinch that you can't wait a day or three to get to the homebrew store for your yeast.
Remember, it's going to take at least a month of fermentation after you add your yeast. Will the baker's yeast work? Work, yes...taste good, no. What's the sense in spending a month fermenting your figs if it only winds up tasting bad? Baking yeast will ferment the must, it'll even produce up to 14% alchohol (if there's enough sugar in the must), but it doesn't clarify well, and leaves the finished result tasting yeasty.
Honestly, if you're so pressed for time that the extra day or three it takes to get to the homebrew store is going to cut into the time allotted for the fermentation, then you aren't set to do it right in the first place. Even with the right yeast, it'll not be ready.
2006-09-09 14:36:20 · answer #1 · answered by Trid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not recommend using baker's (grocery) yeast. I did that and the wine came out terrible and I wound up dumping 30 gallons of hard work down the drain. Take the time and get the proper winemaker yeasts for your wine after all, how crunched for time can you be? The fermentation process if going to take quite some time so you might as well do it the right way. I think you can find those yeasts on the internet and have them shipped to you rather quickly.
2006-09-11 04:39:16 · answer #2 · answered by COACH 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
Bread is made with baker's yeast, which creates lots of bubbles that become trapped in the dough, making the bread rise so it's light and airy when baked. A small amount of alcohol is also produced, but this burns off as the bread bakes.
Beer yeast and wine yeast are used to convert sugar into alcohol and, in the case of beer and champagne, bubbles.
2006-09-09 11:44:26 · answer #3 · answered by moekittykitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋