So for using regular store bought fleischmanns yeast?

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So for using regular store bought fleischmanns yeast?

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Many recipes I use on here it calls for regular grocery store yeast is there a difference for recipe purpose using active dry or instant rise. I can get 4 oz of active dry for 4.99 and I can buy 2 lbs of instant from Sam's club I've been using active but would really love to cut down the cost.
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You can use the Sams club yeast. But if your spending too much on yeast, look into making a starter. Get some more mileage out of it. Or re-use the yeast cake from an existing ferment.
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I would like to do that. I've read about it and THINK I understand how to do both. But different recipes call for different amouts of yeast and I'm not sure how much of a starter or what I can collect from the trub should be used for my batch
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if you're doing UJ just take out a bit of grain, add some more, add water and sugar. stir. repeat

if you are doing ag, after you rack, take a clean, clean, clean mason jar, scoop a quart of trub off the top and refridgerate until you want to use it.
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newbie1982 wrote:Many recipes I use on here it calls for regular grocery store yeast is there a difference for recipe purpose using active dry or instant rise. I can get 4 oz of active dry for 4.99 and I can buy 2 lbs of instant from Sam's club I've been using active but would really love to cut down the cost.
YMMV there's not much difference between the two.
I prefer the instant because it's much cheap.
It's cheap enough you can boil some for nutrients when making sugar washes :thumbup:
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