Poll of the Day > Is there a, like, yeast ban or something?

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Yeast access has been restricted here, but I don't know why.

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Everyone and their brother seems to be baking so that's maybe it.

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There is definitely some kind of yeast shortage.

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big yeast did corona

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Can't have people making their own booze with this lockdown!

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Restricted in the sense that you're limited to one package per customer, or restricted in the sense that nobody's allowed to buy yeast? In the former case, it's because yeast is an item people have been buying en masse, presumably under the pretense of being able to have bread even if grocery stores don't have any available (flour's been pretty depleted for the same reason). In the latter, I haven't heard of that happening anywhere in Canada except the occasional First Nations community that has such a severe problem with alcoholism that they've enacted prohibition and need to limit access to yeast to prevent home brewing, and I haven't heard of it happening due to lockdown, but that could explain it.

darcandkharg31 posted...

Can't have people making their own booze with this lockdown!

Got you covered
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_Beard_Beer

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And also here is the cnn article on bread
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/12/world/meanwhile-in-america-april-10-intl-bread/index.html


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_AdjI_ posted...

Restricted in the sense that you're limited to one package per customer, or restricted in the sense that nobody's allowed to buy yeast?

In the sense that all the yeast is being kept in a store's storage and not being available for sale.

It's possible they're just sequestoring the yeast so the store can continue to make bread, but IDK

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Its just a high theft item thats easy to take away as it comes eather in foil packs or the "bulk" is super small. Its kinda like how alot of prenancy test are behind the counter 2-4 weeks aftern prom

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Lokarin posted...

In the sense that all the yeast is being kept in a store's storage and not being available for sale.

It's possible they're just sequestoring the yeast so the store can continue to make bread, but IDK

That's odd. I would expect the store to be getting their yeast wholesale instead of using their sale inventory, but I guess if there's enough of a shortage that wholesalers would focus on retail products instead, stores might have to rely on that.

It was the first thing we bought when the outbreak started , will run out in like couple of weeks , hoping to get some more

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I also grabbed a jar when it all started, though so far I've had no problem getting bread. I used it the other night to make some naan, so that was fun.

_AdjI_ posted...

That's odd. I would expect the store to be getting their yeast wholesale instead of using their sale inventory, but I guess if there's enough of a shortage that wholesalers would focus on retail products instead, stores might have to rely on that.

They do and most stores dont even bac bread. The receive product ts frozen then thaw them. If you need a source just look at walmart. Heck they didnt even know they sold a display (styrofoam) over a 1/4 ofnsheet cake. Ask about the cressants as well. They do back rolls but thats usually about it!

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I have not seen any shortage of bread on shelves. The lack of flour is probably just people at home stress-baking all the damn time.

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I actually have been baking this year for the first time ever, but nothing that uses yeast (just cookies) and nothing to do with coronavirus

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I read some article saying you could make your own yeast by grabbing some old dried fruit from a cupboard, mixing it in a glass with some water until its cloudy, and then adding a bit of flour to the water to make sort of a goop and then just leaving it in your cupboard to let the yeast propagate

maybe it works idk, personally Id be afraid of botulism

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A mead thats kinda what that beard thing was except it was a wild culture from his own hair

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Mead posted...

I read some article saying you could make your own yeast by grabbing some old dried fruit from a cupboard, mixing it in a glass with some water until its cloudy, and then adding a bit of flour to the water to make sort of a goop and then just leaving it in your cupboard to let the yeast propagate

maybe it works idk, personally Id be afraid of botulism

yes you can apparently just use yeast from the environment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2vtMjfVK34

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Sahuagin posted...

yes you can apparently just use yeast from the environment

That's how lambics are made.

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The wording of "make your own yeast" is quite unfortunate

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Clench281 posted...

The wording of "make your own yeast" is quite unfortunate

And that's why most people just call it a sourdough starter.

SunWuKung420 posted...

That's how lambics are made.

And most fermented beverages throughout history. Commercial yeast has really only been around for the last couple centuries. Prior to that, everything was made by spontaneous fermentation. One of the better-known beer purity laws (Reinheitsgebot) was passed in Bavaria in 1516 and stated that beer was only allowed to be made from water, barley, and hops, since they didn't know that yeast existed (the law has since been revised to include yeast).

Clench281 posted...

The wording of "make your own yeast" is quite unfortunate

Ya, it reminided me of people who harvest vaginal candida to make beers.

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Lokarin posted...

Ya, it reminided me of people who harvest vaginal candida to make beers.

Wait wtf I thught the beard was discusting enough but that sounds like some really skunky beer. Please let that not be real!

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ScritchOwl posted...

Wait wtf I thught the beard was discusting enough but that sounds like some really skunky beer. Please let that not be real!

It's real, and lolcow

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If phub was smart they could do a marketing campaign. No hold on I need to...... blurrrgh

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darcandkharg31 posted...

Can't have people making their own booze with this lockdown!

This might actually be the reason.

ScritchOwl posted...

Its just a high theft item thats easy to take away as it comes eather in foil packs or the "bulk" is super small. Its kinda like how alot of prenancy test are behind the counter 2-4 weeks aftern prom

Amazing how you can go to great lengths to secure a tuxedo and a corsage and a limo, but a condom? That's just a bridge too far!

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ScritchOwl posted...

Its just a high theft item thats easy to take away as it comes eather in foil packs or the "bulk" is super small. Its kinda like how alot of prenancy test are behind the counter 2-4 weeks aftern prom

This happens.
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