May 20, 2011 - 10:03pm
Bread made from 40 million year old yeast?
I was reading about this scientist who was able to revive some 40 million year old yeast and is currently partnered with a brewer to make beer from it. He said he considered making bread, but chose beer instead.
I did some googling, but was unable to find out if he let someone else try to make bread from his yeast cultures. I think it would be amazing if there was actually bread out there using prehistoric yeast!
Has anyone here heard about this or know if there have been any attempts?
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I haven't heard of this particular circumstance, but I did read years ago about someone using a wild yeast strand from the Egyptians to make bread again.
Interesting article though, thank you!
in Scientific American. Even a search here might show something.
anna
In the beginning of the article yeast is mentioned. Yet in the petri dish he found bacteria. Yeast and bacteria are two different things; I'm confused.
Jim
But, did you read the whole 2 page article?
Ron
no
Jim
Sorry I didn't realise there was a page two (too early in the morn?). From other articles I've read there are thousands of wild yeast, very few identified. There would be, at this time, no way to say if the yeast they found is still around.
Jim
But, given the "questionable" patent laws of today, any unregistered genetic sequence can be patented... :(
Any thoughts of using the dregs in Trapist Ale for a sourdough starter?
a CA trip :)
Should we also use Jurassic salt? :-D
Sure, why not? :D