March 24, 2015 - 10:34am
freezing fresh yeast
A friend has asked if it's possible to freeze a block of fresh yeast without killing it. I think I tried once, but it turned into a useless liquid. I've frozen dough, but even that loses some of its spring.
Can anyone advise?
I should think that freezing dried yeast might work.
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just be sure to cut it up first into small blocks and wrap individually. Thawing turns it into a liquid but it still works.
Dry can also be frozen for years. Keep it tightly closed.
...before I converted to naturally yeasted bread. I stored it cut up into individual pieces and wrapped in foil. However, I did find that the effectiveness declined over time.
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to both of you - I'll pass that on to my friend. - and recommend that she joins this forum!
I store fresh yeast in the freezer after cutting it up into portions and popping each chunk (or crumbly equivalent to a portion) in small Ziploc bags.
I find it is very active for about a month then begins to decline. At about three months it is fairly sluggish and at four I throw out the remainder and replace it with a new block. I find I use about 80% of what I buy.