November 3, 2015 - 9:13am
what does 1 gram of dried yeats look like ?
Can anyone say what 1 gram of dried yeast looks like in terms of divisions of a teaspoon - e.g 1/8th ? - more or less ???
Can anyone say what 1 gram of dried yeast looks like in terms of divisions of a teaspoon - e.g 1/8th ? - more or less ???
:) It's pretty light stuff so it takes up a lot of volume.
Hi Mini Oven
Is that a US or a British 1/2 teaspoon? I read recently that there is a signifigant difference between the two.
I believe flynnboy is in Ireland and I seem to remember you are in Austria, so you might both be using the same teaspoon scale, but I don't know and just thought I'd mention it.
I just went up and weighed out a gram of Active Dry as well as Instant yeast and with my US 1/2 teaspoon and you are right.
dobie
teaspoons were bought in the US. From water weight one teaspoon holds 5g water. One gram of yeast cake is about the size of a sweet pea, 1 cm diameter
I got a nifty spoon scale. :) (order one from Father Christmas!)
Wanna know how much yeast an expresso spoon can hold?
How about yeast I can pile into an ear wax spoon? They are sooooo tiny! I have one (clean naturally) in my stivia jar. :)
1 teaspoon (U.S.) Instant dry yeast = 3.1 grams = .1 oz
1/4 tsp.
That is a British teaspoon !
Have we decided on 1 gram = 1/4 British teaspoon or 1/2 ?
Thanks for all of your input, I can't weigh 1 gram.
go with either a slightly rounded 1/4 teaspoon (1.25ml)
or
a slightly not level 1/2 teaspoon (2.5ml) <grin>
"I can't weigh 1g." < I know, more fun for us than you!> Maybe you should tell us more about how you are using this 1 g of yeast and we could suggest more or less yeast. ??? :)
Should you be searching for a half teaspoon of the poet, The Yeats Society might get you closer but asking might be considered tasteless and I wouldn't count on anything left after 1938 as being fresh. http://www.yeatssociety.com
:) How'd ya come out?