Baker's yeast

[Bonefish]

For the best-tasting bread, use sourdough instead of commercial yeast.

[Anon999]

I believe Makro has it.

A few choices here:-

http://www.thai-language.com/dict

Any good bakers shop that sells bread flour, dried milk powder, cake mix et al and the various baking accessories will sell yeast either in a pack of 4 packets (60 baht) or larger catering packs.

[Sydebolle]

In any supermarket you will find "Fermipan"; a Dutch dry yeast. Foodland, Best, Friendship etc. - look in the bakery supplies shelves. Happy baking

[maderaroja]

Dry yeast is available in packets, too. I am in Chiang Mai. I can get packets of dry Fermipan at Rimping Market or YOK.

If you really cannot find any yeast, PM me and I will arrange to send it to you.

[Araiwa]

I bake bread myself. I use FERMIPAN Dry Yeast from MAKRO. Always happy.

[johninbkk71]

You used to be able to buy fresh yeast in Foodland. You have to ask them at the bakery. Make a sourdough starter and it will last a long time.

[TerrylSky]

I'll trade you some Alaska sourdough pancakes for whatever you're making sometime! BTW, in Alaska we always have a batch of sourdough starter going (yeast, flour, water) in a jar in the fridge; you can always add more to make more; add a little to the bread or pancakes for that special Alaska/Canada sourdough taste! Bon appetite! … ... Cinnamon rolls with walnut brown sugar topping.. … … you got me going now...

Edited February 12, 2015 by TerrylSky

[Broeno]

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Finding dry/instant yeast is the easiest part.I use Fermipan. Works very well.If your recipe calls for 2 gr fresh yeast, use 6 gr. dry yeast, which equals 2 tea (or coffee?) spoons.

2 gr is meant to be 20 gr right? Check yrself out next time please.

who's the idiot here? Proportion or Ratio of Flour to YeastOne packet of dry yeast per 3 cups of flour0.5% of the weight of the dry flour in the recipe.

• For example, for 500 grams of flour, use about 2.5 grams of yeast. This is just under 1 teaspoon.

Seems you are the idiot here since you cannot read properly.The statement was about the ratio of fresh yeast to instant dry yeast.

Topic has changed in insulting each other ?

[nahkit]

Is dry (instant) yeast OK?

From another thread.

Don't know whether this will serve you...

"Instant yeast" (dry yeast?) from TOPS onlne shop.

Seems to be well known. Misc Thai websites show it.

http://topsshoponline.tops.co.th/p/Bakingingredients/Perfect-Instant-Yeast-34g

Thais use the foreign loanword, sounds like "yeast" without the "s": "yeat".

Thai script here to printout:

http://www.thai-language.com/id/142961

I remember to have seen it at Friendship.

(while the picture is from TOPs online shop)

Tesco Lotus also stock this one although I've had mixed results getting the dough to rise using this.

[writeshack]

Don't people ever go out and look for themselves before imploring people to help them on TV? It's very easy to find.

[Classic Ray]

Bread yeast and Brewers yeast and for that matter wine yeast are all different species or varieties of saccharomyces, that is the yeast fungus put simply.

Dried yeast is the fungus in a dormant form, it gets activated and starts to divide and produce CO2 gas when fed with sugar and water as it is a plant, albeit one that does not need light.

Anymore info needed, just ask. You can't usually use one type of yeast for another purpose, there are even specific strains of yeast like champagne yeast used for each purpose.

[Classic Ray]

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Edited February 12, 2015 by Classic Ray

[northernphil]

I believe Makro has it.

A few choices here:-

http://www.thai-language.com/dict

Tesco Lotus has the same as in the picture. I use it for making Lychee wine. A bit dry but mixed with Chinese Plum wine ( a bit sweet ) it comes out fine.

[Bigfarang1948]

I believe Makro has it.

A few choices here:-

http://www.thai-language.com/dict

The only way I found bakers yeast was to show a Thai girl the word on Thai English translator. She went to a market and bought it for me. Ihave never seen it in Tops or Makro. Before that I had my sister send me a few packets.

[Tracyb]

http://www.traditionaloven.com/conversions_of_measures/yeast_converter.html

This link will assist you in converting dry yeast to active yeast ( and vice-versa) weights and measures.

Good luck and happy baking!

[Forkinhades]

Yes Makro has the instant yeast. 3 or 4 different brands, and baking soda.

I got the fermipan red yeast. Now im just digging out my bread machine.

I was using dry before, and I was using wrong measurements im sure.

[Forkinhades]

Got this today at mackro.

Fermipan red instant yeast.

Now I'm confused as whether to multiply or divide by 3, or leave as is.

[KittenKong]

Most domestic bread recipes call for dried yeast, and they generally point this out clearly. Fresh yeast is uncommon outside of professional bakeries.

There are hundreds of thousands of bread recipes on the internet so it should not be hard to find one that suits your yeast.

[AnotherOneAmerican]

Got this today at mackro.

Fermipan red instant yeast.

Now I'm confused as whether to multiply or divide by 3, or leave as is.

400gm flour + 200gm water + 12gm fermiplan = bread

you can reduce the yeast to 8gm and it still works, but takes a lot longer to rise.

Edited February 13, 2015 by AnotherOneAmerican

[KittenKong]

400gm flour + 200gm water + 12gm fermiplan = bread

I would not eat that bread.

At the very least it needs a little salt in the recipe and for a crisp crust I would also want to spray the risen loaf with salty water before baking. Some people would want to add a little fat as well.

[connda]

In Chiang Mai, at Rim Ping Markets. Plenty of baking supplies, although pricy.

[Forkinhades]

Finally got my bread machine to work! I used 12g of yeast with 520g flour, 300ml water, 2 tbl of milk powder, salt, 20g butter. The bread totally filled the machine.

I have had the machine 5 years, and after using half a dozen times without success, it was stored in the attic. It will now be used all the time!

I also made a fruit cake and used baking soda in the oven.

Thanks peeps

[Prof3934]

Continuing this cooking vein, can anyone tell me where in Pattaya I can buy flour to make bread - both white bread and brown bread?

[KittenKong]

Tops in Central have excellent flour of various types (white/brown/strong/self-raising) imported from the UK (Waitrose etc). Some of it is organic. Quite expensive as you might expect.

The packs are labelled clearly. Get the "strong bread" ones.

[johng]

Friendship supermarket has recently opened a new "wing" (replacing the furniture store) with lots of bakery supplies.

[edd]

I think there is a lot of rubbish talked about bread flour and baking

I have baked my own loves cakes etc for over 25 years.

Never used special flour and had great results.

If you use the local flour, 40 B/kg and add some raising agent (you can buy from Tesco etc) cakes, pastries come out well.

I usually make vanilla slices 18 at a time & mince pies 75 at a time.

You don't need to make baking hard, just taste.

Edited November 27, 2015 by edd

[KittenKong]

Local flour is fine if you want bread that tastes like cake. Personally I want a bit more from my bread and you only get that from strong flour. I also like it to be organic though this has no effect on the bread itself.

[edd]

Also yeast you can buy at tesco just ask the bakery staff where it is.

They use there own yeast.

Its in brown bottles for small amounts or an oblong packet for larger amounts.

Good luck with your baking.

There is nothing better than the smell of fresh baked bread in the morning.

[Prof3934]

I can make bread and cakes, but where can I buy a bread oven from here in Pattaya?

[edd]

I bought an electric oven from Robinsons in Chonburi for when I go to my house in the village.

It works a treat.