[SpecialOFFER]

i hear ya.

i went through a few ice storms in OK with no electricity for over a month.

i'm slowly building an arsenal of manual tools. i do, in fact, have a hand cranked mixer. i really want an old school wringer wash tub but i'll more than likely end up with a mop bucket with a wringer attached. i would love to get ahold of a (in good shape) treddle sewing machine. i have a battery operated food processor. i know i know. not much better than an electric one but it's a start. maybe i should get a slapchop

[uchetrip]

Yeast can be harvested from the air. No biggie really.

Really? Thanks for the post. I don't know shit about pioneer-type living.
(My SHTF emergency food plan is fishing and hunting.)

[Cuccuccaltefe]

Yeast can be harvested from the air. No biggie really.

How do you do it?

Thanks!

[SpecialOFFER]

found this small article. http://www.wisebread.com/my-kitchen-...e-a-yeast-farm

my internet is flakey right now so i'm unable to find much else.

interesting concept. i have never heard of this before....

[Doncarlito]

The most simple way is to mix some flour and water together and let it sit on your counter for a few days until it starts to smell like sour beer. Thats where sourdough's distinctive flavor comes from. You have to feed it (replace half the flour and water each day or every so many days).

Yeast is ALWAYS present in the air. In every corner of the globe, there is while yeast in the air. The down side is, some yeast taste better than others (this is that whole "San Francisco Sourdough, blah blah) and different flours will effect flavor differently. But theres ways of deal with that, too.


You can even take it a few steps further and take your starter and dry it in a dehydrator (solar, electric, w/e) and make dry "cake" yeast, which can be broken up and ground into a powder and used like commerical yeast. It takes experimenting, but thats part of the fun.

[Kokomoxcvcv]

Seriously, I have no idea: What would you do with bags of wheat?
I stocked up on rice.

i like to sprout them and fry the sprouts with beans & some Parmesan cheese.

[syptopsygieds]

Seriously, I have no idea: What would you do with bags of wheat?
I stocked up on rice.

As did I. And I went to WalMart and bought some of those large tupperware bins to store it in. Don't want to find the mice or moths have been at it.

[9rCR9hWL]

The most simple way is to mix some flour and water together and let it sit on your counter for a few days until it starts to smell like sour beer. Thats where sourdough's distinctive flavor comes from. You have to feed it (replace half the flour and water each day or every so many days).

Yeast is ALWAYS present in the air. In every corner of the globe, there is while yeast in the air. The down side is, some yeast taste better than others (this is that whole "San Francisco Sourdough, blah blah) and different flours will effect flavor differently. But theres ways of deal with that, too.


You can even take it a few steps further and take your starter and dry it in a dehydrator (solar, electric, w/e) and make dry "cake" yeast, which can be broken up and ground into a powder and used like commerical yeast. It takes experimenting, but thats part of the fun.

i've never outed myself in this regard, but i am kind of a amateur/professional (depending on the day) artisan baker. it's my big hobby besides stoves anyway, i have made all of our bread since about 2003 or so, and i've never used yeast. the process heimdhal outlined is exactly what i do. just made a new starter out of apple juice last night

[DariushPetresku]

i had about 60 pounds of red hard wheat stored in plastic bags in a kitchen cupboard.

just noticed that little holes have been chewed in the bags.

and a little spider defending my stash, surrounded by a pile of moths !

looks like i'll be eating some Moth-y wheat. More protein !

meanwhile i had a bucket of white wheat, open. no moths, nothing. don't understand it but glad - knock on wood - to have moth-free white wheat.

Feed it to your chickens