Chicken deficient Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Help! My yeast won't go foamy. I just don't understand. I have mixed 1 part boiling to 2 parts cold water, with sugar and dried yeast pellets, but nothing is happening. I've even checked the temperature with a thermometer. I'm on batch 3 with still no luck. I did EXACTLY the same thing 2 days ago and it was uncontrollably foamy. At this rate, it is going to be too late to have naan with our curry tonight. Help - any ideas what is wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Sorry, no idea - I would have said that the yeast might be out of date, but if you used it recently and it was ok, that's unlikely. I'm guessing you had to go without the naan bread anyway by now ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SylvisMum Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I don't know what could have gone wrong either. Did you put hot water directly on yeast? Sorry not to have been any help at the time. I have been on a yeast journey recently, always used sachets of easy blend yeast, then tried fresh, recently and I have had a couple of times when the fresh yeast didn't work. It was some I had frozen and defrosted too quickly. What works best of all I think is Dove's Farm quick yeast. You just measure it out of a packet and add it to the rest of the dry ingredients and then add water, not necessarily very warm. You don't have to foam it. Paul Hollywood thinks that is the best too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken deficient Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Thanks - I wrote a reply that seems to have disappeared into cyberspace! The water I added was at 45c, so the yeast shouldn't have complained really! I tried 3 times and then just battled on regardless. I left the dough for an hour to "double in size". It didn't! I decided I was making roti and not naan, and it worked really well - it got lots of compliments! I'm going to ring Allinson in the morning and ask their advice. I opened the yeast last week and it says it should be ok for a month. I'm new to this bread making lark and was quite shocked when the yeast foamed like it was rabid after about 2 minutes last time, and was therefore even more disappointed that it did nothing this time. I think sachets would be safer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 All I can think is the water was a bit too hot and it killed the yeast Hope Allinson have come back with some advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Did any salt get into contact with the yeast? Sage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken deficient Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 No salt, not until it was added to the flour. I couldn't get through to Allinson today. Still got a loaf left out of the last batch, so that should see us to monday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue_F Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 The yeast might have reacted with warmth in air or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken deficient Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 I've been unable to get through to Allinson, but since read many similar tales to mine. Apparently they changed suppliers and the yeast has since been 'unreliable'. I've bought some Dove's Farm yeast and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it lives a bit longer than the last lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I agree that Dove's Farm yeast is excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken deficient Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Hooray for Dove's Farm Yeast!!! It's been doing a great job. My loaves are positively voluptuous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
