Liquid hop yeast
1 Qt
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
1 | Yeast Cake | |
¼ | cup | Lukewarm Water |
¼ | teaspoon | Sugar |
1 | tablespoon | Hop-Flavored Malt Extract |
1 | quart | Boiling Water |
3 | mediums | Potatoes |
¼ | cup | Sugar |
Directions
LISA CRAWLEY/TSPN
Dissolve yeast cake in lukewarm water, in which ¼ ts. sugar has been dissolved. Set aside.
Add malt extract to boiling water.
Scrub potatoes (do not peel). Cut into sm. pieces and add to boiling water. Boil 10 min. Add ¼ c sugar, mash, and strain.
When mixture is lukewarm, add the dissolved yeast cake. Let rise, or "work," in a warm place for 6 hrs. Pour into Mason jar and store in refrigerator. Makes 1 qt, approx. Keeps for months. Sufficient for 32 loaves. Colonial Cookbook, 1765.