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Particularly since it is really hard to find yeast for sale.

• phillc73 7y ago
  Drink Weissbier and harvest it yourself from the bottom of the bottles.
• vkou 7y ago
  You can raise your own yeast + bacteria mix by following a recipe for making starter. As long as you wash your hands well before working with it, and are willing to wait a few weeks for it to establish, it's difficult to screw it up.
  • aaronblohowiak 7y ago
    .. or just ask on Nextdoor or similar. since part of maintaining a starter is discarding some on the regular, people are frequently more than happy to leave their discard in a bag on the front stoop for you to pick up
  • mikro2nd 7y ago
    Weeks? I've made starters from scratch in the space of 3 to 4 days. One way to speed it up is to stir in a teaspoon of (good quality) honey, since honey is naturally full of wild yeasts.
    • vkou 7y ago
      Isn't honey pasteurized?