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How did someone from medieval/ancient times obtain yeast?

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there would not have been a universal answer to this until around the 1600s. medieval europe was decentralized, and technology was scattered and varied from place to place. read more

The strains of yeast used for brewing and baking are the same species, and have become separate in modern times, but before the 1800s, barm (from the top of a vat of actively brewing beer) was the most common source of yeast for baking. read more

Some of the techniques might have included the use of a ferment, a wet dough of flour and water used to capture wild yeast o and fed to keep it going until you have enough to bake a large batch f bread, but not all bakers did this. read more

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