Does anyone have a chart for the amounts of yeast required for the different bulk fermentation times . i have this one that i converted from my old tech school notes it was based on lbs of yeast to a bag of flour (150lbs). This was fresh compressed yeast
it is over 50 years old
originally appearing like this
dough time 8 hours = 1lb per bag
7 hours =1.25lb per bag
6 hours = 1.5 lb per bag
5 hours =1.75 lb per bag
4 hours = 2 lb per bag
3 hours = 3 lb per bag
2 hours = 4 lb per bag
1 hour = 8 lbs per bag
This was way back before instant bread improvers were on the scene.
from those figures i have refined it for use with home size doughs and expressed for use in Bakers percentages in relation to the flour I have also added a column for dried yeast but allowed for Half the amount of compressed yeast although some think it should be a third Happy to her others thoughts and suggestions and especially if its compared to your bakes.
compressed yeast quantities required for timed doughs | ||||||||
FRESH | DRY | |||||||
hours dough time | ozs per bag 2400 | fraction | yeast % | YEAST% | ||||
8 | 16 | 150 | 0.6666 | 0.3333 | ||||
7 | 20 | 120 | 0.8333 | 0.4166 | ||||
6 | 24 | 100 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||
5 | 28 | 85.7 | 1.1668 | 0.5834 | ||||
4 | 32 | 75 | 1.3333 | 0.6666 | ||||
3 | 48 | 50 | 2 | 1 | ||||
2 | 64 | 37.5 | 2.6666 | 1.3333 | ||||
1 | 128 | 18.75 | 5.3333 | 2.6666 |