Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

Has coles stopped selling yeast .

Last time I went to Coles for supplies they didn't have the 280g tins of Lowans either. I have a feeling it's down to their new store layouts, in a effort to make them appear cleaner and less cluttered they've reduced the shelf heights and spaced the aisles out more, the flipside of being more aesthetically appealing though is that they don't have as much room for stock... they did the same with Myer, KMart and Target over the last few years as well, Coles Myer management decided they didn't want them looking like bargain shops with shit everywhere.

Try Woolies instead, every one that I've been to carries it :mrgreen:

Maybe because its a home brew product could not see any yeast they took the home brew away a while ago .Government is going to control spending http://tracker.org.au/2011/08/basicscar ... -near-you/

Lowans Is a bakers yeast ...not a home brew product....are the Gumbyment gunna put the skids on baking bread at home to :think: :think: :? :? :?
No doubt tin foil will be next to be removed from the shelves :? :? :(

if you are having trouble getting yeast try punkins yeast i find a small amount goes a long way.

I found the Coles and Woolies in my area don't stock it any more, but all the iga stores do

wynnum1 wrote:Maybe because its a home brew product could not see any yeast they took the home brew away a while ago .Government is going to control spending http://tracker.org.au/2011/08/basicscar ... -near-you/

That article was about controlling what welfare recipients can spend their dole on so they don't drink or smoke it all or stick it in the pokies. I'm all for a good conspiracy theory but I think you're off the mark with this one ;)

online source for bulk bakers yeast ;)

http://www.fermex.com.au/

SBB wrote:Lowans Is a bakers yeast ...not a home brew product....are the Gumbyment gunna put the skids on baking bread at home to :think: :think: :? :? :?
No doubt tin foil will be next to be removed from the shelves :? :? :(

:laughing-rolling: yep that's right SBB and probably camouflage nets too ;)

For what its worth 'MY' Coles (and I use that term VERY lightly) still has Lowans Yeast (Red) and there are lots of different socio-economic types living in this neck of the woods. :lol:
McStill et al (just in case) can you recommend another bakers yeast for 'your' TPW recipes, at least?

Frank wrote:McStill et al (just in case) can you recommend another bakers yeast for 'your' TPW recipes, at least?

SAF INSTANT DRY YEAST RED from the Fermex link

i noticed the stocks of lowans around th place seem to be OLD stock as well.....

but it is still at my local Wollies thus far, maybe i am the only one buying it latly

QLD.Andy wrote:

Frank wrote:McStill et al (just in case) can you recommend another bakers yeast for 'your' TPW recipes, at least?

SAF INSTANT DRY YEAST RED from the Fermex link

Wouldn't the Gold be better as it looks like its better suited to higher sugar levels?

The gold is deigned for sweet dough's and would impart a sweet flavor that you may or may not want in a wash.
The red will still handle the high sugar (what we use in TPW isnt that high) without any undue sweetness and the red will be the closest to Lowans

Cool, makes sense, thanks Andy :)

By the way anyone know their prices?

I had trouble tracking this down myself, Woolworths were the only place i could find this yeast.

Has anyone tried Allied Mills high activity instant dry yeast in a TPW

Franklins still sells this yeast, coles and woolies in my area doesn't have it. The one I grabbed today has a Dec 12 best before date so it seems fresh.

Thanks for the tip
Haven't been able to get Lowan's for a couple of months now
So have just been buying Tandaco box of 8 x 7gm sachets

Glad to hear IGA still has it, will chase it up next time

DBV

Woolies in Melbourne still sells it, there's three stores i've been to in eastern suburbs the last couple of weeks and they all had it.

Yeah I've never had a drama finding it, actually found it more difficult to find any other brand