AmandaLynn
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When mixing medium for a fruitfly culture, does the yeast have to be brewers yeast or will regular baking yeast work as well? Also how much should be added?
Yeast for ff culture
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AmandaLynn
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I use both, the brewers yeast heats up the culture and they sprout fast!
My husband went to the store to get groceries, and I instructed him to get me some dry baker's yeast. He came back with the "quick-acting" kind. I grumbled about not saying anything about getting "quick-acting." But it doesn't seem to make any noticeable difference in the cultures, as opposed to the regular dry baking yeast. So it works... but despite the name, it doesn't seem to make the cultures produce any faster. :lol:
PhilinYuma
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Maybe you and I are the only two who do that, Rebecca! The brewers' yeast is a great source if thiamin and I tend to find that when I use it (often I forget!) my ffs are more muscular and their skin has a healthy glow.
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I've only used the baker's kind. If there's WinCo anywhere near you, I can get a pound for under $3.
It also seems to make them bigger, it is fed to a lot of farm domestic animals for growth!
I did buy some Brewer's yeast when I got my last batch of honey from the organic health food store. I've added some to my ff cultures the last 2 batches, but haven't really noticed much of a difference yet. 
Truthfully, I haven't really been intensely inspecting them or looking for differences though either!
Truthfully, I haven't really been intensely inspecting them or looking for differences though either!
well if u look at my post on the Scary ones, that is what happens with the brewers yeast, picking up the culture and it is hot to touch.
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[SIZE=14pt]Brewers yest is more but it work and I use a cup @ a time so.[/SIZE]
