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RE: Instant vs. Active Dry?

"Allen Cohn" <allen@cohnzone.com>
Mon, 8 Nov 2010 07:21:06 -0800
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Hi, David,

You can't swap instant for active dry at a 1:1 ratio. Instant has 
less dead yeast cells in the mix so a particular volume of instant 
yeast has more live cells than an equal volume of active dry 
yeast...which is why it *seems* to be more active than active dry.

Specifically,

·	1 tsp. instant works like 1 1/4 tsp. active dry

That's a big difference!

Allen