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Yeast Conversion Calculator

Calculator for converting between three yeast kinds and their equivalent amounts in ounces, grams, spoons, cups and yeast percentage.

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This automatic yeast equivalents calculator, for yeast alternatives, assumes the (world's standard practice) weight and volume measures are: Active dry yeast = 0.25 ounce per 2-1/2 teaspoons, Instant yeast = 1 ounce per 3 tablespoons. Fresh compressed baker's yeast weighs 122 - 130 g US measuring cup = 128 - 136 g Metric cup/250mL (for crumbled yeast) and 254 grams per US cup = 268 grams per Metric cup exactly when yeast is tightly pressed into cup (100 percent of all air removed.) Easy convert between these three yeast types - and replace each one yeast for another yeast's replacement/equivalent measure in cups - teaspoons tsp - tablespoons tbsp. I will add also wild yeast right after I learn how to work with it.
You may enter whole numbers, decimals or fractions ie: 7, 29.35, 15 3/4

Yeasts replacing formula calculating method

The yeast calculating math-formula:

1 part instant yeast (100%) = 3 parts fresh compressed yeast (300%) = 1.5 parts active dry yeast (150%)

Cup of compressed fresh baker's yeast.
Cup of compressed fresh baker's yeast
( pressed into cup - air removed )

Four yeast types equivalents

Active dry yeast versus instant yeast chart

active dry to instant yeast conversion chart:
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instant yeast
1 cup of
active dry yeast
2/3 cup10-2/3 tbsp32 tsp100g
1 tablespoon of
active dry yeast
0.04 cup2/3 tbsp2 tsp6.3g
1 teaspoon of
active dry yeast
0.01 cup1/4 tbsp2/3 tsp2.1g

To convert between various yeast type amounts and to replace one with another is relatively simple, but, the final measuring then should preferably be accurate for achieving a correctly working dough.

Active dry yeast versus compressed fresh baker's yeast chart

active dry to baker's fresh yeast conversion chart:
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fresh yeast
1 cup of
active dry yeast
2 cup32 tbsp96 tsp272g
1 tablespoon of
active dry yeast
1/8 cup2 tbsp6 tsp17g
1 teaspoon of
active dry yeast
0.04 cup2/3 tbsp2 tsp5.7g

Cup of fresh baker's yeast - crumbled.
Cup of fresh baker's yeast
( crumbled - not pressed into the cup )

Instant yeast versus active dry yeast chart

instant to active dry yeast conversion chart:
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cup-s of
active dry yeast
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active dry yeast
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active dry yeast
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grams of
active dry yeast
1 cup of
instant yeast
1-1/2 cup24 tbsp72 tsp204g
1 tablespoon of
instant yeast
0.1 cup1-1/2 tbsp4-1/2 tsp13g
1 teaspoon of
instant yeast
0.03 cup1/2 tbsp1-1/2 tsp4.25g
Example on how/when to use instant yeast to active dry yeast converter:
Q. 1.5 tablespoons instant yeast converted to active dry yeast
A. 2.25 or 2-1/4 tbsp - tablespoons of ACTIVE DRY yeast replace 1.5 tbsp - tablespoon of INSTANT yeast.
Math : 1.5 tbsp - tablespoon of INSTANT yeast = 2.25 - 2-1/4 tbsp - tablespoons of ACTIVE DRY yeast
Conversion Formula : 1 part of INSTANT yeast = 1-1/2 or 1.5 or one and half parts of ACTIVE DRY yeast

Instant yeast versus compressed fresh baker's yeast chart

instant to baker's fresh yeast conversion chart:
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fresh yeast
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fresh yeast
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fresh yeast
1 cup of
instant yeast
3 cup48 tbsp144 tsp408g
1 tablespoon of
instant yeast
0.2 cup3 tbsp9 tsp25.5g
1 teaspoon of
instant yeast
0.06 cup1 tbsp3 tsp8.5g

Block of compressed fresh baker's yeast.
Block of compressed fresh baker's yeast

Fresh baker's compressed yeast versus active dry yeast chart

fresh baker's to active dry yeast conversion chart:
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active dry yeast
1 cup of
fresh baker's yeast
1/2 cup8 tbsp24 tsp68g
1 tablespoon of
fresh baker's yeast
0.03 cup1/2 tbsp1-1/2 tsp4.3g
1 teaspoon of
fresh baker's yeast
0.01 cup1/5 tbsp1/2 tsp1.4g
Example for how/when to use fresh yeast to dry active yeast converter:
Q. What is a conversion of 150g fresh yeast to dry active yeast by teaspoons?
A. There are 26-1/2 tsp of dry yeast needed to replace 150 grams of fresh yeast.
Math : 150 g - ( grams ) of FRESH yeast = 26.46 tsp - ( teaspoons ) of ACTIVE DRY yeast
Conversion Formula : 1 part of FRESH yeast = 1/2 or 0.5 or half part of ACTIVE DRY yeast

Fresh baker's compressed yeast versus instant yeast chart

fresh baker's to instant yeast conversion chart:
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instant yeast
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instant yeast
1 cup of
fresh baker's yeast
1/3 cup5-1/3 tbsp16 tsp50.4g
1 tablespoon of
fresh baker's yeast
0.02 cup1/3 tbsp1 tsp3.2g
1 teaspoon of
fresh baker's yeast
0.007 cup0.11 tbsp0.33 tsp1.1g

Replacing yeast with Brewers' yeast

Brewer's yeast math-formula:

1 part of brewer's yeast (100%) = 0.45 part ( ~ 1/2 ) of active dry yeast (45%)
1 part of active dry yeast (100%) = 2.2 parts of brewer's yeast (220%)

Brewer's yeast, even though it is nutritionally rich in protein, chromium, selenium and B vitamins it does not contain essential Vitamin B12 so vegetarians take that into account. A great vitamin B12 supplement solution is to take Folate tablets - Folic Acid, B12 and B6 combination (Folate repairs our DNA as well - I have one table every day.) OK back to the brewers yeast, it is slow-rising yeast (because it produces ethanol instead of carbon dioxide which faster yeasts make), dough will rise much longer even if more yeast was added. Which means; dough can rise more than once, therefore, it can be used to add more flavor or texture into certain/quite marvelous baking. We use it with harder coarser flours, the Spelt flour is just one example.

Measuring weight of 1 cup volume of Brewer's yeast :

Cup of powdered Brewer's yeast.
Brewer's yeast powder
measuring the mass of 1 cup

Sachet of instant yeast ...

One sachet of instant yeast from a box may weigh anywhere between 5g to 15g therefore notice this weight number on the original yeast packaging.

I prefer to use the instant yeast as it contains a lot more of yeast living cells, 4 times more than active dry yeast and by 300% more than the compressed fresh yeast. And I also bake a lot with adding the brewers yeast as it produces much nicer flavours and it is healthier to digest - use the calculator above to work our the optimal equivalent amounts to replace other yeasts for powdered brewers' yeast type.

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