White sugar or brown sugar

[Myles]

I don't actually ferment with the bread yeast. I do however go and get a free lump of fresh yeast from the bakery section every time I go into the supermarket. I just chuck it into the freezer for later.

I boil that fresh yeast to provide nutrients and actually do the fermentation with fermentis yeasts. Normally one of the ale or lager yeasts because I tend to ferment during cooler weather.

[Easydrinker]

Love it, South of the border, but thinking like a Scotsman
Totally agreeing with your procedure too.
Dead yeasties make good live yeastie food.
Maybe one day you will be lured away from expensive yeast sachets.

Robert.

[Myles]

My mother was born and raised in Edinburugh so I am half a Scotsman

As for the fermentation yeast. When I actually get around to having more time to actually doing this hobby, and can settle on a yeast I like, I fully intend to propagate a mother culture to keep going between fermentations.

Same as some of the beer folks do.