Active Dry Yeast

Yeast is a living organism. While standard packets (7g) are convenient, many artisanal bread recipes call for tiny amounts (1-2g) for long fermentation. Teaspoons are inaccurate for these micro-doses. Weighing yeast gives you total control over your bread's fermentation schedule.

What is Active Dry Yeast?

Yeast is a living organism. While standard packets (7g) are convenient, many artisanal bread recipes call for tiny amounts (1-2g) for long fermentation. Teaspoons are inaccurate for these micro-doses. Weighing yeast gives you total control over your bread's fermentation schedule.

Quick convert

  • US cup = 236.588 mL
  • 1 tbsp = 14.787 mL
  • 1 tsp = 4.929 mL
Density source:Reference tested

Active Dry Yeast — Tbsp → g

Tbspg
19
219
328
438
547
657
766
876
985
1094
11104
12113
13123
14132
15142
20189
25236
30283

Active Dry Yeast — mL → g

mLg
106
2516
5032
7548
10064
12580
15096
200128
250160
500320
750479
1000639

Active Dry Yeast — Cup → g

Cupsg
1/8 cup19
1/4 cup38
1/3 cup50
1/2 cup76
2/3 cup101
3/4 cup113
1 cup151
1 1/2 cups227
2 cups302

Active Dry Yeast — g → Cups

gCups
500.3
1000.7
1501.0
2001.3
2501.7
3002.0
3502.3
4002.6
4503.0
5003.3
6004.0
7004.6
8005.3
9006.0
10006.6

Active Dry Yeast — Tsp → g

Tspg
13
26
39
413
516
619
722
825
928
1031
1135
1238
1341
1444
1547
2063
2579
3094

Active Dry Yeast — oz → g

ozg
128
257
385
4113
5142
8227
10283
12340
15425
20567
25709
30850
401134
501417

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FAQ

Active Dry vs. Instant Yeast?
Active Dry granules are larger (lighter by volume) and need water activation. Instant is finer (denser) and goes straight into flour. By weight (grams), you can swap them 1:1, but Active Dry will take a bit longer to rise.