Recommending Economical Yeast

***UPDATE***
Looking for yeast in lockdown? More details here:
http://www.freshly-baked.co.uk/2020/05/baking-in-lockdown-when-youve-got-no.html
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Introducing Fermipan yeast.

This is my new packet of instant yeast. I got it for Christmas (kind of!) I'd been asking my mum to bring some over for me, since it is stocked in a health food shop local to them and I haven't found any* near us.
*I haven't looked very hard but it's not in supermarkets.

Anyway, it's instant dried yeast, so can be added, along with the flour (and no faffing) to any bread recipe. It also looks nice posing alongside some strategically placed fruit, but that needn't be the deciding factor.

I have, up until now, been using sachets of supermarket own-brand yeast. That works fine. The yeast stays nice and fresh in its 7g sachets. But it's pricey.

For 8 sachets of dried yeast at a well known supermarket beginning with T and ending with O, it costs 87p. That's £15.54/kg, according to their website.

The Fermipan, on the other hand, as purchased by my mum (thanks mum!) cost £3.65 for 500g, which is a mere £7.30/kg. Which is kind of like half price, isn't it?

So, the Fermipan works just as well (perhaps better - the grains of yeast are very fine, which I think makes them easier to dissolve into the dough and quicker to get to work) and is half the price of yeast in sachets.

How To Use Fermipan Red Yeast

There may be one slight disadvantage. Yeast does deteriorate and become less active over time, once exposed to the atmosphere. Thus, sealed foil sachets can keep the yeast fresher for longer. Opening a full 500g packet of yeast leads to a loss of freshness, eventually.

When I was a single girl, hardly baking at all*, I gave up using Fermipan because it was becoming ineffective before I'd finished the packet. Now that I have a husband and three children and bake at least three times a week, I reckon I'll get through 500g of yeast quickly enough.
*Those were the days!

That's a judgement you'll have to make for yourself - whether you're baking enough to buy yeast in bulk.

If you're putting Fermipan to the test, may I recommend storing the open packet in a well-sealed - hopefully airtight - container? This will keep it fresher for longer. I have opted to take a small amount out into a jar, for ease of use, whilst keeping the remainder in the box.

I'm sure you don't really need a picture, but since I did take one, with added broccoli, as it happens...

Update

I've found a good deal on Amazon, for Fermipan Dried Yeast 500 g (Pack of 4) (affiliate link).
Don't worry about it being a pack of four because the Best Before dates are ages away: your unopened packs will keep really well.

***FURTHER UPDATE***

If you are trying to find yeast during lockdown, this post is for you:

Baking In Lockdown When You've Got No Yeast

It has ideas for where to buy yeast and suggestions for making bread without yeast.

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Let me know if you give it a try!