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Best Answer: 1/4 oz is roughly one tablespoon (3 teaspoons), but the amount of yeast you put in a bread recipe is not that critical. If you under-estimate the amount of yeast, it will take longer for the yeasts to proliferate and the bread to rise, but you'll still get a good bread. Red Star Yeast company says that one packet of 1/4 oz yeast has 2 and 1/4 teaspoons of yeast.
The amount of yeast that you need will depend on how much you are fermenting. A packet of yeast is typically enough to ferment 5 gallons. If you are fermenting more than 5 gallons you will want to use more yeast. A single packet of yeast can ferment 30 gallons of mash into alcohol.