I was planning on brewing a batch of Munich Helles a couple of weeks ago but never got around to it. I put the yeast in a starter for about 24 hrs and then cold crashed it. It's been in the beer fridge for about two weeks now, still in with the starter. I feel like it should still be fine to use but I always keep my yeast with sterile water, not the wort. What say the community?
Started yeast and forgot about. Is it good?
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Beer is the perfect yeast storage medium better than water.
It’s fine.
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It would’ve been better to pitch sooner. Expect longer lag times. You can add a little wort 6-8 hours prior to being pitching to bring it alive again. This will reduce your lag time.
Slosh 'er around a bit and fire it into the wort, it'll be fine.
Thanks for your reply's everyone. I figured it would be fine but I just wanted to confirm since it's something I haven't done yet. Hopefully the next brew will proceed without interruption. Darn life keeps getting in the way of my beer!
