sweetcell

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i kicked up a starter last night (wyeast 1388) in preparation for my saturday brewing session. lo and behold, my saturday is being hijacked by another activity that may prevent me from brewing. sunday is a no-go for brewing b/c of super bowl preps

question: my starter has been going for almost 24 hours now, it's just about done. normally i'd cold crash it tonight (friday) and pull it out saturday morning for use. can i just leave it in the fridge for a week and use it next saturday? will this week of cold storage hurt the yeasties?

should i do anything different, like transfer the sludge to an air-tight mason jar instead of the usual erlenmeyer + foil combo?

thanks!

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ajm163

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the fridge should make the little yeasties go to sleep.... they should be fine in the fridge for a week or more. i may be wrong but i dont think any thing special is need but i will let others comment

hamiltont

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It will be fine in the fridge. When you're ready just decant the beer off the yeast, add some cooled wort to it, swirl & pitch. If you go beyond a couple weeks you probably should make another starter with the decanted yeast. Cheers!!!

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