yeast starter time

brew4me2drink · Jan 9, 2012

i made my yeast starter on Friday night around 12:00am
so it would be ready Saturday afternoon when I made my
brew. Well I didnt get around to making the beer and now
its Sunday night 10:00pm and probably wont get to making
my batch of beer till Monday at 7:00pm. is the yeast starter
still good, how long is it good for, can I still pitch the yeast
after 3 days?

Brulosopher · Jan 9, 2012

It will be fine. Take it off the stir plate Sunday night (or stop shaking it), put it in a cooler place to let yeast settle out... about an hour before pitching, decant the liquid on top and bring it back up to room temp. That's about normal for me

Brewitt · Jan 9, 2012

Yep, should be great. Overnight in the frig is a great way to settle out the yeast and have a nice concentrated shot ready to pitch.

MattHollingsworth · Jan 9, 2012

What they said. Chill and decant. My usual SOP. That way you're also not diluting your tasty beer with starter.

iowabrew · Jan 9, 2012

Just did this exact same thing. Made starter Thurs night for Sat. Didn't brew until Sunday so i stepped my starter up again on Sat (6 mo old yeast), chilled that night, decanted Sunday afternoon. Since then has taken off like a rocket.

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