Is this a bad idea...?!

[markcurling]

Just brewing up a hefe with WLP380.

I've crash chilled the starter overnight and there's a nice band of yeast at the bottom. However, the liquid on top is still cloudy...like a hefe.

I would normally decant this, however, given that the final product of this style of beer is supposed to cloudy with yeast, will I be losing the less flocculant yeast that I need by decanting a WLP380 starter?!

Decant or not? Boil is nearly done so quick tips would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers!

 

[bknifefight]

Either or would work. Sure, there is yeast is suspension but most of it has crashed out. Adding the starter liquid won't make a difference in the end beer, and not adding the starter liquid won't deprive your beer of yeast.