Ok to wash yeast next day?

[BPhad]

Racked off caribou slobber to keg last night and have this nice yeast cake of wyeast 1332 northwest ale. Can I still wash and store this later today or Sunday?
Airlock is over this and funny thing is that it is bubbling. Must have woke up the yeast.

 

[badbrew]

Keep foil on the top.

 

[TriggerFingers]

If its covered after you bottle or rack, you probably wouldn't need to wash it....just take a cup or so of slurry and pitch in your next batch....

give it a go and see....my gut says it should be ok....(if it were longer than a day or two, i would say wash it)

but if its an issue in the future, bottle and brew in the same day---sure it makes for a long Saturday, but using the yeast from your primary in your next batch works the best this way as you don't need to wait for a starter, etc....

(of course YMMV)

TF