OOPS! Dry Yeast in freezer

[starrfish]

Didn't check my bag from Homebrew shop, forgot I ordered an extra pack of dry yeast, put hops in freezer WITH pack of dry yeast.

Did I damage or kill the dry yeast by putting the pack in the freezer.

I'm thinking no or minimal damage since it was a pack of dry. If it would have been a liquid culture I'm thinking yes substantial damage or killed.

Have I guessed correctly?

Yeast is safale us-05

 

[Revvy]

Well with dry bread yeast it keeps longer in the freezer. I have kept it for years and it always makes my bread. So I imagine dry beer yeast (as opposed to we where ice crystals may burst the cellular wall) would be fine in the freezer too.

 

[starrfish]

yeah, that's what I thought. wouldn't want to freeze a liquid culture but dry is pretty tough stuff.

 

[sheephrdr]

Ive always kept my dry yeast in the freezer with no probs

 

[AJC16]

No problems in my freezer as well, dry only