Ok thanks I threw it in the fridge. I'll leave it alone until Sat morning the day i'm goign to brew. And you're saying to take the top layer of the wort that i made off of the yeast? So dont pour that into the carboy with the yeast is what you're saying? What or why wouldn't you pour that with it?
Fermenting WLP001 yeast at 60 Degrees
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Back to the original problem. I was having a problem with cold nights a week or so ago. I also keep my heat low (or off). I went down and bought a 15 dollar space heater and for the room it was in. Takes a little trial and error and the temperature wasn't steady like a rock but it worked pretty good. Also I wrapped my fermenter in an old sweat shirt but I'm not sure how much that helped.... Good Luck!
***Edit: wasn't steady like a rock
***Edit: wasn't steady like a rock
There's no reason you can't pour the whole thing in but some folks just want the yeast (not the beer it made from your starter). Think about it: you likely used DME for the starter, didn't add hops, and fermented on the warm side. So adding one or two liters of that to your wort might change up the flavors a bit. Frankly, I doubt it matters too much but I choose not to, especially for light colored beers. Others disagree and want every last yeast cell to pitch--cold crashing will drop a lot of those cells out.
