Is my yeast ok?

[coastieward]

I ordered Wyeast 1010 smack pack from Northern Brewer right in the middle of the heat wave a week or two ago. When package arrived, the ice pack was melted and the yeast pack was hot. I put it in the fridge for a day or so and then smacked it, but nothing happened for several days. I assumed they yeast were dead and I'd have to get another pack. Last night, (6 days after smacking the pack) I come home and find the pack swollen. Do you think it's ok to use the yeast? I thought about making a 1 L yeast starter to give it a boost. Or should I just scrap it and buy more yeast from LHBS?

 

[stubbornman]

Making a starter is definitely the way to go here IMO.

 

[unionrdr]

Yup,you def need to make a starter to boost the cell count after taking that long for the pack to swell.

 

[dnslater]

Make a starter. Good chance it will be just fine.

 

[coastieward]

Thanks for the assistance everyone. Starter took right off and everything looks to be going fine with the fermentation of the batch.