stosh
Well-Known Member
I took my starter off the stir plate last night with the intention of putting it in the fridge overnight to cold crash, decant, and make a step up this am.
My three year old took my attention and the flask stayed on the counter overnight. There is a krausen on top with a nice bed of yeast on the bottom.
Can I still decant the liquid and make my step up starter with this yeast despite a krausen has formed (or what I think is krausen)?
Seems to me that it wouldn't matter if it were cold crashed or not. I always thought cold crashing kind of puts the yeast in a dormancy of sorts where keeping it at room temp might be a benefit for the yeast?
My three year old took my attention and the flask stayed on the counter overnight. There is a krausen on top with a nice bed of yeast on the bottom.
Can I still decant the liquid and make my step up starter with this yeast despite a krausen has formed (or what I think is krausen)?
Seems to me that it wouldn't matter if it were cold crashed or not. I always thought cold crashing kind of puts the yeast in a dormancy of sorts where keeping it at room temp might be a benefit for the yeast?