Liquid yeast

[Dkshep]

Was going to start brewing today, when I realized that my liquid yeast was still in the fridge. The package says to let it warm up for three hours at room temp (72-78 degrees). The instructions say to let it warm at that temp for as long as possible up to 24 hours. Is the only difference is the amount of time it takes to start fermenting? First time using liquid yeast, is there anything else I need to know? Thanks in advance for any help

 

[Golddiggie]

You don't want too large of a thermal delta between the yeast and the wort you're pitching them into. If you have too large a difference, you'll shock the yeast, which isn't good.

Get the pack up to room temp, break the nutrient pack inside and let it proof.

Personally, I make a starter for my batches, cold crashing it for about 24 hours, then letting it warm up as I'm brewing. By the time I'm ready to pitch, the temperature difference is minimal. Plus, I'm pitching close to the number of yeast cells I need for a batch.

 

[Dkshep]

Ok, so as long as it warms up to room temp before pitching it'll be ok? Thank you.

 

[Golddiggie]

I believe they recommend having the yeast and wort temps withing 10C of each other. Mine is usually within about 10F of each other.

 

[BBL_Brewer]

By the time the package swells you should be good to go.