No Yeast!

[Jimmer12]

Brewed up a great extract recipe, went to grab the yeast from the fridge. None left..... :smack: It is all nicely sealed and sitting in my fermentation chamber but.....
1.) Will this be bad if I cannot get the yeast for 2 days to add?
2.) Do I need to try to "oxygenate" by swirling/rocking the beer before adding the yeast as it will have been sitting for several days?

 

[Aristotelian]

Probably OK. Sometimes yeast takes 48 hours to start even when you add it immediately. I would still try to get some yeast n there ASAP. Do you have any commercial or homebrew bottles with dregs that you could get started? Also, yes, I would oxygenate when you are ready to pitch. Couldn't hurt.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

If the temp in the chamber is cool enough the wort should keep and not sour... ( I don't know if sour is the right term, but I know from keeping spent grains that it has a unappealing change of aroma that seems sour if not chilled)

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Brewed up a great extract recipe, went to grab the yeast from the fridge. None left..... :smack: It is all nicely sealed and sitting in my fermentation chamber but.....
1.) Will this be bad if I cannot get the yeast for 2 days to add?
2.) Do I need to try to "oxygenate" by swirling/rocking the beer before adding the yeast as it will have been sitting for several days?

This is perfect for that "Don't do that" thread.