refrigerated yeast starter question

[-Liam-]

I made a yeast starter on Thursday evening and left it on the stir plate til Friday and then placed in the the fridge to crash. I was to use it this weekend but plans have changed and I can't brew until next Sunday. Will it be ok? Should I just take it out of the fridge on Sunday, let it come up to temperature and just pitch?

 

[Culbetron]

I think you should add a bit of starter wort into it the day before, or even hours before you pitch.

 

[d3track]

No problems. On brew day decant the starter beer, let it warm to room temp while brewing, then pitch

 

[WoodlandBrew]

You should be fine. I would just decant an pitch. There should be negligible loss of viability over that short period of time. Vitality should be even better than a tube of yeast you might buy at a home brew store.

 

[-Liam-]

Great, thanks.

 

[beardown2489]

People say you should be fine for a week or 2. After that you should do another starter.

You could play it safe and add a bit of wort to the brew prior to pitching it to get the culture working prior to the pitch.

But technically you shouldn't have to.