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Jebu1788

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So I've brewed up a pretty damn tasty double IPA recently and decided to save some of the yeast slurry instead of buying a new pack for an APA coming up next. (Didn't bother washing the yeast, just slopped it into a tupperware container and put it in the fridge.)

It dawned on me an hour or two later that I failed to sanitize the container. Would there be any way to use this yeast without risking bacterially botching the next batch, or should I just abandon this yeast altogether? Any thoughts?
 
Man, that's a tough call. I wouldn't risk it, unless you never have used that container for any kind of food or grain. JM .02
 
Hmm, that's what I thought may be the case. It came out of the dishwasher a day or two ago, but it'd be a shame to waste a batch of beer over wanting to save a few bucks on yeast.
 
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