Washing Yeast From Yesterday's Batch?

[GREM]

Hi all,

Kinda new to all grain brewing & would like to try my hand at washing & storing some yeast from a batch I transferred into secondary yesterday using the washing method described in the sticky above.

I was too tired to do it at the end of the day so I stuck a solid stopper on each of the 6 gal carboys & left them overnight at room temps with about 1/2" of wort still on top of the yeast cakes. This morning I cracked the stoppers & there was some pressure in both of them. Is there still time to salvage/wash the yeast if I get to it today?

Thanks in advance

Great forum! I'm learning a lot!

 

[Fladam]

I have done the same before and had no problems with the washed yeasties.

That said I would say you probably increased the risk of a contamination, but if your sanitation is very good it will probably work out fine.

 

[pabloj13]

I would imagine it is fine. Probably just the oxygen you introduced to the yeast waking them up a little (or a change in temperature).