Yeast starter life

[ddibbern5]

I planned on brewing last Thursday so I put a starter together Tuesday night and put 2L of starter in the Fridge late Wednesday night... Things came up Thursday so I couldn’t brew... Now I plan on brewing tomorrow. Anything special that I need to do to the starter after sitting in fridge for 4.5 days?
Should I push off brew day and do a new starter?

 

[LLBeanJ]

No, it's fine. Let it warm up a bit, decant most of the starter "beer," and pitch it.

 

[phyllobeddo]

I agree. Warm, decant, and pitch it.

 

[ddibbern5]

Thanks!
Question-
Warm, decant, pitch?
I usually pull from fridge and decant, then let it warm before pitching....
Should I let it warm then decant?

 

[ba-brewer]

I decant cold starters first too as sometime the yeast gets remixed up in the beer if allowed to warm. Speeds up the warming process too. If it is a lager yeast I don't allow to warm, just decant and pitch slurry cold.

 

[LLBeanJ]

Perfectly fine to decant right out of the fridge.

 

[ddibbern5]

Thanks!