Yeast Starter Question

[Bonestar]

Made a yeast starter and pitched my yeast into it at 66 degrees. The temp climbed to 72 so I put it in the fridge. I forgot about it over night and the temp dropped to 40 again... Will my yeast be OK or will the cold crash kill it?

 

[RandomBeerGuy]

The cold crash will just make them go to sleep. Your yeast is ok. Why do you cold crash if your using a starter? I let mine go until i need it a day or two later.

 

[TacoBrew]

The yeast is fine. Yeast just goes dormant and drops out of suspension when chilled. This is a common practice if you want to decant the starter before pitching.

 

[Balto]

I think your suppose to let it go for 24 hours.

After your yeast goes for about 24 hours and is finished fermenting, you throw it in the fridge overnight

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/how-make-yeast-starter-pictorial-76101/

 

[Bonestar]

OK cool... I normally don't cold crash the starter. I only put it in the fridge to keep the temp from climbing too high since it had gotten to 72. Seemed a bit warm to me. Normally I just make the starter, cool it, pitch yeast and use it the next day.

Thanks for the replies.

 

[Brulosopher]

OK cool... I normally don't cold crash the starter. I only put it in the fridge to keep the temp from climbing too high since it had gotten to 72. Seemed a bit warm to me. Normally I just make the starter, cool it, pitch yeast and use it the next day.

Thanks for the replies.

For a starter, you can let temp rise up to 78F or so without I'll effect. I almost always decant the beer off my starter yeast prior to pitching... unless my starter is 1L or less.