Leaving yeast out over-night

[Galaxy_Stranger]

My co-worker just did a batch this last weekend. He said he forgot to pitch and left his wet yeast out on the sink over-night. He pitched it the next day and he's got activity, but now I'm curious.

Will he get off-flavors from this? I know it was just at room temperature.

 

[atom]

was it sealed/covered or just sitting there exposed?

 

[BrewerBrad82]

If the yeast was sealed in its package there is nothing to worry about. One day at room temp is no big deal, this happens all the time when you order yeast from a homebrew supplier. Even when packed with ice packs, the yeast will still warm up during shipping. I would expect a delicious beer!

 

[Galaxy_Stranger]

Yeah, it was sealed up in the tube.

Thanks for the info. I figured there wouldn't be much of a problem, I'm just paranoid about doing unexpected things to yeast.