Frozen yeast?

[jacobg83]

My friend is new to homebrewing and he ordered a kit. I told him he could freeze the hops but he left the wyeast pack in the bag with them. Is the yeast salvageable? And yes the friend is me.

 

[passedpawn]

I've frozen large quantities of yeast accidentally, then put it on a starter and it took off fine. I'll bet you could get a yeast pouch to start up also if you made a starter. I would NOT add that pouch directly to 5 gallons of wort and expect good results though.

 

[jacobg83]

I have two pouches but have no dme to make a starter. I want to brew next weekend. Would I be better off ordering more yeast? It's an imperial ipa btw.

 

[Biobrewer]

If it froze all the way through, your viable cell count will be low, and the cells that are viable may be really weak. I would grab some new yeast and be careful not to freeze in the future.

 

[TimTrone]

I have two pouches but have no dme to make a starter. I want to brew next weekend. Would I be better off ordering more yeast? It's an imperial ipa btw.

Do you have any LME? Any extract will do.