Storing extra Wyeast from smack pack

[FoggBrew]

I'm brewing in one gallon batches and picked up Wyeasts' 2112 lager strain for a couple California Common recipes. One of the number of misfortunes I've met with brewing one gallon batches is the amount of yeast I have to purchase (my local shops carry only five gallon quantities) and this is the first time I've pitched with a liquid strain.

So, after I split up the yeast to a proper amount I need for tonight's batch, how can I safely store the rest of what's in the packet? I'll be brewing with it again in a week.

**also

Once I go to use it again, is there a certain method to waking the yeast back up properly before pitching it? Or can it go straight out of the fridge and into the wort?

 

[d3track]

I'm guessing but I would think following the yeast washing storage would be the way to go....

 

[wtfDean]

don't bother washing that yeast, if it is fresh out of commercial packaging it will be nice and clean. i suggest you take some kind of mason jar, boil it and its lid for 10 minutes, take it out and allow to cool/dry, then pour the yeast into that jar and make sure the lid is tight. store in the refrigerator for up to a few months. to use it again, just warm it up to room temp and pitch like you would have out of the original packaging. i try to be as sanitary as possible around unused yeast.

 

[FoggBrew]

Is yeast washing absolutely necessary? This is the unused yeast I'm talking about- it would be going straight from the packet into a sanitized container and into the fridge. Essentially just giving it a new home after opening the package and using some of it.

 

[FoggBrew]

Wonderful, that's what I was hoping to hear. Much appreciated!

 

[bzwyatt]

Same procedure but no rinsing... so just sanitize and store it.