frozen yeast. god damn it

[battlesnake]

Just finished my boil for tonys summer saison. This had the makings for a great beer. Until i just took my smack pack out of the fridge and its frozen... IM going to thaw and smack it, and hope it comes good. If not i only have s04 on hand as a replacement. How do you think the recipe will turn out with s04 instead of saison yeast?

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Not like a saison

 

[HBHB]

Gently allow it to warm to a better temp, activate the pack and when ready, pitch the saison in.

 

[Yob]

can you no chill it?

Id be very tempted to make a starter when it's thawed, smacked etc..

 

[battlesnake]

Afraid not yob. Don't have any cubes lying around atm. The pack swelled up so i pitched it. Guess ill find out in the morning if its gonna be any good.

 

[HBHB]

If it swelled up in a few hours, looking at the timeframes on posts, then i'd suggest it's probably fine.