Re-hydrating Yeast Temperature Question

[slash22000]

I think the overall conclusion over 500,000 forums is "You don't need to rehydrate dry yeast but hydrated yeast gets to work faster than dry yeast which is always a good thing".

There's also the simple fact that it requires virtually zero effort so arguing against doing it is somewhat odd.

 

[Mikedub]

I spray and rinse my fav pint glass with idophor, fill it with tap water, add dry yeast, cover with gladwrap and leave at room temp, though make a point of not doing it in the sauna room or the room I keep my polar bear in,