Yeast starter - any reason why not to let it do its business in my fer

[welly2]

Usual story - room temperature here is far higher than 22c. Was planning on getting my yeast starter going in the fermenting fridge. Any reason why I wouldn't do that? The only thing that might be a problem is if it's spinning about on the stirplate I won't be able to attach the probe to the side of it and will have to figure out somewhere else to put it to get a reasonably accurate measurement. Oh, I could stick another vessel of water in the fridge and attach the probe to that. Should be close enough.

 

[TheWiggman]

No reason why you wouldn't. Precise temp control is far less critical when propagating yeast.

 

[anthonyUK]

Higher temps are not an issue for yeast starters within reason.
25°c is OK and recommended in a couple of guides and also in the Yeast book..

 

[manticle]

Caveat- depends a bit on how you intend to use the starter. Decant and pitch, no drama, pitch active: should be closer to intended ferment temps.

 

[welly2]

Room temperature at the moment (9:30pm) is about 28-29C and it rarely gets much lower than that. During the day when I'm at work I'm guessing it's probably higher. I'll check out the Yeast book but I think it might be wise to use my fermenting fridge. Cheers guys.

 

[Mr. No-Tip]

I always do mine in a fridge. Helps keep the noise down if nothing else!