Yeast Starter Temp

[boodyrischous]

I just made a starter last night with some British Ale Yeast II (wyeast). I stuck it in a dark place and thought it would be fine temperature wise. I checked on it this morning, and the temp was at 80F! I don't know how long it was that high, but I cooled it and it will hopefully be lower for the next addition. I haven't smelled it yet to see if it is skunky, but should I get a new yeast and start over? Or will it be fine if I keep it lower for the next addition of wort?

Thanks.

 

[BREW N QUE]

That temp will be fine with that yeast. It will produce more esters, so you may want to cool it down to let the yeast settle and decant the liquid.

 

[bwitt]

It should be fine. Just decant the beer off of the top and pitch the slurry when it's done.

 

[raceskier]

I've had good luck getting a temp drop in the starter with an improvised swamp cooler. I wrap a cotton dish towel around the flask and let the end of it sit in a container of water. The towel stays damp and the evaporation provides cooling to the flask.