Cold makes the yeast go dormant. Warming it up will wake it. Too much heat
will kill it. You're okay.

"Don" > wrote in message
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> I made my first wine kit last night and I was wondering if I made a big
> mistake. After I added the yeast to the mixture, I noticed the temperature
> was only 16 Celsius. It has been around 16 hours and the temperature has
> almost reached room temperature (19 Celsius). Will these cold temps ruin
the
> yeast or should it be alright in a few days?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don
>
>