And at the temperatures you are quoting, it would probably not even go
dormant, just work a little slower which is not necessarily a bad thing.

Ray

"Daniel_B" > wrote in message
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> 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
> ...
> > 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
> >
> >
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