Is there enough yeast for bottle conditioning?

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Hi all,
I’ve brewed a Czech Pilsner from an extract kit from Northern Brewer. I followed all the directions which included
a four week cold crash of between 35 and 40 degF which I was able to maintain. I forgot to add a clarifier at the boil end so I added gelatin to the cold crash, a couple days before bottling. My question is: Will I have enough residual yeast to carbonate my bottles? I’m afraid after I cold crashed, clarified and siphoned off with zero trub transfered to the bottling bucket, I won’t have enough yeast.
 
It will prolly take 4-6 weeks. But i never had an issue getting beer to carbonate and i bottled for 7 years
 
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Thank you, Min. I was hoping that would be the case. I’m thinking I would store it at room temperature for that 4-6 weeks, right? Testing(tasting) a bottle periodically. Thank you.
You can store cool, but it will take longer, lol.

Of course, make sure you prime it properly
 
This was something I was debating with my first lager. I was going to do the D rest and bottle before crashing, but I went off the deep end after I was given a Corny Keg and bought a CO2 tank and a regulator.
 

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