Can anyone confirm that the DGA is brewed and bottled w/ Packman?
I cant seem to get their stout here in Nor*Cal.
JJ
I cant seem to get their stout here in Nor*Cal.
JJ
Wasn't "pacman" just a fun term they JM came up with for their label??
I remember hearing their yeast was a Chico yeast when the brewery started. And now is different just like the McMenamins.
I think this is the first extract clone to be approved by the original brewer of a beer.
Whats so good about the PacMan yeast?
Whats so good about the PacMan yeast?
I've been wondering the same thing. Is it like 1056, but more resilient to higher alcohol? I enjoy Rogue beers (had a DGA the other night), so I'm interested in catching some Pacman yeast for possible future use.
Pacman is really great yeast; everything about it is good. Pacman attenuates well, is alcohol tolerant, and it produces beers with no diacetyl if the beer is well made. It's very flocculent, which makes it a great choice for bottle conditioning. I ferment almost all my beers at 60deg.F; once in a while for certain styles I'll ferment as high as 70deg.F, but never higher. Use lots of oxygen, and a high pitch rate. I never repitch past the 6th generation, and I always use Wyeast Yeast Nutrient."
The Shakespeare Stout I got from BevMo had a significant slurry!
I started up a slurry from a Shakespeare Stout last week. Here is the result of a week on the stir plate with a 1.020 starter. I'll be stepping it up again this week with a 1.040 starter.
I have tried 6 times trying to get pacman started from Mocha Porter, Shakespeare, and American Amber with no luck. I then decided to ask my local homebrew store, Austin Homebrew, if they could order it for me. They did and now have it in stock. These guys are the best. I now have Pacman and will definitely keep this in my personal inventory.
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