sorefingers23
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does anyone know where i can find pacman yeast? im in canada and am having a hard time finding it. i would like to buy some online if possibe, or even try to harvest some, but not sure from which beers..
thisoneguy said:+1 for Austin Homebrew Supply.
thisoneguy said:+1 for Austin Homebrew Supply. I ordered some from them with a cold pack, and it was super fresh and in great condition when I got it.
Are you in/near Windsor? If so, PM me and we might be able to work out some kind of trade for some.
NordeastBrewer77 said:just harvest it. a 6 pack of rogue will cost about the same as a smack pack (at least here in the states). with the yeast, you get a tasty package of 6 craft beers.
just harvest it. a 6 pack of rogue will cost about the same as a smack pack (at least here in the states). with the yeast, you get a tasty package of 6 craft beers.
Hmmm. Either your 6 packs are really cheap or the smack packs are expensive. $6-7 for a smack pack, but I can't find Rogue for that cheap.
Seems like all the homebrew stores around here have Pacman on a regular basis, but online is probably your best bet outside this area.
For what it's worth: I haven't been overly happy with my harvest. I seem to be able to get a colony built up, but it has under-performed on both beers I've used it on. In both cases, the fermentation started off nicely and chugged along, but it just doesn't to want to finish up and I'm left with a FG that's 5-10 points higher than it should be. My best guess is I'm over-estimating the vitality of the yeast, and as a result I'm under-pitching.
For both batches, the aeration was done using a venturi, and also sloshing. The latest batch had alot of bubbles before pitching.
As far as stepping up, I've stepped up the starter sizes (250mL, 500mL, etc.) but kept them all around 1.045 - 1.050. Perhaps using some lower gravity wort in my initial starters will help. One thing I have noticed is that my starters tend to have very little krausen. When I first harvested the yeast, I seem to recall it had a pretty good krausen...
I tried at harvesting yeast from the Hazelnut brown, but I don't think that I was sucessful. Stupid question, but how can you tell that you are actually stepping up the yeast instead of the trub from the DME? From what I've heard, the starters don't usually have a typical krausen, is that correct?
Also, does anyone have the Wyeast Pacman in stock?
I tried at harvesting yeast from the Hazelnut brown, but I don't think that I was sucessful. Stupid question, but how can you tell that you are actually stepping up the yeast instead of the trub from the DME? From what I've heard, the starters don't usually have a typical krausen, is that correct?
Also, does anyone have the Wyeast Pacman in stock?
Midwest did last week when i was there. rogue always has it in stock in bottles of their beer. really, it shouldn't be hard to harvest, try shakepeare stout, it's good and yeasty. the first couple steps are real slow to take off and your yeast layer will be minimal at first. keep slowly building it up and you'll get enough yeast. FWIW, i doubt you'll get much trub from 250 ml of wort made from ~13 gms of DME (that's to get an OG of ~1.020). any build up on the bottom of the flask should be yeast.
also, starters in general don't krausen much. they will foam a bit when swirled, but they don't krausen the way a beer does.
Damn, they didn't have it three week ago when I stopped in. Oh well, I just have to find somewhere that has the stout, none of the stores that I stopped in BP and Crystal carried any Rogue, except the Liquor Barrel in Crystal, they had the Hazelnut brown. Also, I shot for a 1.040-1.050 starter wort, too much for a bottle harvest?
Also, thanks for the replies!
Damn, they didn't have it three week ago when I stopped in. Oh well, I just have to find somewhere that has the stout, none of the stores that I stopped in BP and Crystal carried any Rogue, except the Liquor Barrel in Crystal, they had the Hazelnut brown. Also, I shot for a 1.040-1.050 starter wort, too much for a bottle harvest?
Also, thanks for the replies!
I tried at harvesting yeast from the Hazelnut brown, but I don't think that I was sucessful. Stupid question, but how can you tell that you are actually stepping up the yeast instead of the trub from the DME? From what I've heard, the starters don't usually have a typical krausen, is that correct?
Also, does anyone have the Wyeast Pacman in stock?
Quebecers looking for Rogue might try hopping across into Ontario -- Dead Guy has recently started popping up at selected LCBOs.
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