permo
Well-Known Member
I am a self proclaimed pacman nut, however I have never ordered from wyeast and I will next time it is offered. I have done nothing but bottle harvest and alas my strain has mutated and become too fluffy and not flocculent. So I banished this pacman mutant from my brewery and bought two bombers of brutal bitter hoping to harvest. These dredges have been in 8 oz of water mixed with 1 oz DME for 72 hours with a lot of agitation and aeration with no signs of life.
So now I am wondering, is it really worth it? With WLP001 so readily available from white labs, do you think there is really a huge difference? I make hoppy ales 90% of the time so maybe I am just better off making WLP001 my house strain? I am also experimenting with WLP007, but I do not a nice clean yeast because sometimes I make some cream ales and things for the BMC crowds.
So now I am wondering, is it really worth it? With WLP001 so readily available from white labs, do you think there is really a huge difference? I make hoppy ales 90% of the time so maybe I am just better off making WLP001 my house strain? I am also experimenting with WLP007, but I do not a nice clean yeast because sometimes I make some cream ales and things for the BMC crowds.