Pacman

[Hanso]

Hopefully a straight forward question with a straight forward answer... Is pacman still harvestable from a Dead Guy bomber?

 

[Calder]

Should be. I've harvested from Yellow Snow successfully a couple off times.

 

[Rivenin]

should be, but you'll get a clean fresh culture from wyeast for $8

 

[Hanso]

I thought that was only a limited release. Hmm

 

[Rivenin]

i think it was at one point and still semi might be, or maybe special order? but i can usually walk into a homebrew shop over here and grab one from the cooler. not saying i see it all the time, but when i'm looking, i've been able to find it.

http://www.homebrewing.org/product...._WuwqEmlVs7UfzLK4I3LepSgYHnE1CcsTyhoC_cjw_wcB

or, another option...

http://www.morebeer.com/products/imperial-organic-yeast-joystick.html

it's the equivalent of pacman, but 200b cells instead of 100b and only a few bucks more.

 

[AnOldUR]

RVA 103 Pacman Ale

 

[DrankGoodness]

Imperial Organic Yeast has Pacman also. They call it Joystick. I really like Imperial yeast!

 

[Calder]

PacMan can ferment dawn into the mid 40s. The worry I have with these other yeasts that people say are PacMan, but don't actually say so, is that they might not be exactly the same, and not as versatile as the original.

I use PacMan year-round for my American Ales. I brew in my basement, and in summer I'm fermenting it up to 72 F in the summer (in a swamp cooler/water bath to minimize heat generation, down too the mid to high 50s in winter. A great yeast across the whole range. Using a yeast that was not labeled PacMan, I would worry that it might not be as good across the whole temp range that I need.

 

[DrankGoodness]

I've always assumed that yeast packaged under a different name due copyright issues. There's no reason that genetics wouldn't be the same unless the company is being dishonest, right?