jackgym Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Hi Brewers Can you use an ale yeast and ferment a lager (fresh wort kit) at 18deg? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Just now, jackgym said: Hi Brewers Can you use an ale yeast and ferment a lager (fresh wort kit) at 18deg? Yes, you can with extract & sachet's so I can't see that a FWK would be any different. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 You can but it won't taste the same. I fermented a German lager with US -05 once just to see how it compared, and while it was nice it just wasn't the same as a true lager yeast. Another time I fermented my pilsner with 1469 because the cube of red ale that it was intended for blew up from infection, and I already had the yeast ready. It wasn't that great to be honest, drinkable but nothing like that beer usually tastes like 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiekraut Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 4 hours ago, jackgym said: Hi Brewers Can you use an ale yeast and ferment a lager (fresh wort kit) at 18deg? You can use Mangrove Jack's M54 California Lager. It ferments pretty clean like a lager yeast but can be done at 18C. I've used it a lot for pseudo lagers. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbloke Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, jackgym said: Hi Brewers Can you use an ale yeast and ferment a lager (fresh wort kit) at 18deg? Yes you can. About 86% of Coopers kits use the same yeast. (I think). As someone said its a fresh wort kit so you will get slightly different result than was intended. Will it be a lot different? Don't know Will notice the difference? Perhaps. Will you drink it? Yep Would I drive 25k to get the right yeast if I had an Ale yeast. No way. Did you lose the yeast that come with it? Edited January 28, 2023 by Oldbloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 8 hours ago, jackgym said: Hi Brewers Can you use an ale yeast and ferment a lager (fresh wort kit) at 18deg? if you can get hold of it i would use novalager yeast , its hybrid and can be brewed at 18°c 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackgym Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Oldbloke said: Yes you can. About 86% of Coopers kits use the same yeast. (I think). As someone said its a fresh wort kit so you will get slightly different result than was intended. Will it be a lot different? Don't know Will notice the difference? Perhaps. Will you drink it? Yep Would I drive 25k to get the right yeast if I had an Ale yeast. No way. Did you lose the yeast that come with it? No , just wondering what the difference would be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, ozdevil said: if you can get hold of it i would use novalager yeast , its hybrid and can be brewed at 18°c Yeah, I agree, it is a good yeast, if you are going to do it you may as well do it properly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, jackgym said: No , just wondering what the difference would be. More like an ale - less crisp and clean 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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