Im after making a steam beer from a kit, using a good ale kit, but then adding lager yeast (saflager) instead of the usual ale yeast.
now i know that if your making a lager you need to ferment at lower temps <12deg, but will the lager yeast still work at room temps (18-20deg)?
and has anyone done this with before with a can kit? if so, any tips?
Steam Beer
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delboy
As far as i know the lager yeast will work quite happily at that temp, however it may be a bit on the fruity side especially as you are using saflager which is supposed to be a bit on the fruity side as far as lager yeasts go.
I haven't made a clone of steam beer but i have used the steam beer yeast (whitelabs) when making a lager (before i had the capabilities to ferment cool), although it was fermented at about 16 C it still retained that lager crispness you would expect, im not sure saflager will do the same.
I still have some of the steam beer yeast in the fridge if you want i could send you some and you could try growing up a starter
I haven't made a clone of steam beer but i have used the steam beer yeast (whitelabs) when making a lager (before i had the capabilities to ferment cool), although it was fermented at about 16 C it still retained that lager crispness you would expect, im not sure saflager will do the same.
I still have some of the steam beer yeast in the fridge if you want i could send you some and you could try growing up a starter
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Chris The Fish