Ale Yeast with Lager Kit?

[jerkirst]

I'm new to brewing and bought a lager kit not realizing that I don't have a way to lager beer at low temperature. I don't want the kit to go to waste so I was wondering if I could substitute the dry lager yeast with an XL 1007 GERMAN ALE YEAST smack pack. Will this produce a good tasting beer or would I be wasting my time? Here are the ingredients in the lager kit that I have:

5 lbs. of Canadian light syrup
2 lbs. of English malt syrup
2 lbs. Bonlander malt
1.5 oz. Hallertau hop pellets (thinking of increasing to 3.5 oz?)
1 packet of Saflager lager yeast (would like to use ale yeast here)
3/4 cup priming sugar

 

[Cheesefood]

I would up the hops on that. Nine pounds of malt and only 1.5 oz of hops is going to yield a ridiculously sweet beer. You're going to have to let that one ferment for a while to eat up all that sugar.

 

[uwmgdman]

substitute the dry lager yeast with an XL 1007 GERMAN ALE YEAST smack pack.

Go for hte German Ale Yeast. It should still have a nice malty taste as you'd expect from a lager, but just won't be quite as clear, crisp, and clean as it would with a lager yeast and a lagering period. Let us know how it turns out.

I'd also agree to up the hops!

 

[Mikey]

You will do no harm by using the lager yeast provided and allowing to ferment at room temps. I do this deiberately when making my CACNACA cream ale.

 

[jerkirst]

thanks for the advice guys...I think I'll try the ale yeast, up the hops to 3.5 oz., and hope for the best