Does lager recipe for non-lager work?

[Immocles]

Hah, this just came up in another thread a couple day ago

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/lager-bottling.683336/
My example there uses a lager yeast, but my go-to for pseudo/hybrid lager is wyeast 1007. I know you mentioned only have access to fermentis, and there’s a guy on the forum with a great spreadsheet for cross referencing yeasts, but I’m at work and it’s saved on my MacBook. I’ll try to remember to link it after work.
Anyways, I’d ferment with a nice clean ale yeast, bottle carbonate as usual, and then cold condition in the fridge for a good handful of weeks. That’s all lagering really is—Extended cold condition. I crack a bottle after two weeks of carbing and if I’m happy with it, to the beer fridge it goes.

 

[Cro Magnon]

Hah, this just came up in another thread a couple day ago

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/lager-bottling.683336/
My example there uses a lager yeast, but my go-to for pseudo/hybrid lager is wyeast 1007. I know you mentioned only have access to fermentis, and there’s a guy on the forum with a great spreadsheet for cross referencing yeasts, but I’m at work and it’s saved on my MacBook. I’ll try to remember to link it after work.
Anyways, I’d ferment with a nice clean ale yeast, bottle carbonate as usual, and then cold condition in the fridge for a good handful of weeks. That’s all lagering really is—Extended cold condition. I crack a bottle after two weeks of carbing and if I’m happy with it, to the beer fridge it goes.

Thanks! That really simplifies it a lot....I was really confused with all the cold crashing, lagering etc. I might just try doing a bottle lager with a regular ale yeast. (Dunno how you can classify the beer the comes out, but hey, if it tastes good, I don't mind even calling it the 'gourmetdogpoo' lagerale.
That spreadsheet sounds gold as well! Thanks a bunch..if you do remember at some point, would be very grateful

 

[Immocles]

Well, it’ll still be an ale. Of course you can lager an ale, but to get that true lager feeling, it requires a good lager yeast.

but it’ll still be tasty!

 

[Cro Magnon]

Well, it’ll still be an ale. Of course you can lager an ale, but to get that true lager feeling, it requires a good lager yeast.

but it’ll still be tasty!

Tasty is what I'm going for!

 

[Immocles]

Here is the spreadsheet I was talking about. I use it to find similar strains for my extremely limited inventory LHBS. It's some handy work by @dmtaylor

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...vx2DIKDmrEQJ36tLRBmmya7Jo/edit#gid=1846233287

 

[Cro Magnon]

Here is the spreadsheet I was talking about. I use it to find similar strains for my extremely limited inventory LHBS. It's some handy work by @dmtaylor

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...vx2DIKDmrEQJ36tLRBmmya7Jo/edit#gid=1846233287

Wow thanks a mill! This will really help me....very limited variety of strains available to me.

 

[GBRbrew]

Ok so here's my aletoberfest with us 05 not quite as clear as I was hoping for but not bad for a ale, super malty the 05 really let's the flavor shine through i will back off a little on the grain bill next time as I over shot my og also abv is 6.8% so the smaller bill should get me closer next time. Still I'm happy with it I MADE BEER lol


Cheers!!!

 

[Beermeister32]

Great job! Prost!

 

[Cro Magnon]

Ok so here's my aletoberfest with us 05 not quite as clear as I was hoping for but not bad for a ale, super malty the 05 really let's the flavor shine through i will back off a little on the grain bill next time as I over shot my og also abv is 6.8% so the smaller bill should get me closer next time. Still I'm happy with it I MADE BEER lol


Cheers!!!View attachment 703142

Wow looks great! Really nice amber colour. What's your grain bill? Hops?

 

[GBRbrew]

41% Pilsner 2row German
31% Munich malt German
20% Vienna malt German
8% Carmel/crystal 80l
Mash at 151 60 min
1.5oz hallertau mittelfrueh at 60min
.5oz at 20 min

5 gallon batch

Cheers!!

 

[Cro Magnon]

41% Pilsner 2row German
31% Munich malt German
20% Vienna malt German
8% Carmel/crystal 80l
Mash at 151 60 min
1.5oz hallertau mittelfrueh at 60min
.5oz at 20 min

5 gallon batch

Cheers!!

Thanks for sharing! I like this recipe. Think I'll give it a shot!

 

[GBRbrew]

That's why were here. Feel free to play with it and make it your own if you want. Let us know how it turns out I'm probably not done tweaking it myself.

Cheers!!