Fermentis 34/70 at ale temperature question

[bionicbelly]

So I am wanting to start doing some lagers. I don't have a chiller built yet, but the plan is to use 34/70 to ferment at ale temps, (66-70 degrees) keg, and lager in the the fridge. I think quite a few people use basically this technique, and get really good results. I have never done a lager, but have read quite a bit about them, and one thing I can't really figure out is, when doing a warm ferment lager, do you still have to do a diacetyl rest? It seems like you shouldn't have to, since you are fermenting at or above what a normal diacetyl rest is, but it could just be the increased temp/ramping up gets the yeasties excited, and doing some clean up.
Any help is appreciated.

 

[JohnSand]

I don't think it's necessary. There is an extensive thread on warm fermented lagers, those guys have done many more than I.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/warm-fermented-lager-thread.592169/

 

[bionicbelly]

I don't think it's necessary. There is an extensive thread on warm fermented lagers, those guys have done many more than I.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/warm-fermented-lager-thread.592169/

This is super helpful. Thanks!