Turn a lager into an ale....just add different yeast?

[bsay]

Do I need to do anything other than add different yeast to turn a lager into an ale? I want to brew AHS's Killian's clone, but I have no way to control temperature in order to use cold-fermenting lager yeast.

 

[Nurmey]

I'm not sure about all but the lager recipes I've gotten from AHS come with [extra] instructions for making without being able to lager.

 

[Edcculus]

While it won't taste the same, you can ferment it with ale yeast. If you want it to be truer to the lager taste, ferment as cool as you can and use a clean strain of yeast.

 

[boo boo]

Use a lager yeast and ferment cold and it's a lager.... use an ale yeast and ferment warmer and it's an ale.

Might not be to any particular style, but them's the facts.

 

[zoebisch01]

Use a Kolsch strain.

 

[BrewDey]

Use a Kolsch strain.

I've used wlp029 (german ale/kolsch) for a few batches and it seems that if you ferment cooler (<65 degrees) and lager the final product-you will have a very lager-like ale. The Bee Cave Oktoberfest ale http://https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=38880
I brewed in May has been in the fridge (bottled) for a few months and it is clean, and very clear.