Have I messed up my first true lager?!

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BarlingStu

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Right so, I started my lager 2 days ago and pitched the yeast at 14oC (so far so good), checked it last night and had my thermostat set for ale temps:doh:
I have now managed to get the temp down to 14o again from 19o, will this have ruined my lager? There is a krausen ring and the airlock is bubbling, but it smells a lot more malty than the ales I have brewed at this stage.
Hope it's ok,
Cheers
 
So you were fermenting for 2 days at ale temps? If so, it possibly wont be as clean as fermenting at lager temps. However there's some experiments done by brulosopher where he took a lager yeast split the batch and fermented half at ale temps and half at lager temps and his test subjects were unable to tell the beers apart
 
Yes 2 days max at 19oC it's now within range hopefully, I have brewed some very light beers with ale yeast that my lager drinking father loves, he won't dare even to try an IPA
I don't know what's wrong with him to be honest
Ale is so much easier though.
Worst case I'll just call it a "steam beer" and be done with it.
 

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