Lager Kits

[Hopperty]

I was looking at the mntons connoisuers range where there are a couple of Largers, the instructions just say brew at the normal temperature (18-21) I thought Lagers were brewed cold?

Also can you substitute the sugar with a DME (spraymalt) ?

 

[Nidger]

From what I read on the forum the other day, lager kits use a top fermenting ale type yeast rather than a cool bottom fermenting lager yeast.

Probably to make it easier for the home brewer/novice.
I stumbled on the info having bought a mangrove jack's Bavarian lager yeast M76 to put in a Wilko out of date (2015) lager kit.
I didn't realise about the temperature then struggled to get it down.
8 to 14 degrees rather than the higher temp with original yeast.

I suppose you could swop out the yeast if you can get the temp.
Someone more knowledgeable may correct me though.