by Kev888 » Sun Jan 15, 2017 11:22
I'd expect it to work out okay. 14c is towards the cooler end of nottingham's temperature range, where it is very clean and not a million miles away from giving lager-like results. It won't be quite what you intended and will take longer to ferment when cool, but should still be really very drinkable. IIRC quite a few lager kits purposely use(d) ale yeast rather than lager yeast - probably because its easier for homebrewers in warmer countries to cope with.
14c is also within the lager yeast's recommended range so no issue there either, that seems a reasonable balance. I'm not sure which strain would gain the upper hand but both should work.
Possibly you could go warmer if wished for different results - steam beer used lager yeast warmer than normal to give more ale-like flavours. I wouldn't go much cooler though, as the nottingham may begin to struggle. Unless you purposely went down to say 10c to favour the lager yeast and pitched your second pack of it, but it may be a bit late for that.
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