by Oliver » Thursday Feb 03, 2005 10:49 am
There's no problem combining a light and a dark kit. Depending on the kits you use, you'll end up with something akin to a brewed black and tan.
You could use an ale yeast or a lager yeast, depending on whether you wanted heavier body and fruitier taste and nose, or lighter body and crisper taste with less fruit.
I'd be willing to bet the yeast that comes with the lager is actually the same as the dark ale (probably an ale yeast).
If you'd prefer, grab a sachet of Safale or Saflager from your homebrew shop and use that in place of the supplied yeast.
Or make a yeast starter from a bottle of Cooper's ale.
Or just chuck both sachets of yeast in. Yeast that comes with some homebrew kits is an ale/lager combo anyway.
Cheers,
Oliver