One of my favorite beers is Paulaner Salvator and this stands up great against it. I fermented at 55f for 21 days, did a diacetyl rest at 62f (my basement temp) for 3 days then cold crashed the fermenter in my fridge for 4 days then bottled. After carbonation was complete I tried a beer after 3 weeks in the fridge and it was good but a little raw. It was great at 6 weeks and I'll see at 8 weeks if it improves more. If I had the capacity, which I don't due to cooling space, I'd make the 5 gallon version. Outstanding recipe and beer.

I love the variety of beers Mr. Beer offers and this is a great cold season lager. This style of beer has an interesting history and was easy to make with outstanding results. My garage got a little colder than ideal during fermentation and my ABV was slightly lower but the end product was very enjoyable. Great clarity color mouth-feel flavor. Would make again!

This turned recipe turned out fantastic. Following the instructions is the key. After cold fermenting at approximately 54-58* I had bottled it and conditioned for 8 weeks before tasting. The first taste was an explosion of flavors from chocolate to bread to dried fruit from a fruitcake. I will be making this again this fall/winter!

This beer is outstanding! Weihenstephaner Korbinian has always been a favorite and this one is VERY close. I was able to ferment on the back porch for an extended period of weather in the 50s. I sampled on day 21 and it was good but had some sweetness. I tried at day 24 and sweetness was still there but had subsided a bit. I remembered that Korbinian has sweet notes itself. I just tried my first carbonated bottle after two weeks and am amazed at how close it is to the original. This is a dark robust malty easy-drinking beer. I really like it. One of Mr. Beer’s best!