Not expecting this to taste as good and true to style as it did. Full flavor but not overwhelming. I did add one booster to make the ABV a bit closer to my favorite beer I drank in Cologne. I lest it condition for a full 4 weeks. I have a few Mr. Beer styles I prefer over this but I will be making this again in the near future.

I have started using an old refrigerator with an external variable thermostat to make a lagering tank. I was amazed at how fast and how active the fermentation was using the Saflager Dry Lager yeast compared with the liquid lager yeast I used in two other LBK's at the same time. I left the fermentation continue at 52-55 degrees for 21 days. I bottled it and returned it to 55 degrees for carbonation. The final product is a dry strong and tasty brew before aging. I will definitely make this again. The only issue I have with lagers is that I hate wasting a sample multiple times with each specific gravity measurement -- so now I just let a lager go for at least three weeks before measuring.

This is a great beer to drink with friends at a cookout or maybe a poker game. It is very smooth and easy to drink. seems to condition quickly and is a great hot weather brew. Only negative I can think of is the flavor is not real overpowering might want to consider adding a fruit(raspberry?)