I think this beer came out great. Munich Helles is a great show case for pils malt and I am interested in trying some more beers with it. Three weeks is very fast but I do not taste any bad off flavors. The only issue was under attenuation. I was expecting 1.012 for my final gravity and I ended up with 1.017. Sweeter then intended but not bad. I think I might add another week to this lagering schedule. I will track the gravity closely on the next batch. I need to get a beerbug.
Next fast lager attempt @ 4 weeks:
7 days – 50° (half attenuated?)
5 days – Bumping temp by 3° every day (50° to 65°)
5 days – 65° (nearly fully attenuated?)
3.5 days – dropping temp 5° every 12 hours to 30°
7.5 days – 30°
Total = 28 days
