Fest Beer

I am listening to the Results of the GABF live on the Brewing Network and brewing a Fest Beer. I got into lagers last spring and have fallen in love. I wasn't always a huge fan of them but when I started making them I realized the subtle complexity of these styles and have been brewing lagers and ales at about a 1-for-1 since. I wanted to brew this style for a long time, and I want to build up a yeast cake for a Bock beer later this fall. I will be adding two types of oak to the bock, more on this later. As I was mashing the Munich malt aroma was insanely good and rich. I also used a hop bag for this batch something I haven't done in the past, well see how my hop extraction turns out.

Here is the recipe:

Fermentables

Ingredient	Amount	%	MCU	When
German Pilsner Malt	5.00 lb	47.6 %	1.2	In Mash/Steeped
US Munich 20L Malt	4.00 lb	38.1 %	15.1	In Mash/Steeped
German Dark Munich Malt	1.50 lb	14.3 %	2.6	In Mash/Steeped

Hops

Variety	Alpha	Amount	IBU	Form	When
German Hallertauer Hersbrucker	3.5 %	1.50 oz	19.4	Loose Pellet Hops	60 Min From End
German Hallertauer Hersbrucker	3.5 %	0.50 oz	3.9	Loose Pellet Hops	20 Min From End

Yeast

White Labs WLP833-German Bock Lager

I mashed in at 151F. I also made a 1.5 liter starter.