With the news that North Coast is closing, this recipe is even more important for me.
ETA: mental slip. It’s Lost Coast, not North Coast, that is closing.
For 6 gal.
1.070 OG. Should finish 1.012 or lower. 28 IBU
About 72% efficiency
11 lb. Rahr North Star pils
4 lb. Weyermann Vienna
1 lb. Dingemann Munich
.5 lb. Wheat malt
.5 lb. Sugar
2.5 oz. Tettnang 4.2% AA 60 minutes
WY3522 in 1 qt. SNS starter
Use a dry water profile
Mash in at 131. Immediately raise to 145 for 40 minutes. Raise to 158 for 40 min. Mashout at 168 for 20 min.
Ferment at 68F for 5 days. Raise to 72F til done. Crash to 35F before packaging.
There would be riots in the streets if Old Rasputin went away!
As it is, Lost Coast made some beers that I am sad will be no more: Downtown Brown, 8-Ball stout, Indica IPA…these beers were so good when the brewery was in its prime.