This collaboration beer was brewed on Sierra Nevada's 10 BBL pilot brewery in Chico, CA for the 2011 Craft Brewers Conference in San Francisco. This "steam" style hybrid beer was a nod to the rich brewing heritage at Anchor Brewing Co. though with a twist by darkening up this style with Midnight Wheat malt.

Ingredients

420 lbs - Pilsen Malt
50 lbs - Caramel Malt 40L
25 lbs - Bonlander® Munich Malt
32 lbs - Midnight Wheat Malt
1 lb - US Magnum Hops - Boil 90 minutes
1.5 lbs - Northern Brewer Hops - Boil 60 minutes
1.5 lbs - Northern Brewer Hops - Boil 15 minutes
2 lbs - Aurora 2# Experimental Hops - End boil
- California Laber Yeast - From Sierra yeast bank

Directions

Mash at 154ºF for 45 minutes
Sparge at 170º for 75 minutes, 90 minute collection time
Knock out at 52ºF
Ferment at 60ºF