Sveikas Lithuanian Farmhouse Ale
Brewed: 08/09/2020 Kegged: 08/12/2020
There is a local brewery close to SheppyBrew's Home Brewery called " Great Frontier Brewing Company". They make a beer called "Lithuanian Farmhouse Ale".
It is my favorite beer that this brewery makes. 
One day on facebook, I saw a post from the brewery:
"Brewing the Lithuanian Farmhouse Ale today. The 'magic' is in the special yeast, all the way from Lithuania. Our brewer is 100% Lithuanian too! There's no other brewery in the US making this beer! Come try one today!"
I engaged the brewer, asking about the yeast ... and he responded ...
"This one is from Inland Island here in Denver. They got it from a farmhouse in northern Lithuania. It’s not on their list, I had to special order it. Ferments at 85-90 degrees and done in 2-3 days. Let me know if you want to try it. I can meet you at the brewery this week and harvest some."
I thought this was an awesome idea. I met him at the brewery and got a quart of yeast from that batch of beer.
Which meant I had to brew something with it. Fun!
The Great Frontier beer reminded me of the color of my Falling Leaves Harvest Saison, and I decided to make my first beer with this yeast with basically the malt bill of that beer.
Pilsner. Dark Munich. Rye Malt.
See how it turns out and adjust from there.
| Sveikas Lithuanian Farmhouse --- Batch 1 |
| Style |
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Saison |
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Batch Size |
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6.00 gal |
| Type |
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All Grain |
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Boil Size |
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8.23 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency |
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70.00 |
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Boil Time |
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60 minutes | Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
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1.053 SG |
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Estimated FG |
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1.004 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
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26.8 IBUs (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
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6.5 % |
| BU : GU |
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0.506 |
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| Recipe Color |
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12.1 SRM |
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| Measured OG: |
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1.053 |
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Measured FG: |
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1.010 |
| ADF: |
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81 |
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Measured ABV: |
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5.7% | Ingredients
Ingredients
| Amt |
Name |
Type |
# |
%/IBU |
Volume |
| 9.79 gal |
Denver, Colorado |
Water |
1 |
- |
- |
| 10.00 g |
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash) |
Water Agent |
2 |
- |
- |
| 7 lbs |
Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
3 |
53.8 % |
0.55 gal |
| 4 lbs |
Munich Malt - 30L (30.0 SRM) |
Grain |
4 |
30.8 % |
0.31 gal |
| 2 lbs |
Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) |
Grain |
5 |
15.4 % |
0.16 gal |
| 1.000 oz |
Magnum [14.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min |
Hop |
6 |
26.8 IBUs |
- |
| 1.00 Items |
Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) |
Fining |
7 |
- |
- |
| 1.0 pkg |
Lithuanian Farmhouse (SheppyBrew #) |
Yeast |
8 |
- |
- |
Mash Profile
Mash Steps
| Name |
Description |
Step Temperature |
Step Time |
| Mash In |
Add 16.25 qt of water at 155.6 F |
145.0 F |
90 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(1.61gal, 4.12gal) of 168.0 F water
Recipe Notes Yeast harvested
from Great Frontier Brewing Company. Make starter to wake up the
yeast. From Denver water, 10g gypsum puts my water profile
at Ca=94,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=201,Cl=23,HCO3=104 Brew as directed. Chill wort
as close to 90 degrees as possible. Pitch yeast. Ferment hot until done (3
days?) Keg. Chill. Carbonate. Drink. Enjoy.
Brewing Record
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| Pre-boil OG |
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(1.044 SG) |
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Pre-boil Vol |
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(8.23 gal) |
| Actual Mash Efficiency |
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Pitch Temp |
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| Fermentation |
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