Lithuanian Lovin' Summer Lovin' Wheat
Brewed: 8/15/2020 Kegged: 8/23/2020
Late summer of 2020, I had been playing around with a Lithuanian Farmhouse yeast that I got from Great Frontier brewing company.
I had already brewed Sveikas Lithuanian Farmhouse Ale and wanted to try some more.
I had also had my beer supply fairly severely depleted with graduation parties and out of town guests, and thought I needed to do a big batch to catch up.
So ... I decided to take one of my wife's favorite recipes, Summer Lovin' American Wheat and double it. Then, ferment half the batch on the standard US05 and half on the Lithuanian Farmhouse yeast.
For more about the Lithuanian Farmhouse yeast, see Sheppy's Blog: Lithuanian Farmhouse.
For more about the Summer Lovin' series of beers, see Sheppy's Blog: Summer Lovin.
| Lithuanian Lovin' Summer Lovin' Wheat --- Batch 1 |
| Style | American Wheat or Rye Beer | Batch Size | 11.00 gal | |||
| Type | All Grain | Boil Size | 12.87 gal | |||
| Brewhouse Efficiency | 70.00 | Boil Time | 30 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity | 1.045 SG | Estimated FG | 1.006 SG | ||||
| Recipe Bitterness | 21.5 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 5.1 % | ||||
| BU : GU | 0.481 | ||||||
| Recipe Color | 4.6 SRM |
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| Measured OG: | 1.045 | Measured FG: | 1.006 (LFY) 1.008 (US05) | ||||
| ADF: | 87 (LFY) 82 (US05) |
Measured ABV: | 5.1 (LFY) 4.9 (US05) |
Ingredients
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 lbs | Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 1 | 68.4 % | 1.02 gal |
| 5 lbs | Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 | 26.3 % | 0.39 gal |
| 1 lbs | Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 5.3 % | 0.08 gal |
| 1.000 oz | Magnum [14.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min | Hop | 4 | 15.4 IBUs | - |
| 1.00 tsp | Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) | Fining | 5 | - | - |
| 1.000 oz | Magnum [14.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min | Hop | 6 | 6.1 IBUs | - |
| 1.00 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins) | Other | 7 | - | - |
| 1.00 oz | Orange Zest (Boil 5.0 mins) | Flavor | 8 | - | - |
| 1.00 oz | Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 mins) | Spice | 9 | - | - |
| 2.0 pkg | Lithuanian Farmhouse (SheppyBrew #) | Yeast | 10 | - | - |
| 2.0 pkg | SafeAle American Ale (Fermentis #US-05) [25.00 ml] | Yeast | 11 | - | - |
Mash Profile
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mash In | Add 23.75 qt of water at 159.1 F | 148.0 F | 75 min |
Batch sparge with 3 steps
(0.63gal, 4.29gal, 4.29gal) of 168.0 F water
Double batch of Summer Lovin' Wheat. Half fermented with US05 and half with Lithuanian Farmhouse.
Boil wort adding hops and yeast nutrient as specified.
Cool to about 90 degrees and rack into Lithuanian Farmhouse fermentor. Pitch yeast.
Continue to cool to as close to 60 degrees as possible and rack to US05 fermentor.
Ferment Lithuanian Farmhouse as close to 90 degrees as possible for 3 days.
Ferment US05 under 65 for a couple of days, then let heat up to about 70. Total fermenation time 2 weeks.
Keg and force carbonate. Drink when ready
Brewing Record
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