Lithuanian Strong Pale Ale
Brewed: 8/23/2020 Kegged: 8/27/2020
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 Lithuanian Lovin' Wheat.
The yeast is sort of amazing. It ferments hot and quick. I fermented high 80's / low 90's for a couple of days and kegged on day 4 or 5 after brew day.
Even at these high temperatures, the flavor is fairly clean, but it does impart some peppery and citrus fruit esters. It has really produced some nicely flavored beers.
I noted that I thought the citrus fruit of the yeast would compliment citrus hops. Earlier in 2020, I had brewed a homebrew version of Colorado Strong, which had lots of cascade and centennial hops in it.
I decided to try that recipe with this farmhouse yeast.
For more about Colorado Strong, see Sheppy's Blog: Colorado Strong
For more about the Lithuanian Farmhouse, see Sheppy's Blog: Lithuanian Farmhouse
| Lithuanian Strong Pale Ale --- Batch 1 |
| Style | American Pale Ale | Batch Size | 6.00 gal | |||
| Type | All Grain | Boil Size | 8.23 gal | |||
| Brewhouse Efficiency | 70.00 | Boil Time | 60 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity | 1.055 SG | Estimated FG | 1.009 SG | ||||
| Recipe Bitterness | 41.1 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 6.2 % | ||||
| BU : GU | 0.741 | ||||||
| Recipe Color | 4.5 SRM |
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| Measured OG: | 1.053 | Measured FG: | 1.006 | ||||
| ADF: | 88 | Measured ABV: | 6.2 |
Ingredients
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.00 g | Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash) | Water Agent | 1 | - | - |
| 11 lbs | Root Shoot Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 | 84.6 % | 0.86 gal |
| 1 lbs | Root Shoot Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 7.7 % | 0.08 gal |
| 1 lbs | Root Shoot White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) | Grain | 4 | 7.7 % | 0.08 gal |
| 0.500 oz | Columbus (Tomahawk) [18.00 %] - Boil 40.0 min | Hop | 5 | 24.8 IBUs | - |
| 1.00 Items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins) | Fining | 6 | - | - |
| 1.00 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins) | Other | 7 | - | - |
| 1.000 oz | Cascade [5.40 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 15.0 min, 194.4 F | Hop | 8 | 3.9 IBUs | - |
| 1.000 oz | Centennial [8.30 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 15.0 min, 194.4 F | Hop | 9 | 6.0 IBUs | - |
| 0.500 oz | Columbus (Tomahawk) [18.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 15.0 min, 194.4 F | Hop | 10 | 6.5 IBUs | - |
| 1.0 pkg | Lithuanian Farmhouse (SheppyBrew #) | Yeast | 11 | - | - |
| 1.000 oz | Cascade [5.40 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days | Hop | 12 | 0.0 IBUs | - |
| 1.000 oz | Centennial [8.30 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days | Hop | 13 | 0.0 IBUs | - |
Mash Profile
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mash In | Add 16.25 qt of water at 163.7 F | 152.0 F | 60 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(Drain mash tun , 5.73gal) of 168.0 F water
My homebrew version of Colorado Strong brewed with Lithuanian Farmhouse yeast.
https://www.lhbfoundation.org/coloradostrong/
Clone of the collaboration beer many of the Colorado breweries are making to help Colorado Strong Fund and will be allocated directly to provide assistance to healthcare, hospitality, service industry, and gig economy workers across the state.
Ingredients should be from Colorado suppliers where possible.
12g gypsum results in:
Ca=114,Mg=11,Na=21,SO4=259,Cl=23,HCO3=104
Make starter a day or two before.
Brew as directed. Cool to as close to 60 as possible. Ferment in 60's for a week. Add first half of dry hops. Let ferment another week at room temp.
Keg. Remainder of dry hops added to keg.
Drink
Enjoy
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