Lithuanian Autumn Ale
Brewed: 10/24/2020 Kegged: 10/31/2020
In the summer of 2020, I played around with a Lithuanian Farmhouse yeast that I got from Great Frontier brewing company.
I brewed Sveikas Lithuanian Farmhouse Ale and Lithuanian Lovin' Wheat and Lithuanian Strong Pale Ale.
The yeast is 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.
Mid-October, I still had some of the yeast in my fridge that I thought I should probably use.
I thought that an Autumn Ale would be something interesting to try with it. Basically, I went with the base recipe of Will-o-Wisp.
The temperatures were getting colder, so the fermentation temperature couldn't be as high. I thought the cooler fermentation temperature would be another cool thing to experiment with.
The yeast performed great at the lower temperature. It took a little longer to ferment, but it attenuated great. It actually had more of the lemon and pepper esters than I got at higher temperatures.
Young, the flavor was fairly close to Falling Leaves, which I had on tap at about the same time.
As both beers got a bit older, they diverged a bit. This beer actually became more malty with less of those lemon and pepper esters.
I loved drinking this autumn ale. If I have more Lithuanian Farmhouse yeast next Autumn, I'll want to brew this again.
For more about the Lithuanian Farmhouse, see Sheppy's Blog: Lithuanian Farmhouse
| Lithuanian Autumn Ale --- Batch 1 |
| Style | British Brown 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 | 1.051 SG | Estimated FG | 1.010 SG | ||||
| Recipe Bitterness | 25.5 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 5.3 % | ||||
| BU : GU | 0.503 | ||||||
| Recipe Color | 17.4 SRM |
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| Measured OG: | 1.051 | Measured FG: | 1.004 | ||||
| ADF: | 92 | Measured ABV: | 6.5 |
Ingredients
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 lbs | Golden Promise (Simpsons) (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 1 | 76.6 % | 0.70 gal |
| 2 lbs | Crystal, Medium (Simpsons) (55.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 | 17.0 % | 0.16 gal |
| 8.0 oz | Crystal Light - 45L (Crisp) (45.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 4.3 % | 0.04 gal |
| 2.0 oz | Midnight Wheat Malt (550.0 SRM) | Grain | 4 | 1.1 % | 0.01 gal |
| 2.0 oz | Pale Chocolate Malt (200.0 SRM) | Grain | 5 | 1.1 % | 0.01 gal |
| 0.500 oz | Magnum [12.80 %] - First Wort 60.0 min | Hop | 6 | 25.5 IBUs | - |
| 1.00 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) | Other | 7 | - | - |
| 1.00 Items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins) | Fining | 8 | - | - |
| 1.0 pkg | Lithuanian Farmhouse (SheppyBrew #) | Yeast | 9 | - | - |
Mash Profile
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
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| Mash In | Add 14.69 qt of water at 168.2 F | 156.0 F | 45 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(1.85gal, 4.12gal) of 168.0 F water
Mash grains as directed.
Boil as directed. Cool to as close to 90 degrees as possible.
Ferment as warm as possible.
Brewing Record
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| Pre-boil OG | (1.042 SG) | Pre-boil Vol | (8.23 gal) | |||
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