Simonaitis

About

A Lithuanian farmhouse yeast from Joniškelis collected by Lars Marius Garshol. Represents the eastern Baltic farmhouse brewing tradition. Produces distinctive farmhouse character different from Norwegian strains.

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Traditional Norwegian Kveik strain. Produces tropical and citrus fruit esters. Fast, heat-tolerant fermentation.

Best For

Norwegian farmhouse ale, quick-turn ales, pseudo-lagers, hop-forward beers

Provenance

"Simonaitis gets the yeast from his neighbours. Apparently he doesn't always get from the same neighbours, so there may be more than one culture in the village. Where the neighbours have the yeast from is not known."

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