Keptinis
Term from the Brauwerkstatt brewing glossary, category “Beer styles”.
Explanation
Lithuanian farmhouse beer in which the mash is baked in clay pots in the bread oven. Some of the sugar caramelises, giving the beer a dark colour and aromas of bread crust and honey. The wort is often not boiled at all afterwards.
Test your knowledge
What is special about Lithuanian keptinis?
- It ferments in birch bark
- It is brewed with sea water
- The mash is baked in the oven
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Correct: The mash is baked in the oven. For keptinis the mash goes into the hot oven in clay pots. The beer turns dark and tastes of bread crust.