Baja Light Mexican Lager | All-grain Recipe Kit | 5 Gallons

Baja Light Mexican Lager All-grain Recipe Kit for Mexican Lager Character

Baja Light Mexican Lager is a crisp, maize-accented lager inspired by the clean, highly drinkable lagers that became part of Mexican brewing through European lager influence and local adaptation. The style is light and refreshing, but the best examples still have gentle malt character, smooth corn sweetness, and a finish that stays snappy.

This all-grain kit is built for brewers who want a pale gold lager that works with tacos, beach weather, backyard pours, and cold draft service. Expect a clean fermentation profile, soft Vienna malt depth, restrained floral hops, and a finish dry enough to keep the next sip easy.

Beer Profile

• Style: Mexican Lager
• Batch Size: 5 gallons
• Original Gravity: 1.046
• Final Gravity: 1.009
• ABV: 4.8%
• IBU: 18
• SRM: 4
• Fermentation Range: 50–54°F primary; 60–64°F diacetyl rest; 34–38°F cold conditioning

Grain Milling

We automatically mill the grains included with SoCal Brewing Supply beer recipe kits so they are ready for brew day. If you want the grains left unmilled, please add that request in the shopping cart notes before checkout. We’ll do our best to support unmilled requests when packing your order.

Flavor and Brewing Character

Expect pale gold color, soft grain sweetness, a touch of toasted malt, gentle corn smoothness, low bitterness, and a clean finish. Serve it cold and carbonated, with or without lime, but the base beer should stand on its own.

Fermentation Requirements

• Primary fermentation: hold 50–54°F, targeting about 52°F when possible.
• Pitch healthy yeast into fully chilled wort; do not pitch into hot wort.
• Use gravity readings, not airlock activity alone, to confirm fermentation is complete.
• Package only after gravity is stable and the beer tastes clean for the style.
• When fermentation slows and gravity is roughly 4–6 points above final gravity, raise to 60–64°F for a 2–3 day diacetyl rest.
• After gravity is stable and the beer tastes clean, cold condition around 34–38°F for 2–4 weeks when possible.

Detailed Kit Contents

• American 2-Row Malt: 96 Ounces
• Vienna Malt: 16 Ounces
• Flaked Maize: 24 Ounces
• Carafoam® / Dextrin Malt: 4 Ounces
• Hallertau Mittelfrüh Hops: 1 Ounce
• Saaz Hops: 1 Ounce
• SafLager W-34/70 or Mexican lager yeast: 1 Sachet

Why Brewers Choose This Kit

This all-grain kit is for brewers who want more mash control and a fresher grain profile than the existing extract version. It is a strong warm-weather lager, party keg, and local pickup candidate.

Brewing Notes

• Default grain handling: included grain is milled by default and packed together unless a listing or order note says otherwise.
• Mash at 150°F for 60 minutes for a crisp, fermentable lager finish.
• Use yeast nutrient if brewing with a large corn percentage or older yeast.
• Use a 60–64°F diacetyl rest for 2–3 days near the end of fermentation, then lager cold if possible.

Download the Baja Light Mexican Lager all-grain brewing instructions PDF.

If you are bottle conditioning, Priming Sugar is sold separately. Use our Priming Sugar Calculator to calculate priming sugar from your actual packaged volume, beer temperature, and carbonation target.

If you are kegging, use our Keg Carbonation Calculator to match CO₂ pressure, serving temperature, and desired carbonation level before serving.

Brewing all-grain in a single vessel? A BIAB bag is a useful add-on for easier mash handling, grain removal, and cleanup.