South Coast Blonde Ale | Extract Recipe Kit | 5 Gallons
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South Coast Blonde Ale Extract Recipe Kit
South Coast Blonde Ale is a 5 gallon extract recipe kit for a clean, easy-drinking American blonde ale with soft malt, restrained bitterness, and a crisp ale finish.
The extract version keeps the brew day shorter while preserving the beer's clean blonde ale character. Golden Light LME provides the base, Crystal 15L is steeped for a light golden malt note, Willamette hops keep bitterness gentle, and Fermentis SafAle US-05 gives the beer a neutral ale fermentation profile when temperature is controlled.
This kit is a good fit for brewers who want a dependable light-colored beer without a full mash. It is approachable for newer brewers but still rewards careful sanitation, extract handling, fermentation control, and gentle packaging.
Beer Profile
- Style: American Blonde Ale
- Batch Size: 5 gallons
- Original Gravity: about 1.049
- Final Gravity: about 1.011
- ABV: about 5.0%
- IBU: 20
- SRM: 5
- Recommended Fermentation Temperature: 64-70°F
Detailed Kit Contents
- Briess Golden Light LME: two 3.3 lb cans
- Crystal 15L malt: 8 oz, crushed for steeping
- Willamette hops: 1 oz pack; use 0.82 oz at 60 minutes
- Fermentis SafAle US-05 American Ale Yeast: 1 sachet
Steeping Grain Handling
The included Crystal 15L is milled by default and intended for steeping. Hold it around 150-155°F for 20-30 minutes, then remove the grain before boiling. Add the malt extract off heat and stir until fully dissolved before returning the kettle to the burner.
Flavor and Brewing Character
Expect a pale gold beer with light malt, low caramel, mild Willamette hop character, and a clean finish. Because the beer is intentionally delicate, avoid scorching extract, hot fermentation, and oxygen pickup during packaging.
Brewing Notes
- Dissolve extract off heat: This reduces scorching and helps prevent syrup from sticking to the kettle bottom.
- Measure the hop addition: Use 0.82 oz Willamette from the 1 oz pack and save the small remainder.
- Control fermentation: Ferment US-05 around 64-70°F for a clean ale profile.
- Package carefully: Confirm stable gravity before packaging and avoid splashing during transfer.
- Serve fresh: Blonde ale is best when it tastes bright, clean, and fresh.
Helpful Bottling & Kegging Add-Ons
- Bottling this batch? Add powdered dextrose priming sugar so you are ready on packaging day.
- Use our Priming Sugar Calculator to calculate sugar by actual packaged volume, beer temperature, and carbonation target.
- Kegging instead? Use our Beer Carbonation Chart & Keg Serving Pressure Calculator to choose the right CO2 pressure for your serving temperature and carbonation level.
Download the South Coast Blonde Ale extract brewing instructions PDF.