Gulf Coast Easy Ale Beer Kit - Extract

Description

Your Gulf Coast Easy Ale delivers a crisp, light-bodied ale that you can enjoy on any occasion. The Pilsen Dry Malt Extract forms the base while 2 Row and Carapils malts add subtle body and head retention to your beer. Cascade hops provide bitterness and Saaz hops contribute floral aroma, with the SafAle US-05 yeast ensuring a clean fermentation. Lemon peel and Paradise Seeds from the spice pack give your brew a hint of citrus and spice.

Your Gulf Coast Easy Ale kit never sits on a shelf. Your grains are crushed to order. Your ingredients are packed fresh and you don't pay for a flashy box. It's all about providing you with the freshest ingredients for you to make your best beer.

Beer Specifications

• ABV: 5.0% - 5.4%
• Original Gravity: 1.050 - 1.054
• Final Gravity: 1.009 - 1.011
• IBUs: 28
• SRM: 3

Ingredients

Malt Extracts

• 5 lbs. Pilsen Dry Malt Extract

Specialty Grains (combined into one bag)

• 1 lb. 2 Row Brewers Malt
• 8 oz. Carapils Malt

Hops (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 oz. Cascade Hops
• 1 oz. Saaz Hops

Yeast (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 Packet of Dry Yeast (SafAle US-05)

Also Included

• 5 oz. Priming Sugar
• Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo Packet
• Muslin Grain Bag
• 1 Spice Pack* (Combined in Spice Pack Bag)

Instructions

Hop Schedule

• 60 minutes: 1 oz. Cascade Hops (Bittering)
• 10 minutes: .5 oz. Saaz Hops (Aroma)
• 0 minutes: .5 oz. Saaz Hops (Aroma / Flameout)

1. Heat 2-3 gallons of water to 155°F.
2. Place grains in a grain bag and steep in the hot water for 30 minutes.
3. Remove the grain bag, sparge (rinse) with hot water into the wort, and discard.
4. Add the malt extract and stir until fully dissolved.
5. Bring the wort to a rolling boil.
6. Add the hops according to the hop schedule.
7. Boil for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. At 15 minutes add Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo Packet.
9. With 10 minutes remaining, add the contents of the spice pack into the boil.
10. Terminate boil and cool the wort to 70°F. An immersion chiller or ice bath work well for this.
11. Transfer the wort to a sanitized fermenter and top off with clean, filtered water to 5 gallons.
12. Pitch the yeast and seal the fermenter.
13. Ferment at 60-68°F for 10-14 days.
14. Transfer to a bottling bucket and stir in 5 oz. priming sugar. Mix until evenly distributed and bottle your beer.
15. Once bottled, allow 2 weeks for carbonation in a cool, dark room. Enjoy!