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Ice Breaker (Greene King Clone)

Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29.83 liters
Post Boil Size: 25.78 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Steve
Rating:

4.50 (2 Reviews)

Calories: 197 calories (Per 0.5L)
Carbs: 17.7 g (Per 0.5L)

Created: Wednesday August 4th 2021

Pale Ale 23L

by Black Hops

OG: 1.045 FG: 1.009 ABV: 4.8% IBU: 34

Midtbrygg Påskeøl 2016

by Midtbrygg

OG: 1.047 FG: 1.008 ABV: 5.1% IBU: 43

22gal Wet Hop APA Sept 20 2024

by Lenny J

OG: 1.045 FG: 1.008 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 34

Original Gravity:

1.043

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

4.6%

IBU (tinseth):

38.1

SRM (morey):

6.0

Mash pH

5.4

Cost £

19.35

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3,400 g	Crisp Malting - Best Ale3400 g Best Ale	£ 1.11 / kg £ 3.77	37.5	3	77.4%
200 g	Crisp Malting - Amber200 g Amber	£ 2.00 / kg £ 0.40	33.1	27.5	4.6%
450 g	Crisp Malting - Dextrin Malt450 g Dextrin Malt	£ 1.97 / kg £ 0.89	36.8	1.8	10.3%
250 g	Crisp Malting - Torrefied Wheat250 g Torrefied Wheat	£ 1.33 / kg £ 0.33	36.8	3	5.7%
90 g	Crisp Malting - Crystal 60L90 g Crystal 60L	£ 2.11 / kg £ 0.19	33.1	60	2.1%
4,390 g / £ 5.58

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
20 g	Simcoe20 g Simcoe Hops	£ 0.07 / g £ 1.35	Pellet	12.8	Boil	60 min	29.05	14.6%
30 g	Citra (11 AA)30 g Citra (11 AA) Hops	£ 64.70 / kg £ 1.94	Pellet	12.8	Whirlpool at 75 °C	30 min	4.92	21.9%
25 g	Simcoe25 g Simcoe Hops	£ 0.07 / g £ 1.69	Pellet	12.8	Whirlpool at 75 °C	30 min	4.1	18.2%
35 g	Citra (11 AA)35 g Citra (11 AA) Hops	£ 64.70 / kg £ 2.26	Pellet	12.8	Dry Hop	4 days		25.5%
27 g	Simcoe27 g Simcoe Hops	£ 0.07 / g £ 1.82	Pellet	12.8	Dry Hop	4 days		19.7%
137 g / £ 9.07

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
72 g	Simcoe (Pellet) 72 g Simcoe (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.07 / g £ 4.86	33.15	52.5%
65 g	Citra (11 AA) (Pellet) 65 g Citra (11 AA) (Pellet) Hops	£ 64.70 / kg £ 4.21	4.92	47.4%
137 g / £ 9.07

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
12.3 L		Strike	74 °C	74 °C	--
	Mash	Infusion	67 °C	67 °C	60 min
	Mash Out	Infusion	67 °C	76 °C	10 min
24 L	Fly sparge @ 1L/S	Fly Sparge	77 °C	77 °C	30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.8 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 21 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
6 ml	CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
15 ml	CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4)	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
5 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Mangrove Jack - US West Coast Yeast M44

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	£ 2.35 / each £ 4.70
Attenuation (custom):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	15 - 23 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	18 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 201 B cells required

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Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 163.2 g Temp: 18 °C CO₂ Level: 2.4 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and hoppy

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
107.1	16.6	18	70.4	220.8	34.7
Tested 06/03/2023 and brewed 07/03/2023 Ca = 75 Kh = 144 ppm of CaCO3 Ph = 7.5 Water adjusted to 3.1 Sulphate to Chloride ratio
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Final Yield

	Cost £	Cost %
Fermentables	£
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	£
Hops	£
Yeast	£
Other	£
Cost Per Barrel	£ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	£ 0.00
Total Cost	£ 0.00

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Steveski997 • 12/17/2021 at 10:10pm

4 of 5

Hairy Dog Brewing • 12/23/2021 at 08:47pm

5 of 5

When I brewed this, my dry hopping went wrong and I accidentally dumped the hops in at start of fermentation (They were supposed to be suspended in a tray held up by magnets until fermentation was complete but the magnets let go!). However, this turned out to be a godsend. What a great beer, plenty of aroma and hop taste, even better than the beer I based my recipe on.

Hairy Dog Brewing • 02/26/2022 at 11:28am
This is my take on Greene King Ice Breaker Pale Ale. First attempt and it was very close, friends thought it was better than in the pub!
I bottle conditioned for three weeks which was a absoluet must.

Hairy Dog Brewing • 02/28/2022 at 01:24pm
This is my take on Greene King Ice Breaker Pale Ale. The first batch tasted awesome. Just bottled a second batch and canâ€™t wait to try it.

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