I get a cat urine smell when it's young. That fades after a little time. I've brewed this twice now and would say it gets much better with a little age. I bottle and after a month and a couple weeks in the fridge, I'm getting mango.
I just picked up some very fresh Zombie Dust about 10 days ago. I'm not sure how fresh it was the first time I had it, but this new batch didn't seem to have the same sweetness/malty balance as the first one I tried. I love it though. I would say my first batch was darn close to the real thing...
I finally made the 3+ hour trip to Three Floyd's today. Man was it worth it. The food was awesome. I had the Scotch Egg and 16 hour smoked Brisket. I came back with some ZD and Alpha King to compare my last batches to. They have been in the bottle for 2 weeks and aren't quite carbed up yet.
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Got mine bottled today, along with an Alpha King clone. 100 bottles capped + stripping labels off of another 30 or so, sure made for a long day. I think I'm about ready to start kegging after that.
This is my hydrometer sample. I'll be dry hopping tomorrow. I used pellet hops this go around and WLP002. Can't believe how clear it is now. I can already tell this is going to be much better than my 1st attempt (which was pretty awesome)!
Brewing my second batch of this on Tuesday, along with an Alpha King clone. It will probably be my last chance to brew until fall. Way too many projects to do : (