Mine ended up near 8%. Dangerously drinkable indeed. One too many and you're incoherent... Dare I say, the walking dead?
This good stuff. I'll be rebrewing again soon.
Wow 8% was that on purpose lol. I've thought about bumping this up into DIPA territory the grain bill is perfect for it. I've also thought as others have posted about using other fruity hops for this like Galaxy, FF 7C's, Amarillo or even Mosaic, the grain bill is perfect for the fruity hops I think, then bump up the mash temp to get a say 1.015 FG and there may be something there for a nice, fruity and potent Zombie DIPA. I'm surprised 3 Floyds doesnt have one out.
I have a recipe in brewtarget that i've been playing with going the other way, toward a session IPA, lowered gravity, lowered hops. I haven't brewed it yet, but it's labeled "Zombie Powder". I suppose a DIPA could be called "Zombie Sand", "Zombie Bits" or "Zombie Chunks"
I just undershot the OG but my FG really over attenuated and I ended up at 1.010 hence the 7.1% but I like my IPA's drier as I think it brings out the hops and I love the Citra punch in this beer so I'm cool with it, its feakin good.
Wow 8% was that on purpose lol. What yeast did you use? I've thought about bumping this up into DIPA territory the grain bill is perfect for it. I've also thought as others have posted about using other fruity hops for this like Galaxy, FF 7C's, Amarillo or even Mosaic, the grain bill is perfect for the fruity hops I think, then keep the original 1.018 FG and there may be something there for a nice, fruity and potent Zombie DIPA. I'm surprised 3 Floyds doesnt have one out.
I know I saw it in here but can't find it. Hope some can help quickly. The citra hops I bought are 14.5 vs the recipe which asks for 12.4.
How do I adjust for the higher percent?
Thanks!
Mine has been kegged for a couple of weeks and isn't clear, but I dry hopped in keg and don't filter. It taste great with lots of hop flavor and not too much bitterness. Never had the real thing so not sure how it compares, but I'll brew this again. View attachment 220249
Brewed 5gal of this and split it into 2 fermenters. One with Conan (left), the other with 1968 (right).
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Well I'm drinking the real thing side by side against the clone and I can tell you this recipe is SPOT ON.. My first reaction upon drinking the real on was "hmm I've had this before", I never have but I've been drinking the clone for about a month now. Mine finished a little lower in FG so its a touch drier and boozier but the hops are so punchy in the clone probably due to the freshness. Otherwise if you closed your eyes you'd never know the difference. The real ZD is lighter in color than mine and crystal clear so if your looking for an exact replica I'd prob lighten up the crystal a little but me I'm more about the smell and taste which I've said is spot on. Feel good knowing that if you can't get this beer that what your brewing will come out as close as the real thing atleast on the nose and on the palate.
What did yours finish at?
7.1%abv. OG 1.064 FG 1.010. The real one is 6.2% I think or somewhere around there.
Brewed a beefed up version of this today. OG looks like its about 1.087. Used a half pound of Citra pellets today, going to pitch onto a fresh cake of Giga Yeast Vermont IPA & dry hop with 4 oz of Citra leaf.
ill be interested to hear your results, but i have a hunch this might be a very malty beer.
if you hit 76% AA, that would yield a terminal gravity of 1.020.
did you modify the grain bill at such as add dextrose or reduce specialty malt percentages?
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