American Pale Ale Three Floyds Zombie Dust Clone

[TrickyDick]

Thanks for the replies. I have one 1968 London esb with manufactures date of October 2nd and have not researched starters. I plan to brew next weekend maybe I can make the 60 mile trip there to grab another pack.

Use the yeastcalc.com website and plug in your recipe info for predicted OG and number of gallons. It will give you the info you need if you want to build a starter.

TD

 

[Danno81]

Thanks for the replies. I have one 1968 London esb with manufactures date of October 2nd and have not researched starters. I plan to brew next weekend maybe I can make the 60 mile trip there to grab another pack.

Make a starter I belie it's a 4-1 ration of water to DME There are plenty of videos on line and you don't need a stir plate just shake it up every couple of hours. It will make a difference. Also you can make a stir plate for very cheep for future starters I made mine for 15$

 

[TrickyDick]

Another idea.

Try safale S-04 dry yeast if you have concerns about under pitching with your liquid yeast. The dry yeasts are less sensitive to temperature fluctuations during SHIPPING and handling than liquid yeasts, and when properly hydrated, have double the cell count as a vial/pouch.

TD

 

[Fordzilla]

Brewing this up for the second time this weekend. Love this beer!

 

[irishrover32]

just ordered my ingredients, been planning this a while but the LHBS had no citra was so happy to see it come in cant wait to try this. a little worried about the S-04 as i havent had much look with it but we'll see gonna really nail my mash temps on this one. wish me luck

 

[NathPowe]

It'll be tasty irishrover. I made it with S-04 and it came out great - I'd ferment it at around 63 or so to keep it clean. Enjoy the brew.

 

[mbobhat]

Getting ready to transfer to secondary after ~3 wks primary as I want to reuse the yeast for a dead guy ale. Then dry hop for a few days and keg. It tasted good after day 5, and that was the last day I tried it! It did seem to have more Mango zing than I remembered getting from the real thing though.

 

[joshb]

Brewed this all grain for the 3rd time yesterday. Used Wyeast 1450 this time. Ended up with 5.5 gallons in the primary at OG 1.060. I had 2012 citra leaf for this recipe. Hoping they were from a good batch!

 

[Sakashi]

I brewed the extract version of this recipe in just before Halloween, and bottled it last Tuesday. I have been drinking it for the last few days and I can say without a doubt that this is the best beer I have made to date.

I think I will be brewing this one again right after my current batch is bottled.

 

[irishrover32]

brewed a 4 gallon batch tonight, cant wait to try it, had a problem tho, just as i went to weigh out my grains i realised my carapils went walkies, not sure if it was actually delievered when i ordered but anyway i subsitiuted it for wheat, any idea how this may effect the final beer? is it that much of a big deal?

 

[grathan]

5oz? you probably wouldn't notice anything.

Brewed this tonight for first time as well.

 

[irishrover32]

i pitched my yeast about 4 hours ago and its already bubbling like crazy and thats with 3 gallons of head space, iv never had that before, glad i have that extra headspace now :cross:

 

[thomascirca]

Just poured my first pint.... best beer yet! I clogged the out post with all the hop sediment so I had to disassemble it and clean it first.

 

[irishrover32]

Just a quick question about fermentation, it says ferment for 7-10 days and dry hop for 10 days this is only 17-20 days in primary that seems pretty short I usually do 21 days atleast, why so short?

 

[dschoemaker]

Just a quick question about fermentation, it says ferment for 7-10 days and dry hop for 10 days this is only 17-20 days in primary that seems pretty short I usually do 21 days atleast, why so short?

In my experience the 17 to 20 days is plenty of time for a Pale Ale, generally quick to ferment and dry hopping does not take long either.

Dave

 

[irishrover32]

Cool I'm not gonna argue with the results people are getting, the quicker the better I say

 

[Flipadelphia]

Just mashed in @ 151-152. Upped the batch to 6 gallons to account for trub and my seemingly random boil rates.

Just wanted to update that I have this kegged and it's absolutely fantastic. I'm bringing the keg to a Christmas party tomorrow where it will get destroyed. Cheers to skeezer for developing this recipe. This beer will be a regular on tap. I just got a pound of Citra in today for my next batch.

 

[scrub0bk]

Looking forward to doing this as possibly my next brew. Does anyone know where to get 1lb of citra hop pellets? i can seem to find them in bulk and would prefer that since im using almost 9oz this batch and IPAs will be brewed regularly.

thanks

 

[Sippin37]

I believe they are currently out right now but they will be getting more in:
http://www.farmhousebrewingsupply.com/citra-1-lb-2013/

 

[brewtus_]

Looking forward to doing this as possibly my next brew. Does anyone know where to get 1lb of citra hop pellets? i can seem to find them in bulk and would prefer that since im using almost 9oz this batch and IPAs will be brewed regularly.

thanks

http://labelpeelers.com/hops-citra-hops-c-1_64_232.html?zenid=vj4iratso7qe7qt0p8hc6b3uo0

 

[MikeyLXT]

I have 1 oz of Summt remaining from my last brew day. Could I substitute the FWH addition of Citra to Summit without major changes in taste if i calculate our the correct IBUs?

 

[sj3324]

I have 1 oz of Summt remaining from my last brew day. Could I substitute the FWH addition of Citra to Summit without major changes in taste if i calculate our the correct IBUs?

I have done that before and it turned out fine.

 

[joshb]

Poured the 1st pint yesterday of my 3rd batch of this recipe. This one used whole leaf hops from 2012 and is so much more citrusy than the previous. You never know from hop source to hop source. I'm digging it though! Lots of mango flavors where before, just general citrusy tastes. I have another half pound of this hops source as well as a new delivery of 2013 Citra. It will be interesting to see the differences between the 2 hop sources in the next batches. I also used a pound less of 2 row pale and got a 6.3% abv. This one is kind of a zombie dust xmas special! I believe I will add that pound of pale back in though going forward.

So glad this thread is still rockin! I've yet to try a real Three Floyd's Zombie Dust and would gladly pay to have some shipped but never have even come close to getting that accomplished. Great recipe none the less!

 

[Adaman05]

Poured the 1st pint yesterday of my 3rd batch of this recipe. This one used whole leaf hops from 2012 and is so much more citrusy than the previous. You never know from hop source to hop source. I'm digging it though! Lots of mango flavors where before, just general citrusy tastes. I have another half pound of this hops source as well as a new delivery of 2013 Citra. It will be interesting to see the differences between the 2 hop sources in the next batches. I also used a pound less of 2 row pale and got a 6.3% abv. This one is kind of a zombie dust xmas special! I believe I will add that pound of pale back in though going forward.

So glad this thread is still rockin! I've yet to try a real Three Floyd's Zombie Dust and would gladly pay to have some shipped but never have even come close to getting that accomplished. Great recipe none the less!

Zombie Dust has changed and is believed to no longer be all Citra. In my opinion, this recipe tastes better than real Zombie Dust (as does Toppling Goliath pseudoSue).

 

[skeezerpleezer]

Zombie Dust has changed and is believed to no longer be all Citra. In my opinion, this recipe tastes better than real Zombie Dust (as does Toppling Goliath pseudoSue).

Yeah that's been discussed multiple times. While the initial bettering hop probably changed nothing contributing to flavor or aroma really has IMO.

Pseudo sue is good stuff

 

[finsfan]

Subd for my next IPA. I had poptarts version last night where he used MO instead of 2-row, probably the best HB IPA ive had. Hop aroma was intense and he said it was 5 months old! Cant wait to make this, thanks skeez

 

[arborman]

I am going for my second attempt on this next week, and I wanted to see if the wyeast 1968 is still the preferred strain to use? I will def make a fat starter for my 12 gallon batch. Also.... If using 1968, what temps are you guys mashing at and fermenting at?

Just got my 1lb. bag of Citra from Hops Direct last week from the latest crop! Stoked!!!

 

[baulz]

I would like to brew this, have never tried it but like the sound of it and have enjoyed other Three Floyds beer. I only have 5oz of Citra leaf left, after adjusting the recipe for a 5.5gal batch I would need 8oz. Any good ideas oh how to make this work? I have lots of Columbus, Bravo, Belma, Cascade, Pearle and Willamette. And some Centennial, Mosaic, Chinook, Falconers Flight and Northern Brewer.


I apologize if this has been asked before, I read 30 or so of the 81 pages of this thread and didn't see a good answer.

 

[Adaman05]

I would like to brew this, have never tried it but like the sound of it and have enjoyed other Three Floyds beer. I only have 5oz of Citra leaf left, after adjusting the recipe for a 5.5gal batch I would need 8oz. Any good ideas oh how to make this work? I have lots of Columbus, Bravo, Belma, Cascade, Pearle and Willamette. And some Centennial, Mosaic, Chinook, Falconers Flight and Northern Brewer.


I apologize if this has been asked before, I read 30 or so of the 81 pages of this thread and didn't see a good answer.

Mosaic will work great.

 

[baulz]

I think there is only 1oz of Mosaic left, but maybe a little more. Will changing the FWH to something else make a big difference or is that one to leave alone?