American Pale Ale Three Floyds Zombie Dust Clone

[TallDan]

Mosaic!

 

[fendersrule]

Mosaic actually makes sense...

Since I got one carboy taken care of, it seems worthwhile to experiment.

 

[TallDan]

Mosaic actually makes sense...

Since I got one carboy taken care of, it seems worthwhile to experiment.

I’ve made this recipe with all mosaic in place of the citra. I liked it a little better than all citra. The combo should be great.

 

[fendersrule]

Got 2Oz of Citra in one, and 2Oz of Mosiac in the other for dry hop. Will be a fun experiment!

 

[coolkidirish]

Have brewed this multiple times, always a popular one with friends and family. I even had it as one of my wedding beers, it was fantastic. Thanks for the recipe.

 

[Boozler]

I brewed this 5 days ago and I am drinking it now. Fermented under pressure at 28 psi and was complete in 48 hours. Dry hopped for two days and kegged it today. It was already carbed from pressure fermentation. I tasted it after 48 of dry hop and determined there was no chance of it getting better, but rather only lose hop character with time. I have never had the original but it tastes identical to Bearded Iris’ Homestyle. This is a great beer.

 

[secretlevel]

I've gotten a few 6 packs of this recently and I don't think 3F are using as much Melanoidin or Crystal malt these days, the color is a light amber, rather than a deep amber: Zombie Dust - 3 Floyds Brewing Company | Photos - Untappd
I think west coast IPA overall is changing and moving away from the old malty profiles to a more subtle one.

Random pic from untappd with good light:

 

[Where's my beer?]

I finally got my gf to see Army of Darkness because it was on the tube at the taproom in Munster. That paired with several pints of ZD and a steady mix of dark metal records spinning made for a superb experience. I can't go back anytime soon so I'll just have to try making my own.

 

[b-boy]

I miss Dark Lord Day. Hope it comes back soon.

 

[VirginiaHops1]

Well, the good news is their distro looks like it's massively expanding and it'll be available in new states soon like Virginia, for people who want to actually compare their clone to the original. Too bad they had to shut down their brew pub.

 

[RePete]

Is the store at the brewery also closed? I have often stopped there in the past on trips to Chicago to pick up a case of ZD, but haven’t been by recently.

I have brewed this recipe many times. The most recent batch I used Saflager 34/70, since I had a yeast cake of it going. It’s ok, but think I will stick to an ale yeast for this one in the future. I have done other IPA’s using lager yeast that translated well, so thought I would try it.

 

[Beeru]

Brewing this for a third time. It's a very nice beer.
I wish that Citra hops wasn't so expensive here. I've been buying it by the pound and its still $5 per ounce here. I doubt there's any way to use a cheaper hop for bittering and still get a similar flavour though.

 

[RePete]

I have another batch in the fermenter. This time I used Chinook hops for all the hot side additions. It has a similar AA to Citra, but should be more piney? Will probably still use Citra for the dry hops. Also, have some Mangrove Jack M54 lager yeast going. Which is kinda fruity. I’m thinking this will be closer to the Safale 04 which I usually use for this. Just experimenting...

 

[RonnieBiggs]

Bumping this recipe thread, , just got the ingredients to brew it again. One of my all time favourites.

 

[Shenanigans]

Bumping this recipe thread, , just got the ingredients to brew it again. One of my all time favourites.

It's been on my list to rebrew for thew last few years, maybe I'll get to it this year sometime.
Which yeast are you going to use?

 

[RonnieBiggs]

It's been on my list to rebrew for thew last few years, maybe I'll get to it this year sometime.
Which yeast are you going to use?

I dont have access to liquid yeasts without having them shipped, so i stick with dry. I like the results with s04 so will be using that again