18B American Pale Ale

Dusty Zombies Pale Ale II

Name: Dusty Zombies Pale Ale II
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Yield: 25 litres
Cuisine: Beer
Ingredients: 4.7kg Gladfield Ale Malt; 1.8kg Gladfield Vienna Malt; 20g Citra (60min boil); 30g Citra (30min boil); 40g Citra (10min boil); 25g Citra (whirlpool); 20g Citra (whirlpool); 165g Citra (dry hop); LalBrew Verdant IPA — 2 packets; 1g Whirlfloc; 2g Yeast nutrient

Brewed 2024-05-04 Batch · 25 L Matt Paterson

ABV6.5% OG1.059 FG1.012 IBU72

Grain bill

Gladfield Ale Malt	4.7 kg	72.3%
Gladfield Vienna Malt	1.8 kg	27.7%

Adjuncts

Whirlfloc	1 g @ 10 min
Yeast nutrient	2 g @ 10 min

Hop schedule

Hop	60 min	30 min	10 min	WP	DH#1
Citra	20g	30g	40g	20g	165g

Yeast

LalBrew Verdant IPA

2 packets

Water additions

Calcium Chloride	2.5 g
Magnesium Sulfate	8 g

Tasting notes

2024-05-17

Clean Citra expression and good carbonation after pressure settle at 3°C/15 psi.

Fermentation profile

RAPT Pill·1,275 readings over 13d 5h·OG and FG as measured·

Gravity

1.059OG

1.012FG

80%Attenuation

7d 23hTo terminal

Temperature

23.2°CPeak

15.7°CMean

2.5°CMin

20.7°CRange

Time—Gravity—Temp—

About This Beer

V2 of the Dusty Zombies series, and a return to Citra.

V1 had departed from Citra to Superdelic and Nectaron and lost the pleasantly undead character the original Zombie Dust had. This one swings back to single-hop Citra at every stage to recover that combination of fruity tropical aroma over a dank sweaty-socks undertone.

The Ale and Vienna grain bill carries forward unchanged, with Vienna running high for a pale ale. That is deliberate, keeping malt presence through to the finish without competing with the hop load.

Verdant IPA continues from V1, for the soft juicy mouthfeel it lends a hop-forward beer at this gravity.

The 80°C whirlpool hold before chill concentrates the late additions, and the dry hop goes in at stable gravity with a temperature rise to drive out diacetyl and carry the hops.

Fermentation

Verdant at 18°C in the FermZilla. High vigour drove overflow events on days 3 to 5, which is a lesson about headspace planning with this yeast under a large dry hop load.

Dry hop at stable gravity on day 6, temperature raised to 20 to 21°C for a cleanup rest. Pressure stepped up and held to around 27 psi, then staged cooling to 3°C before packaging.

Packaging and tasting

Bottled day 13. Tasted at bottling: clean Citra expression with good carbonation after the pressure settle.

Verdant adds a softer fruit quality than the West Coast strains, which suits a Citra-forward pale ale.

Lineage

Zombie Dust (Feb 2023): the original Three Floyds clone, 150 g Citra, the start of the line
Dusty Zombies V1 (Oct 2023): Citra out, Superdelic and Nectaron in, lost the undead character
Owen’s V1 (Oct 2023): the parallel V1 with the same hop departure
This brew, V2: return to single-hop Citra
V3 (Nov 2024): continued all-Citra, Pomona introduced
V4 (Dec 2025): Citra and Krush settle the pairing question
Owen’s V2 (Mar 2026): mirrors V4