18B American Pale Ale
Dusty Zombies III
Grain bill
| Gladfield Ale Malt | 4.7 kg | 71.2% |
| Gladfield Vienna Malt | 1.9 kg | 28.8% |
Adjuncts
| Yeast nutrient | 2 g @ 10 min |
| Whirlfloc | 1 g @ 10 min |
Hop schedule
| Hop | 60 min | 30 min | 10 min | WP | DH#1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citra | 20g | 30g | 40g | 20g | 165g |
Yeast
| LalBrew Pomona | 2 packets |
Water additions
| Calcium Chloride | 2 g |
| Magnesium Sulfate | 8 g |
Tasting notes
2024-11-23
Fermentation profile
Gravity
Temperature
About This Beer
V3 of the Dusty Zombies series — continued return to single-hop Citra. Matt’s all-Citra direction from V2 (May 2024) holds; the Ale + Vienna grain bill carries forward unchanged from the original Zombie Dust clone. The notable change this batch: first use of LalBrew Pomona in the Dusty Zombies series, in place of Verdant IPA.
Pomona is a Lallemand IPA-focused strain known for biotransformation of thiol precursors — the front-of-mind reason Matt picked it for this Citra-heavy build. The dry hop is added during active fermentation at the ~1.020 gravity trigger, which is one of two conditions Matt finds Pomona thrives at for thiol release (the other being large whirlpool additions held cold and long, e.g. 75 °C for 20–40 min).
Grain Bill
A two-malt grist: Gladfield Ale Malt (71.2%) for clean, fermentable base character and Gladfield Vienna (28.8%) for warmth and malt support. Simple and predictable — the grain bill is designed to get out of the hop’s way.
Hops
All Citra, 320 g total:
- Boil: 20 g at 60 min, 30 g at 30 min, 40 g at 10 min
- Whirlpool: 25 g at 10 min, 20 g at flameout
- Dry hop: 165 g at day 5 (~1.020)
Citra’s tropical fruit, grapefruit, and lime character comes through cleanly in a single-hop format.
Fermentation
LalBrew Pomona at 18°C, stepped to 20°C for the rest phase. Dry hop triggered at day 5 when gravity was around 1.020, with spunding valve closed after addition to capture CO₂. Pressure built to approximately 24 psi by day 11. Cooled to 3°C on day 12.
Packaging & Tasting
Mixed packaging on day 14, carbonated to 2.4 vol CO₂. Tasted at packaging: solid Citra profile and clean finish — another consistent result from this recipe.
Lineage
- Zombie Dust (Feb 2023) — Matt’s original Three Floyds clone; 150 g Citra; the recipe that started the line
- Dusty Zombies V1 (Oct 2023) — Citra out, Superdelic + Nectaron in; lost undead character
- Owen’s V1 (Oct 2023) — parallel V1
- Dusty Zombies II (May 2024) — return to single-hop Citra; Verdant yeast
- This brew — Dusty Zombies III (Nov 2024) — continued all-Citra; first Pomona in the series
- Dusty Zombies IV (Dec 2025) — Citra + Krush; Pomona retained
- Owen’s V2 (Mar 2026) — mirrors Matt’s V4