18B American Pale Ale

Dusty Zombies

Name: Dusty Zombies
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Yield: 22 litres
Cuisine: Beer
Ingredients: 4.7kg Gladfield Ale Malt; 1.9kg Gladfield Vienna Malt; 10g Citra (60min boil); 60g Citra (10min boil); 40g Citra (whirlpool); 40g Citra (dry hop); 20g Krush (10min boil); 40g Krush (whirlpool); 40g Krush (dry hop); LalBrew BRY-97 — 2 packets; half tsp Yeast nutrient; half tablet Whirlfloc

Brewed 2026-03-23 Batch · 22 L Owen Paterson

Grain bill

Gladfield Ale Malt	4.7 kg	71.2%
Gladfield Vienna Malt	1.9 kg	28.8%

Adjuncts

Yeast nutrient	half tsp @ 10 min
Whirlfloc	half tablet @ 10 min

Hop schedule

Hop	60 min	10 min	WP 75°C	DH#1
Citra	10g	60g	40g	40g
Krush	·	20g	40g	40g

Yeast

LalBrew BRY-97

2 packets

Water additions

Calcium Chloride	half tsp in mash
Magnesium Sulphate	three-quarter tsp in mash
Calcium Sulphate	1 tsp in mash
Lactic acid (88%)	5 drops in mash, 5 drops in sparge

Tasting notes

Variation of Matt's Dusty Zombies IV. Primary at 18°C, rest at 20°C, then cooled to 10°C with pressure rising to 12 psi (carbonation phase, not fermentation). Hop bag used — significant reduction in hop residue into fermenter.

About This Beer

Owen’s V2 of the Dusty Zombies series — close to Matt’s Dusty Zombies IV (Dec 2025) with the Citra + Krush hop pairing that restored the original Zombie Dust “undead” character, but with slightly less Krush and BRY-97 in place of Matt’s Pomona.

The Ale + Vienna grain bill traces back to Matt’s original Zombie Dust clone and carries unchanged through the series. Both Owen’s V1 (Oct 2023) and Owen’s V2 (this batch) mirror Matt’s iterations — V1 with the Superdelic + Nectaron hop departure, V2 with the Citra + Krush recovery.

The standout process note from this batch: a hop bag for the boil and whirlpool additions. The result was a significant reduction in hop material transferring into the fermenter — cleaner transfers, less trub, the same hop character. A technique worth repeating.

Primary fermentation at 18°C, rest at 20°C. Once attenuation hit target, vessel cooled to 10°C and pressure rose to 12 psi for CO₂ capture (carbonation phase, not fermentation temperature). Bottled 7 April 2026. OG 1.060, FG 1.013, ABV 6.25%.

Lineage

Zombie Dust (Feb 2023) — Matt’s original Three Floyds clone; 150 g Citra; the recipe that started the line
Matt’s V1 (Oct 2023) — first renamed iteration; Superdelic + Nectaron
Owen’s V1 (Oct 2023) — parallel V1 with Sequoia + Superdelic + Nectaron
Matt’s V2 (May 2024) — return to single-hop Citra
Matt’s V3 (Nov 2024) — continued all-Citra; Pomona introduced
Matt’s V4 (Dec 2025) — Citra + Krush; restores undead character
This brew — Owen’s V2 (Mar 2026) — mirrors Matt’s V4 with BRY-97