Zombie Dirt was the brew to kick off the month of July. (It was actually brewed in late June but was kegged recently.) This is a brew that friend and co-brewer Mark likes to make / drink. It features the Citra hop and reminds both Mark and me of Toppling Goliath’s Pseudo Sue – which we snatch up whenever we can find it. The problem is that we have told too many people about it and so now they too are looking for it in the stores which is making it harder for us to find.
Anyway, this is the 4th batch of this one and has been a crowd pleaser all along.
This brew session was hosted by Jeff, who took time out of watering his lawn to assist. He had the garage all set up – including table and cards for many rounds of Sheephead. We raided his mini beer fridge while playing and brewing and ridiculed him for not having any beer stickers on it. (I even gave Jeff some Fieldpointe Brewery stickers.) David showed up and we got him to play a few rounds of cards and enjoy a beer or two with us.
Batch #3 was made for Principal Paul’s farewell shin-dig. (Somehow Paul ended up paying for this beer and hosting his own farewell party. Go figure.) The beer was a hit and the 5 gallons disappeared that evening – much to the disappointment of the late comers. Oh well …
Batches #1 & 2 were brewed in Mark’s dungeon. The first being a try and see. The second had some adjustments made – equipment wise. Incorporating the Northern Brewer “Depth Charge” device as a dry hop container made a noticeable change. We’ve got this one down now.
Zombie Dirt is a Northern Brewer recipe that is a take off of 3 Floyd’s Zombie Dust. It is very close to the 3 Floyd’s number.
The recipe:
MASH INGREDIENTS
- -10.5 lbs Rahr 2-row
- -1.5 lbs Munich malt
- -0.5 lbs Carapils
- -0.5 lbs Medium Crystal
HOP ADDITIONS & TIMES
- -1 oz Citra (60 min)
- -1 oz Citra (30 min)
- -1 oz Citra (15 min)
- -1 oz Citra (Flameout)
- -3 oz Citra (Dry hops)
- -1 oz Citra (Keg)
YEAST
- Dry yeast Fermentis Safale S-04
