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BKAG084 - Brain Eater Pale Ale All-Grain Kit
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Apr 2, 2023 | Posted By Mike DAult from Cincinnati, OH United States
I won Best of Show with this one last year. It is spot on my favorite, IPA,Zombie Dust and the judges agreed
Great beer worth adding to your rotation
Dec 30, 2020 | Posted By Tim from Columbus, IN United States
Even with a slight efficiency hiccup on my brewing system, this beer was a smash hit with ever person I know who enjoys beer. Brewing details are below, when compared to the original the clone body felt fuller and smoother. Plenty of hop aroma and taste, hints of malt, fruits and herbs for a great tasting beer. Slightly darker then what some people may expect from a pale ale however shouldn't be a worry for most people. Brewed using 1968 London ESB, fermented at 68F for 14 days and dry hop on day 9, F.G. 1.060, O.G. 1.016. Water profile "American Pale Ale" from Brewfather built from RO water. Irish moss for clarity.
Great hop flavor!
Oct 19, 2018 | Posted By Red Locks from Fishers, IN United States
I've brewed this one a few times now. It's a favorite of mine!
Best beer I've brewed
Aug 19, 2016 | Posted By Sean from MD United States
After searching in vain for Zombie Dust I figured I'd just try making it myself. I found this site and bought the all-grain kit. Let me tell you, forget about Zombie Dust; this Brain Eater is the best beer I've brewed and the best pale ale I've ever had. I let it age a month after bottling, and it was excellent. It's now been two months and the beer has mellowed and gotten even better! I'll definitely be making this beer again. Highly recommend to anyone who likes pale ales; you won't be disappointed!
Buy with Confidence
Nov 15, 2015 | Posted By Mr. Bill from OH United States
Purchased kit while passing through Indy. First time using Citra and G.F. and am very pleased. Great combination of malts and a boat-load of Citra. Never had a Zombie Dust so I can't compare. All I know is it kicked way too fast and it is definitely in my rotation. I used Wyeast PC-1217 West Coast Ale.
Great Kit and Recipe
Sep 9, 2015 | Posted By Craig from IN United States
GF has always taken care of me. This is a great kit and recipe. Citra bomb is right! I'm a hop head through and through, and this delivers. Brewing kits give us introductions to our own creations, and I have ideas with this one to build on my own taste. I mashed low to increase fermentability, used conan yeast to bring out the hop flavor, and added 1/2 pound corn sugar to continue drying out the beer. The melanoidin and carapils help with the mouth feel. In the future, I plan to eliminate the crystal and up the Munich, as well as swap some 2 row for Maris otter/pale ale/pearl at around 50%. I also want to diversify the hops. Maybe mosaic/columbus/?..Thank you GF for showing us how to brew what we like!
I need more!
Aug 17, 2015 | Posted By Jose Terrazas from IL United States
I originally brewed this to tap it for The Walking Dead season premiere... This batch will not make it to that date! I need to brew it again! Everything about this kit was perfect. The grains smelled great and my efficiency was high. The color really resembles the original beer. I used the Wyeast option and made a yeast starter. As I've been measuring gravity I've been tasting samples and am very impressed with the flavor. I look forward to doing a side by side test to see how close this recipe gets. Cheers!
Fantastic
Mar 9, 2015 | Posted By Mike from IN United States
I brewed this about a month and a half ago, and the results were phenomenal. I mashed a little higher, resulting in a slightly fuller, sweeter brew than Zombie Dust, which finishes bone dry. Both are Citra bombs, and I must say that I preferred the home brew version to the real deal. Will definitely be brewing this one again.
Brain Eater = Great Clone
Mar 3, 2015 | Posted By Bill Fisher from MI United States
The kit was great, I especially like that the hop additions are all pre measured. Not a huge deal but one less thing to deal with on brew day. The fermentation went well and I used a starter to kick things off. Numbers ended perfect and I took a taste before force carbonating. It was good, nice and solid with a great citrus smell. First taste after carbonation was disappointing. The beer did not really have much character and I was unimpressed. A friend of mine had made a run to Indiana and brought back some Zombie Dust that we were intending to use for a side by side tasting. We were both a little busy, so it was about two weeks after my initial taste. Well, two weeks was the perfect amount of time for this beer to condition. It didn't taste exactly like Zombie Dust, but very similar and we liked them both equally. I will be brewing Brain Eater again. It is an excellent kit.