A quick primer on Cascade hops

May 25th, 2008

From the Brewers’ Connection website, a quick primer on one of my favorite ingredients…

“Cascade hops were developed in the USDA breeding program in Oregon and released as a U.S. aroma variety in 1972. Derived from a cross between fuggles and the Russian hop Serebrianker. It is characterized by a dark green elongated cone which contains low amounts of alpha acids. The aroma is of medium strength and very distinct. A pleasant, flowery and spicy, citrus-like. Good for flavor and aroma, but an acceptable bittering hop. Can be used for most any Ales and Lagers. It’s Alpha Acid can be as low as 4% or as high as 7.5%. Malt is the soul of beer and yeast gives it life, but the kiss of the hop is the vitality of that life!”

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