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Location:

United States

What it does :

Cascade hops can be used for bittering, flavor, and aroma/finishing additions to your brew kettle. They are especially valuable for dry-hopping additions if desired. You can use Cascade hops to make the following beer styles: Amber Ale, American Ale, American Hefewizen, American Pale Ale, Barley Wine, Blonde Ale, Fruit Wheat Beer, Golden Ale, India Pale Ale, Pale Ale, Porter, Red Ale, Strong Ale, Strong Ale and Barleywine. Substitutes for Cascade hops include: Amarillo, Centennial, Columbus.

What it is:

The Cascade hop comes from a United States-bred seedling of the English Fuggles variety. It was released for commercial use in 1972. It is especially linked with American West Coast craft beer. Cascade hops have a pleasant but strong spicy, floral, citrus aroma and flavor. They provide a soft bitterness.

Vital Statistics

Dosage:

Here is some guidance for your homebrewing hop additions:

The specific hop amount needed for a 5 gallon (18.9 liter) batch will vary. The main factors that determine the quantity of hops that you need are the alpha acid content of your hops, the boiling time that you select, and the bitterness targets for your recipe.

Use our Hop Utilization, Hop Bill, and Hop Alpha Acid Loss Calculators to help you do the math to help determine how to best use Cascade hops in your next homebrew recipe.

Preparation:

In general, you prepare your hops for use in beermaking by:

Note that hops are available to brewers in a variety of forms (whole, plug, pellet).