Fresh Cascade Hop Cones

Naturally Grown from locally sourced rhizomes, this popular hop cultivar pretty much defines the Pale Ale style. Although hops are traditionally known to be Nitrogen-needy, and recommended to be fertilized at the start of each growing season, we've found that planting in raised beds alongside our outdoor mushroom varieties allows a sharing of resources, eliminating the need for added fertilizers.
 
In addition to their historical use in beer making, hops are currently on the rise as a soothing, calming and sleep-inducing herbal tea ingredient, either alone or combined with Mint,  Chamomile, Lemongrass and Reishi. For tea-making, ideally use hot, but not boiling water (80C) to prevent the evaporation of Cascade's aromatic oils during steeping. Many homebrewing hobbyists follow this same protocol when adding "late-addition" hops to their wort, or add a cooled tea during later fermentation for "dry-hopping" to pack the finished beer with delicate hop flavours, rather than simple bittering.