Cascade was developed in the U.S.D.A. breeding program in Oregon and released as a U.S. aroma variety in 1972. It is characterized by a dark green elongated cone which contains low amounts of alpha acids.

Pure Hop Pellet Technical Data Sheet

Check out Elusive Brewing – Shadow of the Beast – BIPA which features Cascade pellets

KEY FLAVORS

• Blackberry
• Plum
• Lime
• Caramel

Characteristics

• Floral, with elements of citrus and notes of grapefruit

ANCESTRY

This variety was obtained by crossing an English Fuggle with a male plant– which originated from the Russian variety Serebrianka

Typical Analytical Range

CULTIVATION AREA United States

ALPHA-ACIDS* 4.5 – 7 %

BETA-ACIDS 4.8 – 7 %

TOTAL OIL 1.3 – 1.3 ml/100g

MYRCENE 45 – 60 %

CARYOPHYLLENE (% OF TOTAL OIL) 3 – 6 %

FARNESEN (% OF TOTAL OIL) 3 – 7 %

LINALOOL 0.3 – 0.6 %

GERANIOL (% OF TOTAL OIL) 0.2 – 0.4 %

*Alpha acids are determined by conductometric titration (EBC 7.4) in Europe, by spectrophotometry (ASBC Hops-6) in the USA. Oil composition is determined by gas chromatography (ASBC Hops-17, EBC 7.12).

BarthHaas® are the experts of hops for the best beer taste worldwide

BarthHaas® Pure Hop Pellets are the very best incarnation of each hop variety. The original hop substance is efficiently processed and enriched at extremely low temperatures creating a stable and durable product.

In 225 years, BarthHaas® has grown from its roots as a Franconian hop merchant to become an expert in flavour for the best beers all over the world. As massive as the changes have been, one factor has remained unchanged over the centuries: our love for hops!

A quality product:
the most important ingredient in brewing

BarthHaas wants to allow brewers like you to concentrate on what you do best – creating first-class beers. To achieve this aim, our approach to quality assurance is uniquely comprehensive. We work with our growers to ensure that the hops you use could not be of a higher quality. Find out more about how we guarantee optimum quality.

The highest standards for the best hops: we are satisfied with nothing less. Because hops are one of the most important ingredients in the brewing process. To meet this demand, BarthHaas has introduced a comprehensive quality management system (QMS) [RS1] based on the proven ISO 9001:2015 standard. Our QM system also includes a concept that guarantees optimum product safety on the basis of international HACCP guidelines. An important focus of this concept is the BarthHaas test guarantee [RS3], which is unique in the hop industry to date.