Cascade

All Hops

USA Both

grapefruitfloralspicycitruspine

Alpha

5% 9%

7.6%

Beta

4.8% 7.5%

Cohum.

30% 40%

Oils

0.7 mL 2.5 mL

Description

Cascade is a dual-purpose hop that can be used in all hop additions throughout the brewing process. Defined by its citrus, and often more specifically grapefruit flavor, this hop accounts for around 10% of the US's harvest of hops. Cascade also has a medium-intense floral and spice citrus qualities. When used as a bittering hop, it imparts moderate bitterness. It is most famous for being the finishing hop in Sierra Nevada's Pale Ale, widely considered the beer that launched the IPA and bitter beer craze.

Recipe Stats based on 23,116 recipes

Prevalence

15.5%

Usage by addition type (g/L · median with IQR range)

Bittering

0.28 g/L 1.37 g/L

0.69 g/L

Flavour

0.27 g/L 1.37 g/L

0.67 g/L

Aroma

0.3 g/L 1.37 g/L

0.69 g/L

Whirlpool

0.31 g/L 1.37 g/L

0.69 g/L

Dry Hop

0.4 g/L 1.5 g/L

0.8 g/L

Hop Addition Timing

Bittering (55 min) · 24% Flavour (22 min) · 19% Aroma (5 min) · 28% Whirlpool · 12% Dry Hop · 17%

% of total hop weight · avg boil time where applicable

Common Styles

33% American Pale Ale (4,331)
31% American Amber Ale (1,341)
29% Imperial IPA (442)
28% Blonde Ale (1,168)
27% American Brown Ale (431)
26% American IPA (4,966)
23% Double IPA (307)
19% English IPA (305)
19% Cream Ale (312)
18% American Wheat Beer (237)
18% American Porter (276)
17% American Stout (300)
11% Imperial Stout (249)
10% Specialty IPA: New England IPA (401)
10% American Light Lager (336)

% of [style] recipes using this hop · (recipe count in brackets)

Pairs Well With

22% Centennial 5,031 recipes
18% Citra 4,165 recipes
13% Chinook 2,979 recipes
12% Simcoe 2,690 recipes
11% Columbus 2,626 recipes
11% Amarillo 2,503 recipes
10% Magnum (GR) 2,306 recipes
4% Nugget 823 recipes
4% Amarillo Gold 821 recipes
3% Warrior 704 recipes

% of recipes using this hop that also use the paired hop