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Offline Iliff Ave

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interesting hop to pair with cascade
« on: May 10, 2016, 08:01:16 am »
Subject says it all. I am looking for something that will work well in a pale ale. I will say that I am looking for something more on the citrus side versus a lot of the newer super fruity hops. I seem to be going back to the old reliables; centennial, amarillo, etc.
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Re: interesting hop to pair with cascade
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2016, 08:08:10 am »
Aside from the obvious Centennial or Amarillo, Lemon Drop or Ahtanum would fit the bill and work nicely. I agree, the old standbys are still great!
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Re: interesting hop to pair with cascade
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2016, 08:14:36 am »
I like using cascade in continental styles (Belgian/English) paired with a continental aroma/flavor hop.

Belgian beers get cascade/Saaz

British beers get cascade/EKG

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Re: interesting hop to pair with cascade
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2016, 08:14:49 am »
I made a citra cascade pale ale and its my favorite pale ale ive made.  I used twice as many cascade hops as citra.

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Re: interesting hop to pair with cascade
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2016, 08:20:54 am »
Aside from the obvious Centennial or Amarillo, Lemon Drop or Ahtanum would fit the bill and work nicely. I agree, the old standbys are still great!

I do have a couple of oz of Ahtanum that I have yet to try. Equal amounts of cascade and ahtanum?
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Re: interesting hop to pair with cascade
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2016, 08:22:08 am »
I like using cascade in continental styles (Belgian/English) paired with a continental aroma/flavor hop.

Belgian beers get cascade/Saaz

British beers get cascade/EKG

My most recent pale ale is cascade/sterling. The verdict is still out on this one...
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Re: interesting hop to pair with cascade
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2016, 08:22:37 am »
Aside from the obvious Centennial or Amarillo, Lemon Drop or Ahtanum would fit the bill and work nicely. I agree, the old standbys are still great!

I do have a couple of oz of Ahtanum that I have yet to try. Equal amounts of cascade and ahtanum?


Yep, they're about the same intensity. You'll like it!
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Re: interesting hop to pair with cascade
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2016, 08:40:49 am »
I like using cascade in continental styles (Belgian/English) paired with a continental aroma/flavor hop.

Belgian beers get cascade/Saaz

British beers get cascade/EKG

My most recent pale ale is cascade/sterling. The verdict is still out on this one...

I used cascade and Styrian in my last Dubbel.

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Re: interesting hop to pair with cascade
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2016, 09:09:32 am »
Galaxy
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Re: interesting hop to pair with cascade
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2016, 09:12:12 am »
lemon drop.  the name says it all, stays away from the mango bomb that seems to be pretty easy to fall into.

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Re: interesting hop to pair with cascade
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2016, 10:53:22 am »
Nelson sauvin. Adds a bit of dankness as well.

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Re: interesting hop to pair with cascade
« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2016, 01:38:08 pm »
Columbus/Cascade is a wonderful pair (1/3 to 2/3, respectively). But I'm not sure if you're looking for "old standby" combination or looking to utilize some newer, non-juicy (thinking of Denny here) combinations, or if everything is fair game.

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Re: interesting hop to pair with cascade
« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2016, 01:41:37 pm »
Columbus/Cascade is a wonderful pair (1/3 to 2/3, respectively). But I'm not sure if you're looking for "old standby" combination or looking to utilize some newer, non-juicy (thinking of Denny here) combinations, or if everything is fair game.

Good feedback so far.

I am looking to avoid hops like El Dorado and even Mosaic to a certain extent. I like Mosaic when it is not the primary hop. Plus, everything hoppy that I come across lately seems to have Mosaic in it...
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interesting hop to pair with cascade
« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2016, 02:03:27 pm »
Willamette. It has some floral and citrus.
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Re: interesting hop to pair with cascade
« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2016, 08:08:38 pm »
Mandarina Bavaria. Had an IPA in Germany that was bitte red with Herkules, then Cascade and MB in the kettle later, dry hopped with MB, Cascade, and a little Simcoe.
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