After months of watering, and waiting, my cascade hops were ready to harvest on August 29. The total yield was about 3.5 lbs before any drying. I used most of them in a wet-hopped pale ale.
Green Harvest Pale Ale
Grains:
14# US 2-Row
2# Vienna
1# Crystal 40ºL
Mash at 155ºF
Hops:
All weights are for wet, freshly harvested hops.
10 oz First Wort Hop
2 oz 90 min
5 oz 60 min
5 oz 45 min
5 oz 30 min
5 oz 15 min
5 oz 5 min
5 oz 1 min
Aerate chilled wort onto the yeast cake from the last batch of IPA, and pitch in a vial of California V. Rack to secondary after 2 weeks, age 2 weeks, then keg and dry hop with 2 oz dried whole cascade. This is currently in the cellar, waiting for an open tap handle.
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