At Heritage Hill Organics we offer a selection of organically grown brewing hops and rhizomes for sale.

Rhizomes sold out - limited selection of potted rhizomes available for sale at the farm during the month of April, early May if you call ahead and pre-order.

WE ARE SOLD OUT OF FRESH LEAP HOPS FROM LAST FALL, BUT ARE CURRENTLY TAKING PRE-ORDERS FOR 2010 WHICH SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AROUND MID SEPTEMBER

This year we are exploring new packaging options, including nitrogen sealed, foil wrap for the home brewer and traditional burlap sacks or pressed bricks/bales for the craft brewing industry.

Cascade - Aug. 2009

This year we have doubled our plantings, adding more Hallterau, Cascade and Mount Hood. Small amounts of Nugget also available. 

The original plantings of Hallertau imported from Germany, seem to do quite well in the dry, sandy loam of Simcoe County.

For those interested in fresh leaf hops, they can be pre-ordered for the fall and shipped in vacuum sealed bags. This year we will be exploring the purchase of a pelletizer and will testing the AAU % levels at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food labs in Guelph.

Our hops do not receive any pesticides, herbicides nor non-organic fertilizer during their growth. They are grown on 15-20 foot trellises in the open sun, using the wider 3.5 feet per plant spacing, with 14 feet between rows to encourage air circulation and reduce the risk of powdery mildew.

All orders will be accompanied with a recipe and step-by-step instructions on how to brew premium quality beer using only malted barley, hops and water.

Keeping things in perspective

Bittering Hops

The following hops are generally considered bittering hops, but some aroma applications have been noted (note that the examples given may not enlighten the taster as much as the aroma hops in the previous section):

NUGGET
Grown: North America

Profile: heavy, spicy, herbal aroma;strong bittering hop
Typical use: strong bittering, some aroma uses
Example: Sierra Nevada Porter & Bigfoot Ale, Anderson Valley ESB
AA Range: 12 - 14%
Substitute: Chinook

CASCADE
Grown: North America

It is characterized by a dark green elongated cone which contains low amounts of alpha acids. The aroma is of medium strength and very distinct. A pleasant, flowery and spicy, citrus-like. Good for flavor and aroma, but an acceptable bittering hop. Can be used for most any Ales and Lagers. Most likely the most popular hop in North America

Profile: strong spicy, floral, citrus (especially grapefruit) aroma
Typical use: bittering, finishing, dry hopping for American style ales
Example: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Anchor Liberty Ale & Old Foghorn
AA Range: 4.5 - 8%
Substitute: Centennial

HALLERTAUER MITTELFRUEH
Grown: Germany

Profile: pleasant, spicy, noble, mild herbal aroma
Typical use: finishing for German style lagers
Example: Sam Adams Boston Lager, Sam Adams Boston Lightship
AA Range: 3 - 5%
Substitute: Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Mt. Hood, Liberty, Crystal, NZ Hallertau Aroma

MT. HOOD
Grown: North America

Profile: mild, clean aroma
Typical use: finishing for German style lagers
Example: Anderson Valley High Rollers Wheat Beer, Portland Ale
AA Range: 3.5 - 8%
Substitute: Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Liberty, Tettnang

WILLAMETTE
Grown: North America

Profile: mild, spicy, grassy, floral aroma
Typical use: finishing and dry hopping for American / British ales
Example: Sierra Nevada Porter, Ballard Bitter, Anderson Valley Boont Amber
AA Range: 4 - 7%
Substitute: Fuggles