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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
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Bittering Hops |
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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): |
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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
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| Aroma or Finishing hops |
| The following hops are generally considered aroma hops although in recent years they have started to gain a following in the homebrew community for bittering as well: |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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