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  • Cascade Ale - the connoisseurs choice!

    I'm just getting ready to make my first batch of Cascade summer ale.

    The WAH recipe is simplicity itself, but I did notice that although there are few ingredients, it does use quite a lot of them. Hops in particular.

    Which got me into pricing it up per bottle as compared to my norm - Old Speckled Cock (mine often has a bit more fight in it ).

    My suspicions have been proved correct, old speckled comes in at £.25 per bottle whereas cascade comes in at a whopping £.36 per bottle.

    Good value - yes, a bit nerdy - yes. So what's the point I am making.

    Two reasons really..
    1. Although we are buying small retail packs of grain, it is still massively cheaper than buying a bottle of beer in the supermarket.

    2. All recipes are not equal and I think the hop loading is probably key to the cost of the brew.

    3. Wherry is roughly 45p per bottle and although quite nice, not a patch on an all grain brew.

    Happy days
    Last edited by Cellar_Rat; 20-03-2012, 08:31 AM. Reason: downgraded wherry from 'very' to 'quite'
    Gluten free, caffeine free, dairy free, fat free – you gotta love this red wine diet!
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