15 Minute Cascade Pale Ale Question

[thegame310]

Hi all,

So I plan on doing a fairly easy brew this weekend. 15 minute all cascade pale ale.

6 pounds of Light DME
2 ounces of cascade at 15 minutes
1 ounce of cascade at flame out.
Ferment with US 05.

I did a quick inventory of my freezer this morning and I found 2.4 ounces whole cone cascade hops that I likely had for about a year...maybe longer.

I would like to get some use out of these things, but I wouldn't be able to pull off using them in this recipe right, considering their quite old?

Thoughts?

 

[lumpher]

You can use them since they were in the freezer, but you should figure in less potency (lower AA). Were they in a freezer bag, foodsaver bag, or just left in the rolled-up nitro bag? That will help determine the strength they should still have left. Do you know the AA on those?

 

[k1ngl1ves]

Just toss them in as a dry hop, as long as they haven't gone bad...

 

[thegame310]

They were in a freezer bag, and I'm unsure of the AA.

 

[balrog]

Take a cone and rub it vigorously between your hands and see if it gives off the Cascade aroma. If so, use it. With only a year in freezer it should still be fine, just less potent, but I've used a friend's backyard cascade, somewhat vac-sealed and in freezer, up to two years old. They still provide aroma and flavor, just not as potent as fresh cones.

 

[thegame310]

Thanks all!