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| Okay, this isn’t something you see every day. A group of Willamette Valley hop-growers are working on a hybrid plant containing both cannabis and humulus lupulus. Keep in mind that Washington state currently has recreational marijuana, and Oregon will have it as of next year. Keep further in mind that both hops and mary jane are members of the Cannabaceae family, so this may actually work:
Growers have been tinkering with hybridization in order to produce hops with lightly psychoactive properties as well as pleasant flavors and aromas. Gayle Goschie, one of the growers of the experimental plants, says they’ve had luck with a variety she calls Harlequin Cascade. “We picked a cannabis strain known for moderate THC levels and high CBDs to go with the classic Cascade hop. The flavor isn’t quite right, but it produces a really mellow sensation.” Goschie has been working with Oakshire brewer Matt Van Wyk to figure out how the strain works in beer. In order to convert the psychoactive propertie … |
Source: Beervana
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