Roots & Barks for Brewing
   Herbs and spices are plants which delight the senses.  For centuries barks, roots, herbs and spices have been used in brewing beer and wine making not to mention cooking.  Wine makers and brewers add herbs and spices to balance flavors. 
   We believe that our herbs and spices are essential to the creation of unique specialty beer, wine, vinegar, tea and other beverages.  It has never been easier to find all of the herbs you need in one convenient location.
Orange Peel
  • Sweet Orange Peel
  • Bitter Orange Peel

    • Seeds & Spices
  • Cardamom
  • Coriander
  • Seed of Paradise
  • Star Anise

    • Herbs & Flowers
  • Elderberries
  • Elderflowers
  • Heather Tips
  • Jupiner Berries
  • Mugwort
  • Rose Hips
  • Sweet Gale
  • Wintergreen Leaves
  • Wormwood
  • Woodruff

    • Hops
  • Cascade
  • Cluster
  • Centennial
  • Columbus
  • Galena
  • Goldings
  • Glacier
  • Liberty
  • Mt. Hood
  • Perle
  • Saaz
  • Spalt
  • Sterling
  • Vanguard
  • Willamette
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    Roots & Barks
    CINNAMON STICKS 1 oz. $1.95 Cinnamomum cassia.
    Known principally as a flavoring for savory dishes in Asia and Africa and for its use in pastries and beverages, cinnamon has also found its way into recipes for spicy holiday ales and ciders, sodas, coffees and teas.
    BIRCH BARK 4 oz. $3.95 Betula alba.
    A tea made from Birch leaves may be used as an effective remedy against cystitis and infections of the urinary system as well as removing excess water from the body (edema) and dissolving kidney stones.  The cleansing properties have also been used against gout, rheumatism and mild arthritis.
    INDIAN SARSAPARILLA 2 oz. $3.45 Hemidesmus indicus.
    The herb takes its name from the Spanish "sarza" meaning a bramble, and "parilla", a vine.  It is a misconception that sarsaparilla is the primary flavor of the beverage bearing its name.  Refreshing sarsaparilla is made from a root beer type base to which has been added several roots and herbs.  The sarsaparilla herb was originally added to beverages to help improve mouthfeel and head retention, but mainly for its medicinal properties to cure mouth sores, rheumatism and dropsy.
    LICORICE ROOT 1 oz. $2.95 Glycyrrhiza glabra.
    Do not confuse the flavor of licorice with that of anise, which is not related and is quite different when tasted side by side.  Licorice has been used for everything from cough remedies to ulcer cures.  The root imparts a very characteristic flavor and is surprisingly sweet.  It contains glycyrrhizin, a substance 50 times sweeter than sugar, and is often added to chocolate to enhance sweetness.
     
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