Herbs & Spices

• Imparts berry-like, fruity and floral notes, while adding a vibrant pink/red color
• Can be added during the last few minutes of the boil or during secondary fermentation

• The world's most familiar "mint scent"
• Peppermint contains an essential oil that is unique among mints for its quality and flavor

• Citrus auratifolia
• Often used to accent the flavors of foods and beverages
• Commonly found in Wheat and Belgian style beers
• Can give an intense citrus taste and aroma

• Can be used in Belgian wits as well as in some IPAs and Saisons
• Compliments beers hopped with a citrus character

• Citrus auratifolia
• Often used to accent the flavors of foods and beverages
• Commonly found in Wheat and Belgian style beers
• Can give an intense citrus taste and aroma

• Citrus limon
• Adds a lemon/citrus flavor and aroma
• Great for Summer ales and wheat beers

• Imparts a pleasant, spicy cola-like flavor in a beer
• Complimented by coriander, sweet or bitter orange peel, or vanilla
• Used in many Belgian specialty brews
• Cardamom has a very strong flavor and aroma, so a little goes a long way with this spice

This basil is widely considered the best dried basil available mostly due to the advanced dehydration process.  The flavor of basil combines best with tomatoes and garlic, which is the start of a great sauce. It also works well with cilantro, marjoram, oregano and most other green herbs. Basil is great in pasta, with any fish, in omelets and sausages. 

• Small, pointed chile that grows to be about 2 inches long and 1/2 inch wide
• Bright red in color, dried japones chiles are medium hot
• Add one chile per bottle during bottling stage
• Higher ABV beers will absorb the spice quicker

• Great for adding hints of lemons zest with minor citric qualities
• Can be added during the last few minutes of the boil or during secondary fermentation

• Spearmint is used for its aromatic oil
• Pungent, but mild aroma
• Spearmint is an ingredient in several mixed drinks, such as the mojito and mint julep
• Sweet tea, iced are flavored with spearmint and is a summer tradition in the Southern United States

• Chicorium intybus
• Commonly baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive, mainly in the Mediterranean region
• Used as a coffee additive in parts of Southeast Asia and America
• Craft brewers use roasted chicory to add flavor to their stouts and other styles brewed with coffee and roasted malts

• Aids digestion and to sweetens the breath when chewed
• Used in specialty Belgian and holiday style beers
• Has a flavor similar to licorice, yet is dramatically different when tasted side by side

• Known principally as a flavoring for savory dishes in Asia and Africa and for its use in pastries and beverages
• Can be added to spicy holiday ales and ciders, sodas, coffees and teas

• Chamomile got its name from a Greek word which means earth apple since the plant often has a distinguishable apple-like scent
• These sweet smelling flowers are safe to use in herbal teas
• A gentle but healing herb, perfect alone or blended with lavender for ultimate relaxation
• Add to a Belgian Wit or Saison brew

• Used in the Middle Ages to ward off evil possession
• A popular stuffing for roast goose
• Traditionally used in mugs of beer before the popularity of hops
• Europeans frequently stuffed pillows with mugwort (and hops) to bring good and vivid dreams

• These natural wonders are good for the outside as well as the inside
• Elderflowers infused in creams have been used to soften skin, smooth wrinkles, fade freckles and soothe sunburn
• Used on their own for making wine or can be added to elderberry wine to enhance flavor
• On their own, they produce a wine compared to a muscate
• Hot elderflower tea, like chamomile, can make a soothing nightcap and offers natural relief for the common cold

• Native to the British Isles
• The small dark colored elderberry makes an excellent "port" style wine
• Reputed to have been used to make one of the first black hair dyes in ancient Greece

• Principal flavoring in gin
• Used to flavor beer and other beverages
• Native Americans have utilized juniper for its healing powers and to relieve arthritis

• Native to West Africa
• During medieval times was used to flavor food
• Used as a pepper substitute
• Notes of citrus and an "earthy" pine aroma.

• Typically used as a flavoring for recipes such as gingerbread, cookies, crackers and cake, ginger ale and ginger beer
• Probably the most widely used herb for holiday beer
• 1 oz. package

• Coriander has been used for more than 3,000 years
• Chinese once believed the herb conferred immortality
• In the Middle Ages it was put into love potions as an aphrodisiac
• Now widely used in specialty and Belgian style beers
• Adds a lemony citrus flavor and usually pairs with orange peel

• Cousin to the Florida orange
• This sweet variety will not give your beer a metallic taste like the domestic version
• You get a flavor that is much like Grand Mariner or Cointreau when adding to your Belgian style ales and special holiday brews
• 1 lb. package

• Bitter Orange Peel lends an herbal, citrusy flavor and aroma to beers
• Traditionally used in Belgian wits, Grand Cru's, and Holiday ales
• Can be used in any beer that you think could use some citrus punch
• Key ingredient in Belgian style white beers
• 1 lb. package