What is hops

Time：2023-08-03

Source: Inside the Company

hop is "snake hemp", also known as hubu, which is a perennial vine herbaceous plant of Humulus scandens in the hemp family. Hops are divided into female flowers and male flowers, female plants, and female flowers are commonly used in beer brewing.

The role of hops: is mainly to give beer a refreshing bitter taste and hop fragrance, promote the clarification of wort and beer, facilitate the foam of beer, and act as a beer preservative.

hop composition: hop resin (α β-acid), hop oil, polyphenol substance

hop classification:

according to stem color: purple stem hop, green stem hop, white stem hop

according to mature period: early ripening hop, middle ripening hop, late ripening hop

according to typical type: distribution of fragrant hops, bitter hops and double hops

in the world: 1/3 in Germany, 1/3 in the United States, 1/3 in other places

representative varieties: qingdao Dahua, Saaz, Haradao (Hallertauer traditional), Spalt, Haysbruck (Hersbrucker spaet), Kolding (Golding), Cascart (Cascade), Northern brewer, Galena, Nugget, Perle, Columbia (Columbia),

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