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A traditional oast at Frittenden, Kent. An oast, oast house (or oasthouse) or hop kiln is a building designed for kilning (drying) hops as part of the brewing process. Oast houses can be found in most hop-growing (and former hop-growing) areas, and are often good examples of agricultural vernacular architecture.
Hops are usually dried in an oast house before they are used in the brewing process. [49] Undried or "wet" hops are sometimes (since c. 1990) used. [50] [51]
Hops may look like buds, but they are actually small flowers that grow vertically on bines. A perennial plant, they thrive between the 50th and 40th parallels, but can grow as low as the 30th ...
The farm remained in the ownership of the Drapers' Company for over 300 years and became a major producer of hops for the brewing industry, in particular supplying Whitbread. [2] During the late 19th century the farm was rented by Edward White, described as the "father of the hop industry" [3] and as a "legend" [4] in the industry. He expanded ...
In the 15th century, an unhopped beer would have been known as an ale, while the use of hops would make it a beer. Hopped beer was imported to England from the Netherlands as early as 1400 in Winchester, and hops were being planted in England by 1428. At the time, ale and beer brewing were carried out separately, no brewer being allowed to ...
Chinook Hops are one of several varieties of hops cultivated in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The United States of America is the world's largest producer of hops, the flowers of female Humulus lupulus plants. [1] The primary use of hops grown in the United States is in brewing. In 2019, the U.S. accounted for 40% of world hop ...
The inn has a nine-hole golf course, two tennis courts, day spa, restaurant and bar. [1] [4] The restaurant's executive chef is Marc Dym. The restaurant serves local seafood, including petrale sole from Fort Bragg. A signature dish ingredient for sweeter dishes is the olallieberry, which is inspired by Ole Hervilla's Swedish heritage. [2]
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