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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 ...
Hallertau hop cone. This is a list of varieties of hop (Humulus lupulus). As there are male and female plants, the flowers (cones) of the female plant are fertilized by the pollen of the male flowers with the result that the female flowers form seeds. These seeds are eaten by birds and hence spread over vast distances.
The choice of a hop variety used in beer brewing depends on the beer style. For instance, lager styles use hop varieties with a low alpha acid content (such as Saaz and Hallertauer) while IPA styles use hop varieties with a high alpha acid content (such as Cascade, Centennial and Chinook).
This week I seem to have had my fill of Sierra Nevada beers, first at a Steal the Pint Night at Fireworks, Arlington; and then at home comparing two special brews: Celebration Ale and Ovila Dubbel.
Hops are the flowers (also called seed cones or strobiles) of the hop plant Humulus lupulus, [1] a member of the Cannabaceae family of flowering plants. [2] They are used primarily as a bittering, flavouring, and stability agent in beer , to which, in addition to bitterness, they impart floral, fruity, or citrus flavours and aromas. [ 3 ]
Humulus lupulus, the common hop or hops, is a species of flowering plant in the hemp family, Cannabaceae. It is a perennial, herbaceous climbing plant which sends up new shoots in early spring and dies back to a cold-hardy rhizome in autumn. [2] It is dioecious (having separate male and female plants) and native to West Asia, Europe and North ...
Humulus, or hop, is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae.The hop is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Hops are the female flowers (seed cones, strobiles) of the hop species H. lupulus; as a main flavor and aroma ingredient in many beer styles, H. lupulus is widely cultivated for use by the brewing industry.
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