Ukuqothula nokuHlanganisa amaHops

AmaHops anika izakhi ezimbili ezihlukene kakhulu ubhiya. Banezela intukuthelo yokulinganisela ngaphandle kokuthi yikuphi ubhiya okungaba yiphunga elimnandi. Ngisho nezinyosi ezinobumnene kakhulu zithembele kulobu buhlungu obuzophuza. Ama-hoops nawo anikezela iphunga elimnandi, iphunga elimnandi nelinambitheka ebhiya. Kwabaningi abathandi bebhiya iphunga lezinselo liphunga likabhiya.

Lezi zici ezimbili zombili zivela ku-cone hop, imbali ye-hop hop plant.

Intukuthelo ivela ku-alpha acid. Amathanga okuhlosiwe okubabayo ubhiya angezwa ngesikhathi semathumba. Banezelwa kusenesikhathi ngakho ukushisa okuvela emanzini abilayo kunesikhathi sokuphumula noma isomerize i-asidi. Le-iso-alpha acid iyamunyu nakakhulu futhi, ngokungafani ne-acid acid, i-soluble. Ngakho-ke liyoncibilika ku-wort futhi lithathwa kulowo ubhiya wokugcina.

Amaphuphu okufutheka ebhiya alinganiswa nama-International Bittering Units (IBU). Enye ye-IBU ilingana ne-milligram eyodwa ye-iso-alpha acid ngetitha elilodwa likabhiya. Lokhu cishe kungenasisekelo ngakho-ke lapha kukhona ezinye izitayela ezijwayelekile zobhiya kanye nohlelo lwazo lwe-IBU: Ngokolweni - 10-12 i-American Pale Ale - 20-40 Pilsner - 30-40 IPA - 40 +

Izinhlanzi eziphazamisayo azifani nezephunga futhi akukho ukunambitheka ngaphandle kokufutheka. Amafutha avela kulesi sikhwama esikhiqiza ama-hops ahlukile aphekwa emaminithini ayishumi kuya kwezingamashumi amathathu kuye ngokuthi izinhlanzi ezihlukahlukene.

Ukubamba amafutha abalulekile wephunga elimnandi noma elivuthayo lokugcoba ama-hops abafakezelayo bawafaka ngasekupheleni kwamathumba noma ngisho nangemva kokupheka, umkhuba obizwa ngokuthi ukugoba okumile. Ukwengezwa kuleli phuzu lamaphuzu kunomthelela kumnandi wokugcina ubhiya, ukunambitheka ngisho nomlomo.

Enye ikhwalithi esemqoka yomlando wezinhlanzi yikhono labo lokulondoloza. Lapho izitshalo ziqale ukusetshenziselwa ubhiya, abashayeli begazi baqala ukuzwa ukuthi bavimbela amabhaktheriya amaningi aphethwe yomoya namanzi aphuza ubhiya bawo. Abakwa-brewers bamanje bayakwazi ukugcina izimo zokupaka kanye nokupakisha okuhlanzekile futhi baneziqandisini kanye nezinsika zokudla. Ngakho-ke, ikhwalithi 'yokuqiniswa kwezinyosi ebhiya ayibalulekile kakhulu kunabo abandulele.