Hops
Hops are the flowers of the hop plant, which are in the humulus genus. Hops look like little cones, and are used to make beer. They give the beer a bitter flavor. They have been used to make beer for many centuries, and were used by the Romans in the Roman Empire. [1]
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| Common Hop plant (Humulus lupulus) | |
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| Genus: | Humulus |
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Humulus lupulus L. | |
Hops Media
Hop flower in a hop yard in the Hallertau, Germany
Cross-section drawing of a hop
Fully grown hops bines ready for harvest on the Yakama Indian Reservation
hops on a house
Early season hop growth in a hop yard in the Yakima River Valley of Washington with Mount Adams in the distance
A superstructure of overhead wires supports strings that in turn support bines
Hops harvest in the Kingdom of Bohemia (1898)
Hops harvest in Skåne, Sweden, in 1937
Puget Sound region, Washington, ca. 1893
Isomerization scheme of humulone
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References
- ↑ "A History of Hops". Archived from the original on 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2010-03-06.