Hoto: Keyworth's Early Hops Lab

Wurin yana ɗaukar ɗan lokaci daskararre cikin lokaci, wani dakin gwaje-gwaje na masana'anta na ƙarni na 19 mai haske inda al'ada, gwaji, da ruhin binciken kimiyya suka haɗu. A tsakiyar abun da ke ciki yana zaune wani mai bincike shi kaɗai, farar rigar leb ɗinsa mai ƙwanƙwasa tana ba da bambanci mai ban sha'awa ga dumi, sautunan ƙasa na tebur na katako da kewaye. Kallonshi yayi sosai akan glas din golden wort da yake rik'e da sama, yana murzawa a hankali dan ganin hasken wata lantern mai dake kusa dashi. Ruwan da ke cikin yana haskaka amber, fitila mai haske a cikin ɗakin da ba a inuwar inuwa ba, gefunansa masu kumfa suna nuna alamun haifuwa waɗanda aka riga aka fara. Kalmominsa ɗaya ne na maida hankali da son sani, irin kamannin da aka ɗauka daga sa'o'i marasa adadi na gwaji, kuskure, da ganowa.

Ya bazu ko'ina cikin teburin katako da aka sawa a gabansa akwai kayan aiki da kayan aikin nasa, kowane dalla-dalla yana shaida yadda ilimin kimiyyar ya ƙware a shekarun da ya fara girma. Rubutun da aka rubuta da hannu sun tarwatse, haruffansu masu tawada suna yawo a cikin fatun tare da lura sosai da bayanan gwaji. Waɗannan bayanin kula, wataƙila, sun rubuta ma'auni na ɗaci da ƙamshi, daidai lokacin da ake ƙara hop, ko kuma kwatankwacin halayen girbi daban-daban. A gefen su, ƙananan gilashin beaker da carafes sun ƙunshi samfurori na hops, wasu sabo da kore, wasu sun shiga cikin ruwa a matsayin wani ɓangare na gwaje-gwajen da ke gudana. Buhun buhun da ke zube tare da ingantattun hop cones na magana da tushen noma na noma, ƙwanƙolin su na yin alƙawarin duka ɗaci da na fure.

Gidan dakin gwaje-gwajen da kansa yana da matukar wahala da yanayi, bangon bulonsa yana fitar da yanayin dawwama da juriya. Hasken fitilu mai kyalkyali yana jefa inuwa mai laushi, zinare a sararin samaniya, yana fitar da kyalkyalin tagulla na kayan aikin yau da kullun tare da haskaka gefuna na rubutun hannun mai binciken. An dakatar da shi daga rafters na sama, gungu na Keyworth's Early hops suna rawa a cikin daure a hankali, suna bushewa a hankali a cikin ɗumi, kasancewarsu na ƙamshi yana cike da iska da na ganye, bayanin kula. Ƙanshin ƙamshi na yisti, yana haɗuwa tare da kaifi na ciyawa na hops da ƙasƙanci na malt, yana haifar da yanayin ƙamshi mai haske kamar na gani.

Kasancewar kayan aikin tagulla da na’urar gani da ido da aka makale a kusurwar wurin ya nuna cewa wannan ba wai mai sana’a ba ne kawai amma kuma masanin kimiyya ne—wanda ke ƙoƙarin turawa bayan al’adar da aka gada zuwa fagen kirkire-kirkire. Ayyukansa ba kawai game da samar da giya ba ne har ma game da fahimtar ta a matakin farko, buɗe asirin fermentation da dandano wanda zai tsara ayyukan shayarwa shekaru masu zuwa. Keyworth's Early hops, iri-iri na majagaba a cikin wannan labari, suna wakiltar duka ci gaba tare da abubuwan da suka gabata da ci gaba zuwa sabbin damammaki, suna ba da kyawawan furanni na fure, na ganye, da kayan yaji waɗanda za su zama ƙashin bayan girke-girke har yanzu da za a rubuta.

Gabaɗayan abun da ke ciki yana haskaka ma'anar tunani shiru, duk da haka a ƙarƙashin wannan shuru yana da halin jira. Jujjuyawar gilashin mai zurfin tunani na mai binciken yana nuna ma'auni tsakanin fasaha da kimiyya, tsakanin fahimta da aunawa. Kowane m - ingancin hops, ma'adinai abun ciki na ruwa, zafin jiki na fermentation-na bukatar daidaito, duk da haka sakamakon ko da yaushe yana dauke da wani kashi na unpredictable, tunatarwa cewa Brewing ne kamar yadda art kamar yadda shi ne horo.

Daga qarshe, wannan hoton mai jan hankali ya ba da labarin ba kawai na wani mutum a cikin dakin gwaje-gwaje ba amma na zamanin da ake nomawa lokacin da bincike mai zurfi ya fara haɗuwa da al'adar ƙarni. Yana magana ne da jinkirin amma tsayayyen juyin halittar giya, daga rustic farmhouse ale zuwa ingantattun injina, kowanne an sanar da shi ta hanyar ƙwaƙƙwaran kimiyya. A cikin hasken fitilu mai dumi, kewaye da bayanin kula, beaker, da hops, mai binciken ya ƙunshi sabon ruhin da ya ci gaba da haɓakawa - sadaukar da kai ga ganowa, gyare-gyare, da kuma neman cikakkiyar pint.

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