Hoto: Girman kai na Ringwood Hops

Hoton yana gabatar da cikakken hoto, kusan girmamawa na Girman Ringwood hop cones, wanda aka kawo rayuwa tare da matakin daki-daki wanda ke kan layi tsakanin nazarin ilimin botanical da bikin fasaha. A tsakiyar kayan aikin, fitattun mazugi guda biyu sun rataye a kan wani wuri mai laushi mai laushi na launin ruwan zinare, koren bracts ɗinsu yana matsowa da ƙarfi, sifofi masu daɗaɗɗen ma'auni akan wani sassaƙaƙƙen sassaka. Rubutun suna da haske sosai ta yadda kusan mutum zai iya jin ƙulle-ƙulle mai ɗan takarda na bracts, kowannensu yana da laushi kuma yana murzawa a gefuna. Dumi-dumi, hasken wutar lantarki yana wanke saman samansu, yana mamaye mazugi tare da haske mai haske-koren zinare yayin da yake fitar da inuwa mai dabara wanda ke nuna girman girman su uku.

Abin da ya bambanta wannan siffa, duk da haka, shine zane mai ban sha'awa na ainihin ciki - resins da lupulin mai ma'anar yanayin shayarwa. Daga tsakanin ɓangarorin, kauri, resin amber-zinariya yana fitowa, yana walƙiya kamar an kama shi a tsakiyar ɗigo. Wannan karin gishiri amma mai tushe a kimiyance yana canza kwatancin zuwa fiye da hoto na tsaye; ya zama lokaci mai ƙarfi, kwatanci na gani na yadda hops ke sakin halayensu na canzawa zuwa giya. Gudun da kansa yana ƙyalli tare da wadataccen haske, yana fitar da zuma ko narkakken amber, samansa yana ɗaukar haske ta hanyar da ke nuna ƙarfi da ƙarfi. Yana nuna girman girman girman Ringwood: ikonsa na ba da ƙwaƙƙwaran ɗaci da haɗaɗɗen kayan yaji na ƙasa, guduro, da ɗanɗano citrus ga brews da yake yi.

bangon baya, mai laushi da zurfin filin filin, ƙarin cones yana daɗe a cikin inuwa mai inuwa, yana ƙarfafa ma'anar yalwa ba tare da shagala daga wasan kwaikwayo na tsakiya na resin da rubutu ba. Rufewar bangon zinare ba wai kawai ke ware mazugi na gaba ba har ma yana haifar da ɗumi da zurfi, yana ƙara sautin guduro yayin da yake cike da ganyen halitta. Wannan jituwa ta launi tana ɗaga hops daga samfuran noma masu sauƙi zuwa abubuwan da ke kusa da tatsuniyoyi, waɗanda ake girmamawa saboda rawar da suke takawa a cikin alchemy na brewing.

Yanayin yanki ba shakka abin biki ne, amma kuma na fasaha sosai. Ta hanyar nuna kyawu na waje na mazugi da kuma boye taska na lupulin a ciki, hoton yana nuna duality a zuciyar noman hop. Waɗannan ba kawai tsire-tsire ba ne, amma tasoshin ƙarfin azanci, waɗanda tsararraki na manoma da masu sana'a suka ƙirƙira su waɗanda suka haɓaka sana'arsu don buɗe cikakkiyar ma'auni na ɗanɗano, ɗaci, da ƙamshi. Girman kai na Ringwood, musamman, ya shahara saboda mahimmancinsa na tarihi a cikin sana'ar Australiya, bayan da ya ayyana ɗanɗanon zamani tare da ƙaƙƙarfan halinsa. Wannan kwatancin ya ɗauki wannan gadon, yana gabatar da hop ba kawai a matsayin samfurin noma ba amma a matsayin alamar al'adar yin giya.

Daga ƙarshe, abun da ke ciki yana gayyatar mai kallo don jinkiri, don yin tunanin yanayin tatsuniya na shafa mazugi tsakanin yatsunsu, sakin resins masu ɗanɗano da fitar da raƙuman ruwa na pungent, yaji, ƙanshi mai daɗi. Yana isar da tsammanin waɗannan mai suna haɗuwa da hot wort, mahaɗansu masu canzawa suna ba da giya tare da rikitarwa. Ta wannan hanyar, zane-zanen ya zarce wakilci kawai, ya zama gada mai hankali tsakanin filin, kiln, da gilashi - waƙar gani ga fasaha, inganci, da kuma jurewa gado na Girman Ringwood hop.

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