Hoto: Macro Shot na Sterling Hops

Hoton yana ɗaukar hops na Sterling a hanyar da ke jin kusan girmamawa, yana nuna kyawawan dabi'unsu da ɓoyayyun abubuwan da ke cikin kowane mazugi. A kallon farko, ana zana mai kallo zuwa tsakiyar furen hop, an yi wanka da taushi, hasken halitta mai tarwatsewa wanda ke ba da fifikon juzu'i, kowane sikelin mai kama da furanni yana murzawa waje tare da nutsuwa. Koren launin korensu yana ɗauke da mafi ƙarancin shawarar zinare, wani ɗanɗano mai ɗanɗano mai ɗanɗano wanda ke nuni ga mai mai da ƙwayar lupulin da ke ciki. Wannan ɗan ƙaramin launin zinari ba na gani bane kawai-yana nuna girma, shirye-shirye, da lokacin da mazugi ke riƙe mafi girman yuwuwar yin busawa. Hasken yana yin fiye da haskakawa; yana kula da mazugi, yana haifar da tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin haske da inuwa wanda ke ba da ƙwaƙƙwarar ƙira ga hop.

Zurfin filin yana ƙara haɓaka wannan tasirin, yana barin mazugi na farko ya fito cikin kaifi, daki-daki, yayin da hops ɗin da ke kewaye ya ɓace a hankali zuwa bango. Wannan zaɓi na gani yana madubin hangen nesa na masu shayarwa: lokacin zabar hops don ƙamshi ko ɗanɗano, ana jawo hankali ga mafi ƙanƙanta cikakkun bayanai - ƙarancin mazugi, lupulin foda a ciki, ƙarancin ɗanɗano wanda ke nuna babban abun cikin mai. Fahimtar bangon baya yana ƙarfafa ma'anar mayar da hankali da ɗabi'a, yana ƙarfafa mai kallo ya dakata ya yi la'akari da abin da aka saba gani kawai a lokacin girbi. Ba hoton shuka ba ne kawai amma hoton wani sinadari ne a tsakiyar al'adun noma.

Sterling hops, musamman, yana ɗauke da gadon gado wanda hoton da alama ya girmama. An san su da ƙayyadaddun ma'auni na ganye, na fure, da kayan yaji, galibi ana kwatanta su a matsayin gada tsakanin tsoffin hops masu daraja na Old World da haske, nau'ikan nau'ikan da aka fi dacewa da buƙatun Amurka na zamani. Ta wannan hanyar, cones da kansu suna nuna alamar ci gaba, al'ada, da gwaji gaba ɗaya. Kyawawan cikakkun bayanai na rubutu da ake gani akan bracts suna ba da shawarar ba kawai rauninsu na zahiri ba amma har ma da yanayin da suke kawowa. Lokacin da aka jefa shi a cikin tukunyar jirgi ko ƙara a ƙarshen aikin noma, Sterling hops yana ba da rancen dalla-dalla: raɗaɗin ƙasa wanda aka haɗa tare da gefen citrus, alamun zaƙi na fure daidai da kayan yaji. Hoton yana ɗaukar wannan duality, mazugi na waje mai karewa yana ɓoye ciki cike da mai wanda, cikin lokaci, zai canza wort zuwa giya.

Abun da ke ciki yana jin tunani, har ma da tunani. Ta hanyar sanya mazugi a tsakiya da kuma cika firam ɗin tare da lissafin kwayoyin halittarsu, hoton yana isar da mahimmancin hops ba kawai samfuran noma ba amma a matsayin mahimman abubuwan canji. Maimaita ma'auninsu mai haɗe-haɗe yana haifar da ƙwanƙwasa da ke jin kusan kiɗan kiɗa, tsari na ƙirar halitta wanda ke nuna kyakkyawan tsari da masu sana'a ke aiwatarwa a kan sana'arsu. Ganyen hop ɗin da alama sun rataye ne a cikin ɗan lokaci na natsuwa, an kama su a tsakanin gonar da kettle, suna ɗauke da alƙawarin daɗin daɗi har yanzu ba a buɗe ba.

Hakanan akwai ingancin taɓawa ga hoton. Kyakkyawan ginshiƙai da kayan rubutu na bracts an kama su daidai wanda kusan kusan mutum zai iya jin ɗan ƙanƙarar su, yi tunanin ƙarancin mannewar lupulin akan yatsa bayan murkushe mazugi. Wannan gayyata ta azanci tana tunatar da mu cewa shayarwa ba aikin kimiyya ba ne kawai da al'ada ba amma har ma na taɓawa, wari, da haɗin kai kai tsaye tare da kayan abinci. Kowane mazugi a cikin firam ɗin yana wakiltar sa'o'i marasa ƙima na noma, yin taka tsantsan, ranakun hasken rana, da maraice masu sanyi waɗanda ke daidaita haɓakarsu.

Daga ƙarshe, wannan kusancin Sterling hops yana aiki fiye da nazarin ilimin botanical - bimbini ne akan yuwuwar. Yana jan hankali zuwa lokacin kafin canji, lokacin da cones har yanzu suna rataye, asirinsu ya kulle cikin ma'auni mai laushi. Da zarar an tsince su, a bushe, kuma a shayar da su, halayensu za su ci gaba da rayuwa cikin giya, suna ba da ɗaci da ƙamshi mai ƙamshi wanda ake ba wa Sterling hops daraja. Hoton, a cikin tsabtarsa da kusancinsa, yana tunatar da mu cewa a bayan kowane pint na giya yana da shiru, tsattsauran kyan gani na hop mazugi, wanda aka kama a nan cikin mafi kyawun siffarsa, yana jiran ya cika aikinsa a ɗaya daga cikin tsofaffin mutane kuma mafi ƙaunataccen sana'a.

Hoton yana da alaƙa da: Hops a Biya Brewing: Sterling