Isithombe: Indawo yokugcina i-Hop

Igumbi lokugcina elivezwe lapha lihlanganisa kokubili ukuhleleka nobungcweti, indawo eklanywe ngokucacile ngenhlonipho ejulile yesithako esibaluleke kakhulu sokuphisa: ama-hops. Lapho lingena, iso lidonswa ngokushesha kumasaka e-burlap apakishwe ngokucophelela, ngalinye libekwe phezu kwamapulangwe okhuni aqinile futhi abhalwe ngezinhlamvu ezimnyama ezimnyama ezinamagama ezinhlobonhlobo ze-hop. Amagama ajwayelekile afana ne-Cascade, i-Citra, i-Centennial, ne-Willamette ayagqama, amele ezinye zezimila eziyigugu kakhulu ezisetshenziswa abaphisi botshwala emhlabeni jikelele. Amasaka anqwabelene kahle emigqeni eduze kodonga lwesokunxele nangemuva, ukuthungwa kwawo okumahhadlahhadla kanye namathoni asemhlabeni ahambisana nokhuni lwemvelo namatshe achaza isakhiwo segumbi. Lezi zinqwaba zama-hops, ezilinde ngesineke endaweni yokugcina, zinikeza ukunambitheka okucebile namaphunga azokunikeza ngolunye usuku kumaqoqwana amaningi kabhiya.

Isikhala ngokwaso siyisibonelo sokulinganisela phakathi komsebenzi nomkhathi. Ukukhanya kwesibhakabhaka ophahleni lwamapulangwe kuvumela ukukhanya okuthambile, okusagolide ukuthi kuhlunge phansi, kukhanyise igumbi ngokukhazimula kwemvelo okuthuthukisa imibala efudumele ye-burlap namapulangwe. Ukukhanya kuwela kancane phansi naphakathi kwamayunithi eshelufu, kudala ukungafani okucashile kwethunzi nokucwebezela okunikeza igumbi ukuthula nenjongo. Eceleni kodonga olungakwesokudla, imigqa yezimbiza zengilazi ibamba amanani amancane, alinganiselwe ama-hops. Lezi zimbiza, ezigcwele izigaxa eziluhlaza, zicwebezela emisebe yelanga ehlungiwe, ngayinye iyisampula eligcinwe ngokucophelela lesivuno. Ukuhlelwa kucophelela, akuphakamisi nje ukusizakala kodwa futhi nomuzwa wenhlonipho, njengokungathi imbiza ngayinye iyisifuba esiyigugu se-botanical flavour elinde ukuvulwa.

Umoya ongaphakathi kwaleli gumbi ubonakala ucishe ubambeke, ucwebile futhi upholile, njengokungathi izinga lokushisa kanye nomswakama kulawulwa ngokucophelela ukuze kugcinwe amafutha e-hops antekenteke nezinhlanganisela ezinuka kamnandi. Iphunga elimnandi elinuka kamnandi lihlala emkhathini, iphunga likaphayini, amawolintshi, namanothi ezimbali kuhlangana ndawonye esithembisweni esithulile sikabhiya osazofika. Iwuhlobo lwephunga elikhumbula ngokushesha ubusha bamasimu e-hop, ama-cone anamathelayo akhiwa ngesikhathi sokuvuna, kanye nesiko lamakhulu eminyaka labaphisi botshwala abasebenzisa isimilo sabo ukuze benze ama-ales namalager ahlukile.

Ukuklanywa kwegumbi lokugcina izinto akuvezi nje ukwenza okuthile kodwa futhi nobuciko. Udonga lwamatshe ngemuva lusikisela isakhiwo esakhiwe ukuze sikhuthazele, kuyilapho amashalofu enziwe ngokhuni nemishayo kuvusa umuzwa wobuciko be-rustic. Ndawonye, bakha indawo ehlanganisa isiko lezwe lakudala kanye nesayensi yesimanje yokuphisa utshwala. Yonke into yegumbi, kusukela ekulebeni kwamasaka kuya ekunembeni kwamashelufu, ikhuluma ngokunakekela nokuhlonipha isithako. Ama-hops, phela, angaphezulu nje kwengxenye; bawumphefumulo wobhiya abangenakubalwa, abanikezeli nje kuphela umunyu ukulinganisa ubumnandi be-malt kodwa futhi nezingqimba ezinephunga elimnandi ezichaza isitayela nomlingiswa.

Ukuma kuleli gumbi, umuntu uzwa isisindo somlando wokwenza isiphuzo esihambisana nokulindela kokudalwa kwesikhathi esizayo. Kuyindawo yokugcina, yebo, kodwa futhi indawo yokulinda, lapho amandla ahlala ngokuthula ku-burlap nengilazi kuze kube yilapho ivuswa ngamathumba, i-fermenter, futhi ekugcineni, engilazini ephakanyisiwe ekugubheni. Leli gumbi liyikho kokubili indawo yokugcina impahla kanye nendawo engcwele, isikhumbuzo sokuthi ubhiya omkhulu awuqali nje kuphela ngekhono nokudala kodwa nokuphatha ngesineke izithako zawo, ezikhuliswe lapha ngaphansi kokukhanya kwegolide newashi elicophelelayo.

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