Isithombe: I-Hallertau Hop Harvest

Isithombe sivula ngengaphambili elicace ngokumangalisayo, lapho ama-hops e-Hallertau asanda kuvunwa ephumula enqwaba, umbala wawo oluhlaza ogqamile okhazimulayo ngaphansi kokufudumala kwelanga elishonayo. Ikhoni ngayinye iwumsebenzi wobuciko womklamo wemvelo, wendlalwe ngama-bract agqagqene awanika ukuthungwa kwephepha kodwa okuqina. Ukubukeka kwabo kokubili kuthambile futhi kukhulu, njengokungathi baphethe ngaphakathi kwabo amandla ayimfihlo. Amaqabunga axhunywe kumabhina asakazwa ngaphandle njengezandla ezivikelayo, eqedela ukwakheka okubungaza isitshalo ngendlela yaso emsulwa, ethintekayo kakhulu. Umuntu angacishe acabange ukunamathela okufiphele, okunenhlaka kwe-lupulin enamathela eminweni, ikhipha amakha amakhambi, ezimbali, nezinongo ezikhuluma ngokuqondile nezinzwa namasiko okuphisa esifundeni sase-Hallertau.

Kusukela kulo mbono oseduze, iso lidonselwa endaweni ephakathi, lapho ihhavini lepulani elomisa i-hop lime ngokuziqhenya emaphethelweni enkundla. Indlela eyakhiwe ngayo, iqinile kodwa inhle, ikhuluma ngamakhulu eminyaka ezolimo ezalolongwa zaba isiko. Imishayo yamapulangwe iqinile, insundu yazo efudumele ihluke ngokuhambisana nohlaza oluyizungezile. Uphahla oluthambekile luphakama njengomlindi phezu kwamasimu, ukwakheka kwalo kokubili okusebenzayo nokuwuphawu lwamagugu amasiko eliwamele. Lesi siko singaphezu kwesakhiwo; iyisixhumanisi ochungechungeni lwenguquko, lapho ama-hops asanda kukhiwa eqala uhambo lwawo olusuka esitshalweni luye kwelinye, amafutha awo kanye nezinsalela ezigcinelwe i-alchemy of fermentation. Ukuba khona kwawo ensimini kugcizelela ubudlelwano obuseduze phakathi kokulima nokwenza umsebenzi wezandla, phakathi kwesigqi sezwe kanye nobuciko bokwenza utshwala.

Ngalé kweziko, ubuhle bomfundisi bedolobhana laseJalimane lwembuleka ngemuva kwamagquma. Iqoqo lezindlu ezinemithi enguhhafu, izindonga zazo ezicakwe mhlophe nemishayo emnyama ekhazimula kancane ekukhanyeni okuyihora okusagolide, kuhlangana ndawonye njengokungathi ngenjongo yokunethezeka. Phezu kwawo kuphuma umcibisholo omncane wesonto, obheke ezulwini futhi ubambe ukukhanya kwelanga okukhazimulayo esiqongweni salo. Lesi sisekelo sisebenza njengehange elibonakalayo kanye nophawu lokuqhubeka, oluxhumanisa isigqi somsebenzi wezolimo nemijikelezo yempilo yasemakhaya. Amagquma azungezile agingqika kancane aye ebangeni, egcwele inkungu efudumele ehlanganisa isibhakabhaka nomhlaba endaweni yomkhathizwe engenamthungo, engaphelelwa isikhathi.

Imisebe esagolide yesihlungi sokushona kwelanga kukho konke ukwakheka, ihlanganisa izakhi ezihlukene—ama-hops, iziko, idolobhana—kube ithebula elilodwa elivumelanayo. Izithunzi ziba zinde ezindleleni phakathi kwama-trellises, zithambisa ijometri eqinile yemigqa ye-hop ibe into ecishe ifane nephupho. Ukukhanya akugcini nje ngokuthuthukisa ukwakheka okungokomzimba kwama-cones namaqabunga kodwa futhi kugcwalisa indawo ngenhlonipho ethule, njengokungathi umbukeli ufakaza ngaphezu kwesivuno; babona isiko elaqhutshwa amakhulu eminyaka. Kuyisiko lapho ukubukeka kwezwe kanye nokuziphilisa kuhlangana, lapho ukunensa komhlaba kungabi nje ukondla kodwa amasiko, ubuciko, kanye nobuntu.

Isimo sesithombe sisekelwe phansi futhi siyadlula. Isekelwe ebukhoneni obubonakalayo bama-hop—isisindo sawo, iphunga lawo, indima yawo ebalulekile kubhiya—futhi idlula zonke indlela lo msebenzi wezolimo owenziwa ngayo kumlando, izakhiwo, nomphakathi. Kuyisikhumbuzo sokuthi ama-hops e-Hallertau awazona nje izithako kodwa yizimpawu zamasiko, ezilolonga ukunambitheka kwama-lager nama-pilsner, ziwafaka ngebhalansi ethambile yezimbali namanothi e-herbal, futhi ziwagxilise kuphrofayela ye-flavour eseyefana neyokuphuzwa kahle kwe-German. Lokhu kungaphezu kwensimu ekushoneni kwelanga; kuwumfanekiso wokuzwana phakathi kwabantu nendawo, lapho isigaxa ngasinye esivunwayo sihambisana nengqikithi yesifunda, ubuciko, kanye nendlela yokuphila eye yakhuthazela ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.

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