Isithombe: Ukuphuza nge-Millennium Hops

Isithombe sithwebula isikhathi esibalulekile enqubweni yokuphisa, indawo lapho ubuciko, isayensi, nolwazi lwezinzwa kuhlangana khona ekungezeni ama-hops ku-wort abilayo. Ngaphambili, iketela lensimbi engagqwali liyabila phezu kwesishisi segesi, ligcwele amanzi agelezayo oketshezi olunhlaka. Umusi ukhuphuka ube yizicucu ezithambile, usonge emoyeni futhi uphethe iphunga elimnandi le-caramelized malt kanye ne-tang ebukhali, ekhipha inhlaka yamahops amasha. Ilengiswe ngaphezu kweketela, inqwaba yama-Millennium hop cones iwa ishona phansi phakathi nokunyakaza, ama-bracts awo aluhlaza agqamile aqandiswe inkungu esagolide. Ikhoni ngayinye ibonakala iminyene, yendlalwe ngokuqinile, futhi igcwele inhlaka, ikhepisi lemvelo lephunga nephunga elizovulwa ukushisa okushisa ngezansi.

Isandla somphisi wotshwala, esiqinile kodwa esinamabomu, sikhulula ama-hops ngokunemba okwenziwe, ukuhlanganisa ngakunye kukalwe futhi kwenziwe ngenhloso. Esinye isandla siqinisa inqubo, sibambe isipuni sokhuni esimi phezu kwendawo ebhibhayozayo, silungele ukunyakazisa ingxube futhi siqinisekise ukusatshalaliswa okufanayo. Le bhalansi yokulawula nokukhululwa ihlanganisa ubuciko bophisi: isandla esizinzile kanye nezithako zokuqondisa zemvelo eziqeqeshiwe ngoguquko. Amahops asakazeka ku-wort, ngokushesha aqala ukunikeza i-lupulin yawo—izindlala ezisagolide ezincane ngaphakathi eziphethe amafutha abalulekile nama-alpha acid abangela ukubaba, ukunambitheka, nephunga. Kuwo lo mzuzu kucatshangelwa ukuthi ungubani ubhiya, ubumnandi bemela buhlangana nokulunywa kwamahops emdansweni omdala onjengokuziphisa wona.

Izinhlobonhlobo ze-Millennium, ezikhethwe lapha, aziziswa nje kuphela ngenxa yamandla alo ahlabayo kodwa nangezingqimba zazo ezihlukene zokunambitheka. Njengoba izigaxa zishaya phezulu, umuntu angacishe ezwe ukuqhuma kukaphayini, inhlaka, nezithelo ezisawolintshi ezicashile ezikhuphuka ngesitimu. Ukwengezwa kwazo ngezikhathi ezihlukene kulo lonke ithumba kuqinisekisa ubunkimbinkimbi: amaconsi angaphambi kwesikhathi abolekisa aqinile, ababayo ahlanzekile, izengezo ezimaphakathi nendawo zifaka izingqimba zesinongo nenhlaka, kuyilapho imithamo yakamuva kanye ne-whirlpool igcina ama-aromatics athambile. Isikhathi sibalulekile, futhi ukuba khona komenzi wotshwala phezu kwebhodwe kubonisa ukungathi sína kwalesi sigaba, lapho imizuzwana nemizuzu kushintsha umlingisi wokugcina kabhiya.

Ngasemuva, amathangi okuvutshelwa acwebezelayo ayama, alinde ngesineke indima yawo kule nqubo. Izingxenye zabo zensimbi ezipholishiwe zibonisa ukukhanya okuthambile, okungokwemvelo okuchithekela endaweni yokuphuzela utshwala, okudala isimo ngesikhathi esisodwa sezimboni nezobuciko. Lamathange, namavalvu awo, amakhoyili awo, nokulungela buthule, ngokushesha azozalanisa i-hopped wort, ayiqondise ekuvubeleni abe ubhiya. Ukuba khona kwabo kukhumbuza isibukeli ukuthi ukwenza utshwala kuyizikhathi ezincane zomsebenzi wezandla kanye nezinhlelo ezinkulu ezithwala leyo mizamo ukuze iqedwe.

Isimo singesokuzinikela okugxilile, okugcizelelwa ukusebenzisana kokukhanya nokuthungwa. Imibala efudumele ye-steam wort iyahluka nokubenyezela okupholile kwensimbi engagqwali, kuyilapho ama-cone amasha, aluhlaza evala igebe phakathi kwezolimo ezingavuthiwe nobuciko obuphelile. Yonke into emayelana nendawo yesehlakalo idlulisela ikusasa—igedlela liphila ngamandla, ama-hop alenga emoyeni, umenzi wotshwala emi ngokuhlosile. Kuyisikhathi lapho amakhulu eminyaka yesiko ehlangana khona nokushesha kobuciko, lapho ukuguqulwa kwezithako ezilula zibe into eyinkimbinkimbi futhi ehlanganyelwe yenziwa kubonakale.

Ekugcineni, isithombe sihlanganisa okungaphezu nje kwesinyathelo sobuchwepheshe sokwenza utshwala. Ithwebula ingqikithi yokudalwa kukabhiya, ubuciko bokushaya isikhathi nokuthinta, kanye nokunotha kwezinzwa okuvela ezithakweni ezilula: amanzi, i-malt, imvubelo, nama-hops. Ngalesi sikhathi esiqandisiwe se-hops meeting wort, lonke uhambo lokuphisa luyancibilika—isikhumbuzo sokuthi ngemva kwayo yonke ipayinti kukhona isikhashana somusi, iphunga, nekhono.

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