Isithombe: Ukwenza utshwala nge-Styrian Golding Hops

Isithombe sithwebula isigcawu esizizwa sicwile emlandweni, isiko, kanye nobuciko, njengokungathi singaba ingxenye enkulu yendlu yokuphisa utshwala yekhulu le-19 njengesikhungo sotshwala sesimanjemanje. Enkabeni yokwakheka kuneketela elikhulu lethusi, unqenqema lwalo olubanzi olubamba ukukhanya okusagolide kokukhanya kwelanga kumafasitela aseduze. Igedlela liyabila ngamandla, ubuso balo bunyakaza newort ebilayo, futhi kulo kuphuma umusi ongaguquki ogobekayo futhi uphendukele emoyeni ofudumele. Lesi sitimu sihambisana nengqikithi yokuphiswa—ukuxutshwa kobumnandi be-malt kanye nama-aromatics azokhishwa maduze ama-hops—okudala isimo esicishe sibe esibambekayo esisikisela ukuthi amakha anekhanda agcwalisa igumbi.

Kulo mkhumbi onyakazayo, isandla somshini wokuphisa utshwala sithela ileli egcwele izigaxa ezintsha ze-Styrian Golding hop, umbala wazo oluhlaza ogqamile ucishe ukhanye uma ubhekene nengemuva lethusi. Amacones adilika kahle, phakathi nekwindla, ama-bract awo anezingqimba abenyezela kancane ekukhanyeni, ame embundwini phakathi kwesithako esingavuthiwe noshintsho. Lesi yisikhathi esiqondile lapho isipho semvelo samahops siqala ukuveza amagugu aso afihliwe. Ngaphansi kokushisa kwe-wort ebilayo, izindlala ze-lupulin ezibekwe phakathi kwalezo zigaxa zizoncibilika, zikhiphe amafutha abalulekile nezinhlanganisela ezibabayo ezizololonga iphrofayili yokunambitheka kukabhiya. Isithombe asithwebuli nje isenzo, kodwa isikhashana se-alchemy—okusheshayo lapho ama-hops edela ingqikithi yawo ukuze abe yingxenye yento enkulu.

Bezungeza igedlela, abaphisi botshwala bama ngokucophelela, begqoke amaphinifa amhlophe qwa akhuluma ngokuhlanzeka nesiko. Ukuba khona kwazo kwenezela isimo somuntu endaweni, okugcizelela ukuthi ukuphisa, nakho konke ukuthembela kwakho ezithakweni namathuluzi, ekugcineni kuqondiswa abantu abakuqondayo ukuhlobana okubucayi kwesikhathi, izinga lokushisa, nezindlela. Isandla somphisi wotshwala sizungeza eduze kweketela, simisa inqubo, kuyilapho omunye ame kancane emuva, izingalo esonge, ebuka ngamandla acabangelayo. Indlela abami ngayo kanye nendlela abakhuluma ngayo iphakamisa ukugxilisa ingqondo kanye nenhlonipho ethule ngomsebenzi wezandla, beqaphela ukuthi isikhathi sokungezwa kwe-hop sibaluleke kakhulu njengezithako ngokwazo. Ngamahops e-Styrian Golding ikakhulukazi—ahlonishwa ngamanothi awo acolisisiwe ezinongo, amakhambi, nezimbali ezithambile—umphisi webhiya kumele ahoshe ubuqili kunokuba asebenzise amandla aluhlaza, aqinisekise ukuthi ubhiya wokugcina uphethe ubuhle nokulinganisela.

Ukukhanya ekamelweni kudlala indima ebalulekile ngokulinganayo ekulolongeni isimo. Imishayo esagolide igeleza ngamafasitela amade, ibambe isitimu esikhuphukayo futhi idale inkungu ezwakala kokubili ethereal futhi iphansi. Ithambisa amaphethelo ekamelo, igeze abaphisi botshwala neketela ngokukhazimula okukhumbula ukufudumala kwantambama, lapho umsebenzi wosuku usuya ngasemaphethelweni kodwa ubuciko buyaqhubeka. Ukuhlangana kwethusi, umusi, nokukhanya kwelanga kunikeza indawo yesehlakalo ikhwalithi yokupenda, njengokungathi ingaba impilo esekhona enyakaziswayo, umbukiso wemikhuba engapheli yokuphisa.

Okuvelayo yisithombe esizwakala emazingeni amaningi. Ngaphandle, kuwumfanekiso wesinyathelo sokuphisa: ama-hops engezwa ku-wort. Nokho ngaphakathi kwalokho, kuba ukuzindla ngesiko, ukubekezela, kanye nobudlelwano phakathi kwabantu nezithako. Ama-Styrian Golding hop, anobuhle bawo obungaphansi, awawona ama-frush-forward hop ama-IPA anamuhla. Kunalokho, zihlakaniphile, zidinga ukuphathwa ngokucophelela ukuze zivule amandla azo aphelele. Ukulalelisisa kwabaphisi botshwala, ukuhlala njalo kweketela lethusi, nokukhanya okusagolide okuthambile konke kugcizelela lo muzwa wokuzibamba nokulinganisela.

Isimo sengqondo esiphelele siwukuhlonipha—ku-hops, ngasenqubo, kanye nasesenzweni sokuziphekela. Imema umbukeli ukuba angahlali nje emininingwaneni ebonakalayo kodwa nasezinzwa ezicatshangelwayo: iphunga eliwumhlaba, lezimbali eliphuma eketelani, inhlaka enamathelayo yezigaxa njengoba ziphuka ewort, ukulindela iphayinti eliphelile elizohambisana nalo mlingisi walo mzuzu. Lesi isigcawu lapho imvelo, ubuciko, nobuciko buhlangana khona, kuthathwe ngesikhathi esisodwa, esishintshayo esichaza inhliziyo yokuphisa.

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