Isithombe: Fresh Viking Hops Close-Up

Iphumule ngobumnene endaweni yokhuni, ama-Viking hops cones esithombeni abonakala ehlanganisa kokubili ubuhle bemvelo kanye nefa lesiko lasendulo lokuphuza utshwala. Ama-bract awo aluhlaza ngokuphaphathekile agqagqene ngezendlalelo eziqinile, zejiyomethri, isikali ngasinye sigoqeka kancane kancane emaceleni, abambe imfudumalo esagolide yokukhanya okuzungezile. Lokhu kukhanya akwembuli nje kuphela imithambo ecashile egijima ku-bract ngayinye kodwa futhi nokusikisela kwezindlala ezicwebezelayo ze-lupulin ngaphakathi, amachibi amancane enhlaka athwala amafutha ayigugu nama-asidi abalulekile ekuvuthweni. Amaqabunga ahlakazekile azungeze izigaxa asikisela ukubanjwa kwamuva nje, njengokungathi lawa mahops ayesanda kuqoqwa ethanjeni, abekwe lapha ukuze akhethwe ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokungena ku-cauldron noma iketela. Umbono oseduze udonsa iso kukho konke okuthambile, okugoqekayo nokugoqekayo, kuze kube yilapho umbukeli esekwazi cishe ukuzwa ukuthungwa kwephepha elithambile lama-bracts futhi ezwe insalela enamathela kancane ye-lupulin eminweni.

Ilungiselelo alikona nje ukuvuna—livusa ubuciko bokwenza utshwala ngokwalo. Lawa mahops awethulwa hhayi nje njengomkhiqizo wezolimo kodwa njengezithako ezingcwele, ezigxile ekubalulekeni kwamasiko. Kubenzi botshwala basendulo, ikakhulukazi labo ababehlala ezindaweni zamaViking, amahops ayengaphezu kwezikhuthazi ukunambitheka; babengababheki be-ale, beyigcina igcinwe ohambweni olude nobusika obushubile. Ukukhanya okusagolide okufudumele okwanelisa isithombe kubonakala kugcizelela le nhlonipho, kubeka ama-cones ekukhanyeni okuzizwa kungaphelelwa isikhathi, njengokungathi kuhlonipha indima yawo kokubili ukusinda nokugubha. Ingemuva elilufifi linikeza umuzwa wokusondelana, ukudweba kugxile ngokuphelele kumakhoni ngokwawo, kodwa futhi liphakamisa umhlaba omkhulu, ongabonwa—mhlawumbe ihholo lophisa utshwala lapho imiphongolo enqwabelene ezindongeni zamatshe, noma izinkambu ezinenkungu ngale kwalapho amabhibhi akhwela ama-trellis aphakeme ngaphansi kwelanga.

Amathoni asemhlabeni okhuni ngaphansi kwamakhoni engeza olunye ungqimba lokujula endaweni yesehlakalo, ukwakheka kwawo okumaholoholo kuhluke kahle nezikali ezibushelelezi, ezinezingqimba zamahops. Ndawonye, bakha ukuvumelana kobuhle, isikhumbuzo sokuthi ukwenza utshwala kuhlale kuwumhlangano wenzuzo enkulu yemvelo ngobuciko bomuntu. Amacones abonakala eshaya ngamandla, alinde ukushisa kwewort abilayo ukuthi akhiphe ama-alpha acid awo ababayo namafutha abalulekile anephunga elimnandi, aguqule isigaxa sokusanhlamvu sibe into ephilayo, ehlalayo. Ukwakheka okubukwayo, nokuthambile nokufudumala kwawo, cishe kuvumela isibukeli ukuba sicabange iphunga elimnandi lenyukela phezulu—izimbali, amakhambi, mhlawumbe ngokuthinta izinongo—elibamemela eduze, njengokungathi banengxenye esikweni lakudala lokuphisa.

Isimo singesokulindela kanye nenhlonipho ethule, njengokungathi lawa mahops ami embundwini woguquko. Imininingwane yabo nokuba mnandi kwabo kukhuthaza ukucabanga, okwenza kucace ukuthi ukupheka akuyona nje inqubo kodwa kuwubuciko, obukwazisa isineke, ikhono nokuhlonipha izithako. Ama-Viking hop athwetshulwe lapha angaphezulu nje kwesihloko esibukwayo—ayizimpawu zobuciko obukhuthazele emakhulwini eminyaka adlule, axhuma okwedlule namanje ngesenzo esilula, esijulile sokuguqula izipho zemvelo zibe i-ale.

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