Isithombe: I-Willamette ne-Craft Hops

Impilo esekhona ephambi kwethu ayithwebuli nje izinhlobonhlobo zama-hops kodwa isithombe esicacile sokuhlukahluka kwesitshalo, ukushintsha kwaso okucashile kumbala nesimo esilandisa indaba yokutshalwa, ukuvuthwa, kanye nenjongo ekugcineni kwezobuciko bokwenza utshwala. Isabalele endaweni yokhuni ekhanyiswe ngokufudumele, amakhoni e-hop ahlelwa ngokunakekela ngamabomu, iqoqo ngalinye libekwe ukuveza izimfanelo zalo ezihlukile, uhlamvu lwalo oluvezwa ngokuhlukahluka okubucayi kombala, ukuthungwa, kanye nokuma. Ukukhanya, okuthambile kodwa okunenjongo, kuwa kancane kusuka ohlangothini, kugoqa amakhoni ngokufudumala kwegolide futhi kugcizelele umehluko phakathi kohlaza olugqamile lwama-hop asanda kuzalwa kanye nama-tani asemhlabeni alawo asekhulile noma omisiwe. Izithunzi zinwebeka okhunini, zenza ukujula nobukhulu kuyilapho zinanela umsuka wemvelo walezi zithako ezibalulekile zokuphisa.

Ngaphambili, ama-hops e-Willamette ngokushesha adonsa iso ngezigaxa zawo ezigcwele umzimba, agcwele futhi ahlelekile, ama-papery bracts agqagqene njengephethini elukwe ngokucophelela. Umbala wazo usha futhi ugqamile, uluhlaza okotshani obonisa amandla kanye nesithembiso esimnandi. Lawa ma-cones aveza umuzwa wokucolisiswa kwakudala, ahlanganisa amanothi athambile ezimbali namakhambi okugujwa ngawo i-Willamette. Eceleni kwawo, amiswe eduze kodwa ahlukile, ahlezi ama-Cascade hop, amaconsi awo amade abamba ukukhanya ngokuhlukile, enze izithunzi ezifiphele phakathi kwemiphetho yawo. Ukuba khona okugqamile kwe-Cascade kulolu hlu kusikisela amathoni ayo acijile amawolintshi kanye ne-grapefruit, itshe legumbi lokwenziwa kotshwala baseMelika kanye nezinhlobonhlobo ezilolonge ulwanga lwabashisekeli abaningi.

Njengoba ijula ekwakhiweni kwayo, ama-hop angu-Centennial aziveza anebhalansi ecishe ibe yezakhiwo, ayizaci kakhulu noma iminyene kakhulu, umbala wawo uphakathi nendawo phakathi kohlaza olukhanyayo lobusha kanye namathoni obudala athobe kakhulu. Indima yabo njengokuthi "i-super Cascade" ifakwe buthule ngesimo sabo, iqinile futhi iqinile, ithembisa kokubili ukudlidliza okunephunga elimnandi kanye nokubaba okuhlukahlukene. Eduze, umlingiswa omangelengele we-Chinook hops uyazigomela. Izigaxa zazo ziminyene kancane, imiphetho yazo ichazwe ngokucacile, ikhipha amandla amnyama, ephayini ahluke ngokugqama kwewolintshi kozakwabo. Ndawonye, lezi zinhlobonhlobo zakha i-tapestry ecebile yomndeni we-hop, ngayinye iphethe ubunikazi bayo kodwa ihambisana ngaphakathi kokwakheka.

Ingemuva lesithombe liyathambisa libe ukufiphala okuthambile, okuqinisekisa ukuthi amakhoni angaphambili agcina ukuvelela kwawo kuyilapho ephakamisa ukuba khona kwamanye ngale kokugxilwa kwawo ngokushesha. Amanye alawa ma-hop abonisa ukuguquka okuphawulekayo kombala, ashintshela emibalabala ensundu esagolide ephawula ukuqhubeka kwemvelo komjikelezo wawo wokuphila. Ukwakheka kwawo kwephepha kugqame kakhulu, amafomu awo alula futhi aminyene kancane, nokho lokhu akubunciphisi ukuba khona kwawo. Kunalokho, igcizelela ubuqiniso bamahops njengesithako esiphilayo, ngaphansi kokuhamba kwesikhathi kanye nesandla esicophelelayo somshini wotshwala onqumayo ukuthi singasebenzisa kanjani kangcono isigaba ngasinye somlingiswa wabo.

Indawo yokhuni ngaphansi kwama-hops yengeza enye inselele yencazelo. Ukuthungwa kwayo, i-weathered and organic, ihambisana nezigaxa ezingenhla, iqinisa ukwakheka ngendlela yemvelo, yobuhle be-rustic. Ivusa ipulazi, inqolobane yokomisa, nendawo yokuphuzela utshwala, izindawo lapho amahops edlula ezandleni ezinekhono nezinqubo ngaphambi kokuba abe yingxenye yokuthile okukhulu. Ukuhlangana phakathi kokukhanya kwemvelo nokusanhlamvu kokhuni kuthuthukisa umqondo wobuciko, kukhumbuza umbukeli ukuthi ama-hops awazona izithako ezingabonakali kodwa amagugu abambekayo, atshaliwe.

Sekukonke, lesi sigcawu siba okungaphezu nje kwempilo esekhona nje—siwucwaningo ngokuhlukahluka, amasiko, nobuciko. Uhlobo ngalunye lwe-hop luletha indaba yalo, igalelo lalo enkingeni yokuphisa, kusukela ebuhleni bezimbali be-Willamette kuya ekuqhumeni kwe-citrus okugqamile kwe-Cascade, ukujula okuguquguqukayo kwe-Centennial, kanye ne-pine punch ye-Chinook. Ukukhanya, ukwakheka, kanye nendlela yokwenza kuhlangene ukugubha indima eyinkimbinkimbi yama-hop, hhayi nje njengesithako kodwa njengophawu lobuciko bomshini wokuphisa utshwala. Ngalolu hlelo olucophelelayo, isithombe sithwebula inhliziyo yalokho okushiwo ama-hops: ukuhlangana kwenala yemvelo ngobuhlakani bomuntu, ukunambitheka okunethezekayo namaphunga achaza umhlaba kabhiya oshintshashintsha njalo.

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