Hops#Brewing

With a hopping hopping is used in the context of brewing, which takes place after the main fermentation.

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The hopping is applied, because the fermenting wort and the thereby formed especially alcohol extracts the hop flavors. With a hopping in the storage tank hardly bitter substances (alpha acids ) are obtained from the hops, as can the little extract at a storage temperature. The essential oils of hops, however, are well integrated into the wort ( in earlier stages of the brewing process, the wort is boiled - Essential oils evaporate to doing so). Accordingly, (not bitter varieties ) used for the hopping particularly aroma hop varieties. It usually natural hops ( cone hops ) is used in a sack (similar to a tea bag ) is to put food safe material. The hop residue settle to the bottom of the vessel and removed. The hopping gives the beer a fruity, distinctive flavor.

Previously, the beers were often hop stuffed to give them a longer shelf life in Germany. Today, this is rarely the case. The English beer style India Pale Ale is a typical representative of stuffed hop beers.