The flower of a perennial vine, and one of the four ingredients of beer. Hops are the universal spice of beer. Hops, like grapes used in wine, are varietal. Some varieties contribute mainly bitterness, while others are prized as Aroma Hops.
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The various fields in the hops editor are used for the following purposes:
- Name
- self-explanatory
- Origin
- country or region where grown
- Supplier
- manufacturer or grower
- Description
- comments on distinctive characteristics of the ingredient
- Substitutes
- Similar hops that can be used instead
- Type
- Bittering or aroma
- Form
- Whole, plug, or pellet
- Alpha
- Percent of Alpha acid
- Beta
- Percent of Beta acid
- Cohumulone
- Percent of cohumulone
- Humulene
- Percent of humulene
- Caryophyllene
- Percent of caryophyllene
- Farnesene
- Percent of farnesene
- Storage
- How well the hop will maintain alpha acid in storage This is an indicator of the stability of the hop variety. Freezing it, and keeping oxygen out of the package will prolong the alpha-acid lifetime (as opposed to warmer temperatures and an non-sealed package).
- Storage Factor
- Alpha acid storage quality on a scale of 1-100 (Fact check requested)
- Cost/Unit
- unit cost of the ingredient
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