First, beer cannot be without hops

There are more than 200 types of hops, but according to the different hop tastes, hops can be simply divided into bitter hops and sweet hops , three kinds of hops with both bitter and sweet characteristics.

The United States has the highest yield of hops in the world, followed by Germany. my country’s Xinjiang also has a large area of ??hops planted.

The role of hops in beer not only improves the flavor of beer, but also extends the shelf life of beer.

There are basically no hops in the ingredient list of many beers now, but hop extract or hop products are definitely there. It is said that hop extract is an extract of hops and is even better than hops. But good beer and high-priced beer are basically hops. However, some cheap beers use hop extract or hop products, which is very revealing.

Second, what brand of beer is made of hops

Beer is now generally divided into two types based on different fermentations: bottom fermentation of industrial lager and top fermentation of craft beer ale. . Generally, craft beer is ale-fermented beer, and it basically uses hops. There are too many such brands!

The most famous internet celebrity beer in China is Death-Drawing Wusu beer, also known as Su, is made of hops, and Qingdao's Augute is also made of hops. Some domestic beer brands priced at more than 8 yuan are mostly made of hops.

Among the imported beers from abroad, beers generally produced in Germany and Belgium are mostly made of hops.

Third, in fact, just looking at the beer to see if it is made with hops does not necessarily mean it is a good beer

Good beer ingredients must include water, hops, malt and yeast. There are four main raw materials, but beer with added starch, rice, syrup, etc., even if it is made of hops, cannot be called good beer.

The malt concentration of good beer should be higher than 12°. Of course, the higher the malt concentration, the better the taste and thickness of the beer. Also, the malt concentration of beer is directly proportional to the alcohol content. If the malt concentration is too high and the alcohol content is too low, the beer cannot be called good beer! I think the general malt concentration is around 12° and the alcohol content is around 4.5. The beer should be mentioned in the past.

The soul of beer comes from hops and malt. If the beer lacks hops, it is basically industrial beer produced for large-scale production, and the taste may be bland.