Glossary

The main bittering substance; a component of lupulin

A component of lupulin

Stem of a hop plant

Infestation of damson-hop aphid

Female hop flower from which the cones later develop

A fungal soil borne disease which attacks hops

One of the Alpha acids

Cordage and string made of coconut fibre

The part of the hop plant that is used in brewing

An insect pest

A fungal disease which attacks hops

The addition of a small quantity of hops to a full cask of beer

Applying powder fungicides or insecticides to growing hops.

Aromatic oils found in lupulin glands

Term applied to dried hops showing a marked tint of reddish brown due to over maturity, disease or decay

An extract of hops containing the useful brewing constituents

Kent name for a hop field

Compressed hop powder

West Midlands name for a hop field

Proportion of hops used in the brewing process

A sack, approx 6 feet long, in which dried hops are pressed and stored. Contains about 80 kilos.

Hop which is added to the copper or kettle in the early stages of the brewing process

Building for drying hops in a current of warm air (West Midlands name)

The hop’s resin glands at the base of the cone bracts

A building used for the drying and storing of hops (Kent name)

A plant that will shoot and grow again, year after year

Sack of loosely woven material capable of containing 8 – 10 bushels of green (undried) hops, awaiting drying

A fungal disease which attacks hops

Wooden shovel used for moving dried hops around the oast

Young hop plant propagated for transplanting to its permanent position in a hop garden

A lateral or side branch of a hop plant

Single hop plant

Central stem of hop plant

The process of winding or training hop stems around string

A fungal soil-borne disease which attacks hops

A pole system supporting wires and strings up which the hops climb

1 Zentner = 50 kilos, 20 Zentners = 1 Tonne