Whole hops intended for use in beer brewing or elsewhere in the food industry
Evaluation of the appearance of hop cones is performed through visual and manual inspection.
Desired condition: free of foreign material, stems and leaves
Points to be awarded: 1−5
Whole hops intended for use in beer brewing or elsewhere in the food industry
Evaluation of the harvested hops through visual inspection is employed in order to determine whether a portion may be deemed undesirable . This is aided by gravimetric determination of impurities as well as leaf and stem content.
A criterion for the visual and manual inspection of whole hops is to evaluate the shape and development of the hop cone.
Points to be awarded: 1−15
Whole hops intended for use in beer brewing or elsewhere in the food industry
Evaluation of the appearance of hop cones is performed through visual and manual inspection.
Barley intended for the production of malt; therefore, the kernels are to be evaluated on the basis of the characteristics described below.
Visual assessment