What is Hops?

Many drinkers understand that when shaking the bottle, we often find the liquor bubbling, which is commonly known as "hops". Many people think that more hops are good wine, less is poor quality; the faster the hops disappear, the higher the degree of wine. Is this true? Judging the quality of liquor by hops is unreliable and uncertain, but it is still possible to distinguish the degree of liquor by hops. Xiao Bian will teach you a cold knowledge of how to judge the degree of liquor through hops-"flower-watching measurement", and distinguish the degree of liquor according to different hops. Simply put, due to different alcohol concentrations, the surface tension of the wine is different, so the size and retention time of the hops formed by shaking the wine bottle are also different. Therefore, hops can be used as a reference to identify the degree of liquor. 1. Daqinghua Hops are as big as soybeans, neat and consistent, clear and transparent, disappear very fast, and the alcohol content is 60 ~ 75%(v/v). 2. Xiaoqinghua Hops size such as mung bean, clear and transparent, disappear slower than the big clear flowers, alcohol content of about 50 ~ 60%(v/v). 3. Yunhua Hops, such as rice grains, overlap each other (can overlap two to three layers) for a long time, about 2 minutes, and the alcohol content is between 40 and 50%. 4. two flowers Also known as florets, shaped like cloud flowers, different sizes, large ones such as rice, small ones such as millet, the retention time is similar to that of cloud flowers, and the alcohol content is between 15 and 40%. 5. oil flower Hops, such as 1/4 of millet, are full of liquid surface, mostly oil droplets formed by fatty acids, and the alcohol content is obvious at 5%(v/v). Thus, to sum up: The bigger the hop, the faster it dissipates-the higher the alcohol The smaller the hop, the less it dissipates, the slower it dissipates-the lower the alcohol content Take Luzhou-flavor liquor as an example: 52-degree and 38-degree liquors are common on the market, and 52-degree liquors should present small clear flowers, the size of mung beans, and the dissipation speed is medium and high. On the other hand, 38 degrees should present two flowers, of different sizes, and the dissipation speed is slow. Of course, if you really want to judge the quality of wine, you have to rely on wine tasting and sensory identification. This little skill only allows everyone to have one more gadget when drinking, and to understand a deeper "wine meaning" through the wine bottle ". Next time you drink, don't forget to try it!

Many drinkers understand that when shaking the bottle, we often find the liquor bubbling, which is commonly known as "hops".

Many people think that more hops are good wine, less is poor quality; the faster the hops disappear, the higher the degree of wine. Is this true?

Judging the quality of liquor by hops is unreliable and uncertain, but it is still possible to distinguish the degree of liquor by hops. Xiao Bian will teach you a cold knowledge of how to judge the degree of liquor through hops-"flower-watching measurement", and distinguish the degree of liquor according to different hops.

Simply put, due to different alcohol concentrations, the surface tension of the wine is different, so the size and retention time of the hops formed by shaking the wine bottle are also different. Therefore, hops can be used as a reference to identify the degree of liquor.

 

1. Daqinghua

Hops are as big as soybeans, neat and consistent, clear and transparent, disappear very fast, and the alcohol content is 60 ~ 75%(v/v).

 

2. Xiaoqinghua

Hops size such as mung bean, clear and transparent, disappear slower than the big clear flowers, alcohol content of about 50 ~ 60%(v/v).

 

3. Yunhua

Hops, such as rice grains, overlap each other (can overlap two to three layers) for a long time, about 2 minutes, and the alcohol content is between 40 and 50%.

 

4. two flowers

Also known as florets, shaped like cloud flowers, different sizes, large ones such as rice, small ones such as millet, the retention time is similar to that of cloud flowers, and the alcohol content is between 15 and 40%.

 

5. oil flower

Hops, such as 1/4 of millet, are full of liquid surface, mostly oil droplets formed by fatty acids, and the alcohol content is obvious at 5%(v/v).

Thus, to sum up:

The bigger the hop, the faster it dissipates-the higher the alcohol

The smaller the hop, the less it dissipates, the slower it dissipates-the lower the alcohol content

Take Luzhou-flavor liquor as an example: 52-degree and 38-degree liquors are common on the market, and 52-degree liquors should present small clear flowers, the size of mung beans, and the dissipation speed is medium and high. On the other hand, 38 degrees should present two flowers, of different sizes, and the dissipation speed is slow.

Of course, if you really want to judge the quality of wine, you have to rely on wine tasting and sensory identification. This little skill only allows everyone to have one more gadget when drinking, and to understand a deeper "wine meaning" through the wine bottle ". Next time you drink, don't forget to try it!