Lesson 3 - Hop Biology and Cultivation SAQ
Completion requirements
View
Go through the activity to the end
This lesson provides the opportunity for you to test yourself on the material covered in Lesson 2 (Hop Biology and Cultivation) and determine the level to which you have attained the expected outcomes.
Self-Assessment Questions
- *Indicate whether the following statements are true or false. If false, provide a reason why you think this.
- a) Lupulin glands only contain the bittering compounds found in hops.
- b) The Total Resins are very important in brewing, and make up roughly 50% of the hop cone.
- c) Predominantly bitter varieties can be used as an aroma hop, and vice versa.
- d) Predominantly traditional aroma varieties tend to have an a-acid level below 10%.
- e) Noble hop is a variety of hop.
- * Provide short answers to the following questions:
- a) Hops are described as perennial and dioecious. What does this mean?
- b) Is there ‘a preference’ to cultivate male or female hop plants? Why do you think this is the case?
- c) What would result if hops were grown below the 34th parallel south (latitude)? Is there anything you could do to prevent/support this?
- d) Name four pests or diseases, and how they affect the hop plant.
- ** What would be the pros and cons of shortening a hop breeding program from around 10 years to just a few years?
- ** Give an overview of the hop growing cycle, from the point of shoots appearing, through to dormancy. Provide timelines and use diagrams to help explain.
- ** “Harvest is critical to the quality of the hop cone used to make hop products.” Support this statement by highlighting how the hop cone can be negatively affected during harvest and drying.