Why add hops during wort boiling?
Flavouring beer is the sole major commercial use of hops.
Adding hops during wort boiling is a unique process in beer brewing, there are some affections of Adding hops shown as below:
1) they contribute a bitterness that balances the sweetness of the malt;
2) they provide floral, citrus, and herbal aromas and flavours for beer;
3) they have an antibiotic effect that favours the activity of brewer's yeast over less desirable microorganisms;
4) they aid in "head retention", the length of time that a foamy head will last;
5) The acidity of hops is a natural preservative.
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