Hop (botanisch Humulus) is a plant kind from the family of the hemp plants, its active substances is psychoaktiv. It contains among other things thus of active substances, which are similar to the and are with change yearly complaints to help. Generally hop is considered as reassuring down.

Use finds hop mainly during the beer production, where it is considerably for the harsh one of the respective beer responsible. In addition, for some years the harvest of hop asparagus meaning wins. Here March and April (depending upon weather) become the white in a two until period in the months, nor of the hop from the earth unreifen dug and regionally as speciality offered. The very short season and the time-consuming, because in manual work taking place harvest make the hop asparagus one for most expensive vegetable places cultivated in Germany.

All kinds of hop are climbers. The local plants are of several years and can up to fifty become years old. The Japanese hop is one year's. The plant winds itself in the clockwise direction and grows up to thirty centimeters in 24 hours.

The main cultivation areas for hop in Germany (90% of the cultivation of world!) are in the Hallertau and around Tettnang.

The kind contains the kinds:

• Genuine hop (offered. Humulus lupulus L.), which is used when beer brewing, and
• Japanese hop (offered. Humulus scandens (Lour.) Merr.), which can be crossed with hemp (Cannabis Sativa).

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