Hops from Hallertau - Hopfenpflanzerverbandes Hallertau

Dear Connoisseur(s)!
Bavaria is a state with a long cultural heritage and lively traditions – and one which nurtures
its customs throughout every
region. This is the reason why there are so many
specialties closely connected to the original
regions and well-known outside Bavaria’s borders
– such as Hallertau hops.
Hop cultivation has characterized the landscape
of Hallertau, also known as Holledau, for many
centuries. But that is not all. The hops from
Hallertau were awarded the quality seal of approval over 170 years ago and have stood for quality
ever since; today an EU regulation protects the
marketing of hops from Hallertau from misuse.
In order to best protect our region-specific specialties, we make use of EU legislation, which provides
comprehensive rules for protecting designations
of origins for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
Bavaria has already protected 19 products, including hops from Hallertau, with geographical
indications EU-wide. The application procedure
for a further 19 products is currently underway.
Nothing tastes better than a good Bavarian beer,
brewed with real hops from the Hallertau region.
To your health!
Sincerely,
More than 240 regional
specialties from Bavaria at
www.spezialitaetenland-bayern.de
Further information on
hops from Hallertau:
Verband Deutscher Hopfenpflanzer e. V.
(Association of German Hop Growers)
Kellerstrasse 1
85283 Wolnzach, Germany
Telephone +49-8442-957-200
www.deutscher-hopfen.de
Hopfenpflanzerverband Hallertau e. V.
(Association of Hallertau Hop Growers)
Kellerstrasse 1
85283 Wolnzach, Germany
Telephone +49-8442-957-200
www.hallertauerhopfen.de
Deutsches Hopfenmuseum
(German Hop Museum)
Elsenheimerstrasse 2
85283 Wolnzach, Germany
Telephone +49-8442-7574
www.hopfenmuseum.de
Tue. to Sun. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft
Institut für Pflanzenbau und Pflanzenzüchtung
(Bavarian state research center for agriculture
institute of crop science and plant breeding)
Hüll 5 1/3
85283 Wolnzach, Germany
Telephone +49-8442-925 70
www.LfL.bayern.de/IPZ/Hopfen
Helmut Brunner
Bavarian Federal Minister for
Food, Agriculture and Forestry
Marketing agency
Bavarian State Ministry of
Food, Agriculture and Forestry
www.stmelf.bayern.de
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Hops – typical
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Hops from
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The Soul
of Beer.
Hops
need Care.
Hallertau
stands for Quality!
It’s the hops that give it the taste
Bavaria without beer? Unthinkable! Beer without
hops? Impossible! That’s because it’s the hops
that give beer its palatable, full-bodied, lightly
bitter taste, fine aroma, and foam stability.
There is still a great deal of handwork associated
with hop cultivation. This already begins with
the trellises. The hop, a member of
the hemp family, requires support
to anchor growth of up to
35 cm daily.
Ideal conditions
Hops need loose soil into which they can put
down deep roots, a location protected from the
wind, sufficient precipitation, a frost-free period
from April to September, and moderate sunshine
in summer. And that’s exactly what it gets in
15,678 hectares of gently rolling hills in Hallertau.
Plants with a rich culture
Hops were already discovered and used by the
Babylonians and the Egyptians to make beer.
Although at that time it was still a wild plant.
The first references to hops as a cultivated plant
can be found in 860 – in Nandlstadt in the heart
of Hallertau. Since then, hops from Hallertau
have been closely linked with the development
of the art of brewing in Bavaria.
Out of the monastery gardens and into the world
The monastery breweries were the driving force
behind hop cultivation. Hops from the Hallertau
were awarded the
first state-approved
seal of quality as
early as 1834. Today
the designation
“Hopfen aus der
Hallertau” (hops from
Hallertau) is protected
against misuse in the EU.
Hallertau cultivates around
one-third of the world’s
total hops and exports
hops to over one hundred
countries around the
globe. It is the largest
continuous hop-growing
region in the world.
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The rootstock can live over
20 years and develops 40 to
60 hop shoots in spring. Three
shoots are trained on the wire while any
others are continuously pruned back. The surrounding earth is piled up and loosened in May
and June. In mid-June, the hops have reached the
height of the trellises; they begin to bloom in July
and the cones mature. They make up the valuable
lupulin, which contains the essential oils, resins,
and highly concentrated bitter compounds. Just
80 to 100 grams of hops is sufficient to provide a
pleasant bitter taste to 100 liters of pale-colored,
full-bodied beer!
The hop gardens need to be continuously cared
for right up to harvest – approximately
4,000 bines make up a hectare.
It is not for nothing that
it is said “Hops
want to see their
master every
day!”
Certified origins
The German hops act
(HopfG – Hopfengesetz)
defines 15 certified regions
in which the hops from
Hallertau are cultivated.
In total, this is around 80%
of the entire hop production
in Germany, and around a
third of production globally.
By the way, around 250 work
hours and an average crop
yield of 33 hundredweight per
hectare is sufficient for up
to two million liters of beer.
Many varieties
Included in the 20 different hop varieties cultivated in Hallertau are the aromatic varieties
of “Hallertauer Mittelfrüher”, “Perle” and
“Hallertauer Tradition” as well as bitter varieties
such as “Hallertauer Magnum” and “Herkules”.
They all have one thing in common: they give
beer across the globe its characteristic taste.
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