{"title":"Hops","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eHop Plant \u003c\/strong\u003e(\u003cem\u003eLatin name; Humulus Lupulus\u003c\/em\u003e) is vital to the brewing industry. It is a perennial vining plant that is grown in areas that are typically temperate in climate. They consume a lot of water during their growth phase and thus need moist soil conditions to thrive.They are a dioecious plant, meaning that each hop vine will produce either male flowers or female flowers. It is the female flowers that brewers are most interested in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHops provide\u003cstrong\u003e bitterness \u003c\/strong\u003eto balance the sweetness of malt. They also add \u003cstrong\u003eflavour\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003earoma\u003c\/strong\u003e and help \u003cstrong\u003estabilize and preserve beer\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/7945\/3011\/collections\/hos-2_5d1669ab-f96e-4a31-ac0d-3cdd337551f7.jpg?v=1783573840","url":"https:\/\/www.countrybrewer.com.au\/collections\/hops.oembed","provider":"Country Brewer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}