Hop Research Center Hüll
The Hop Research Center envelope is a joint institution of private law Society of Hop Research eV and the Free State of Bavaria , in the district envelope of Wolnzach in the center of the Hallertau is located. It is the most important research institution in the world for all issues relating to hops as a special culture .
history
The initial spark for the establishment of a hop research institute in the Hallertau originated in the 1920s when the fungal disease downy mildew ( Pseudoperonospora humuli ) practically completely destroyed the harvests in the region. That is why the Society for Hop Research (GfH for short) was founded in 1926 at the instigation of the brewery industry and Gut Hüll was acquired as the headquarters of a research institute.
The Free State of Bavaria has been involved in the research center through a cooperation agreement since the 1970s . Today it is incorporated into the Institute for Plant Cultivation and Plant Breeding of the Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture . As of 2019, varieties from Hüll are being grown on 83.3% of the German hop-growing areas. The bitter varieties Herkules (cultivation area in Germany 2019: 6554 ha) and Hallertau Magnum (1954 ha) as well as the aroma varieties Perle (3184 ha), Hallertauer Tradition (2770 ha), Spalter Select (611 ha) and Saphir (492 ha) are of current economic importance Ha).
Also in today's village envelope called is Busch farm settled, a trial HOPFENGUT of the formerly third-largest beer producer in the world, Anheuser-Busch , which after the takeover by InBev since November 2008 , only a part of the now world's largest brewing group Anheuser-Busch InBev represents.
Web links
- Research center website
- Leaflet about the Hop Research Center Hüll (PDF file; 3.4 MB)
Coordinates: 48 ° 36 ′ 4 " N , 11 ° 40 ′ 38" E