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Hop Picking, Worcestershire, England.
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British hop farmers have reason to celebrate as a resurgence in craft and real ale brewing means demand for the little green flower, an essential ingredient in beer, has risen almost ten percent this year.
It’s the first time in 15 years that growers have had to increase the number of crops planted to meet demand.
The additional yield being harvested right now at one the UK’s biggest hop farms will go toward making an extra 3.7 million pints of beer – a great reason to raise a glass and celebrate the success of this traditional British crop.
And what’s more, it’s been a fantastic year for hops, despite a rather worrying and damp start to the growing season.
“We were definitely concerned earlier on,” said Ali Capper, who grows 108 acres of hops, “Because the bines, which are the long garlands of hops, hate wet weather.
“But the beautifully warm May together with the last few weeks of sunshine, have made it a bumper year.”
You would be forgiven for imagining that her family’s farm in Suckley, Worcestershire where they grow enough hops to make a dizzying 46 million pints of beer, would use the latest technology to harvest their crops.
But the machine that processes the hops at Stocks Farm, is a staggering 55 years old.
The giant Bruff Hop Picking Machine, which was built in the village in 1960, resembles a giant threshing machine that you might see on the pages of a history book.
Over the five-week harvest, the noisy machine processes around 80 tons of hop flowers.
The hops are separated from the leaves and stalks as they move around an elaborate system of pullies, conveyor belts and open spinning wheels, before being dried and bailed.
“It’s all very Heath Robinson”, said Ali, “But we prefer to use this old machine – it’s really quite gentle on the hops.
“Bruff machines, built here in Suckley, were shipped all over the world. They’re still in use today in farms as far afield as New Zealand,” she added.
But the increased harvest takes its toll on the machine, so as soon as harvest is over the team give it plenty of TLC to keep it in perfect working condition, stripping it back and basically rebuilding it in time for the following year.
“It often surprises people that each different variety has its own distinct flavour,” she said.
“All British hops share the same wonderful “terroir”– a word from the French wine-making industry which refers to the characteristic taste and flavour imparted by the environment in which it is produced.
“We have great soils and a mild maritime climate with even rainfall throughout the year, which give the hops delicate and complex aromas, resulting in some of the best beers in the world.”
“Right now we are growing nine different varieties on the farm, with one of the most popular for brewing being Bramling Cross, which has a blackcurrant, spicy lemon aroma.
“Another favourite is Jester, with grapefruit and tropical fruits hints, which makes a great American style IPA.
Hops are a perennial crop, the plants grow back the following year.
The plant starts to grow in March and by July the it is mature. In early August they come into “burr” and around three weeks later the hop flowers are fully grown.
Harvesting begins during the first week of September and hop picking tends to take around five weeks to complete.
Much of Britain's hop production is based in two traditional growing areas, the Midlands and the South East.
Ali explained: 'Herefordshire and Worcestershire grow the largest proportion of crops - just over half of the country's production. Kent and neighbouring counties produce the rest.
“The reason for those two areas is purely labour.
“Pre-mechanisation, from the 1950s back, all hops were hand-picked and that involved thousands of people.
“And they came on hop picking holidays from Birmingham and the Black Country factories and the factories of the East End of London.
“But now almost all our pickers come from Poland and they return year after year to help.
“Some of them have been coming for close to 20 years now, so they really understand the process and how to care for the hops to really bring out the flavour and intensity.”
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Hops are one of the basic ingredients in beer brewing along with grain, yeast, and water.
Although often referred to as a ‘vine’, hops are actually a ‘bine’, using a strong stem and stiff hairs to climb rather than tendrils and suckers.
It is the flower of the hop plant that is used in brewing.
Brewers can change the ratio of sweet maltiness to bitterness in the final beer by adjusting the type of hops used in the brewing.
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In the yard of Pattenden Farm, several men and women stand around with long poles and bales of yarn; commentator explains they are about to compete in hop stringing competition - apparently, the best hops have to be strung 15' 6 in the air. The contestants take their places in the bare hop field, a man blows a whistle and the contestants start to thread yarn from the ground to hooks on a line at the specified height. It looks rather like crochet on a very large scale.
Some women are seen 'banding in' - tying four strings together at shoulder height; some men stand around making notes; judges wander around looking at the handiwork.
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A group excursion, 1930's - Film 36450
Shot of Dentsply Ltd sign in Brighton. Intertitle Getting ready to start. Back of minibus as the workers get on board. The word Southdowns is partly visible on the back of the bus. Registration number CCD 726. A man in a hat walks past smoking. A group of men and women stand by the bus. A girl walks past holding a woman's hand and stops to look at the bus. Shot of two hatless men posing by the bus, one of them is smoking. Women on the bus lean out of the windows, arms outstretched to the men by the bus. Shots of the driver, in a uniform and peaked cap. A bus passes by, advertising Tamplins beer. Smiling women on top of the minibus. The bus moves off, followed by another identical one. There is a Private sign on the destination board. Cars follow the buses.
Intertitle: Mr White, like the Captain, is the last to leave the ship. Mr White leaves the building then makes a gesture to suggest he's forgotten something, rushes back in and comes out smiling, carrying a briefcase under his arm. A ten minute interval.
Film switches to colour. A large pub building with The Wooden Bridge in large letters on the roof in Guildford, Surrey. Two men cycle past. The workers get off the bus. A cut out figure of a baker stands at the door with an at your service sign. Sign for Courage Alton Ales on the wall. People stand outside the pub on the forecourt but nobody is drinking. A couple pose for the camera, the man puts his arm around the woman. A horse and cart pass by, as well as cars. A man sits on the middle of a bench on the forecourt with two women sitting either side of him. Another woman sits near them. A man carries another man and puts him across the people sitting on the bench. The man gets up, he is smoking a pipe. The group walks down the steps from the pub. Everybody is dressed up, looking smart for the day out. A car is parked by the steps.
Intertitle The Anchor Hotel, Shepperton. The doorman of the hotel waves the buses/coaches to park outside. Close up of an embroidered D, presumably signifying Dentsby. The hotel is clad is ivy. The group mill around outside the hotel. Intertitle The President arrives. Mr White stands by his car with his chauffeur then walks away. Close up of Mr White, smiling and talking to camera. Intertitle No introduction required. Close ups of other men, wearing suits and ties, talking to camera.
Intertitle The Lambeth Walk. The group walk along a lane, arms linked. One man does a funny walk. Four of the women are pushed in a cart by two men, all laughing. Intertitle All Aboard! The group walk up the ramp onto a pleasure boat on the Thames. A man looks into an ice cream trolley. Stop me Buy one. Large bricks Small bricks Tubs Choc Bars. The trolley is on a bicycle, a man in a white jacket rummages in the fridge trolley. It says Walls Ice cream. The man buying an ice cream waves. A group of men in hats stand around. A man smoking a pipe does a dance for the camera, holding on to his lapels. A man cycles past.
View of a house on the bank of the river from the boat. A boys rows past with two dogs sitting in his boat. Views of the group on the boat, laughing and enjoying themselves. Views of houses and neat gardens on the banks of the river. A swan swimming on the river. A bridge. View from the boat going though Teddington Lock. A few young men from the group stand beside the lock, with a flag bearing the letter D. An older man in a cap leans on the lock, smiling. Close up of the lock gates and swirling water. The gates open. The boat sails through. It passes a weir on the left. A man wearing a jacket sits fishing on the bank. A woman sits on the grass beside him. Good close ups of the women workers with hairdos and make up. One woman has a sailor style dress. A man stands in a boat. People sitting on the river bank. The captain smiles for the camera. A sailing boat passes. More close up shots of smiling women on the boat, some in pairs. Two boys in short trousers fishing on the bank. A woman pushing a pram and holding a toddler's hand passes on the bank in the background, behind a woman on the boat laughing. One young woman is wearing a checked gingham dress with collar. Some of the women are holding glasses of water. Good detailed shots of 1930s clothes, men and women. A gasworks tower in the background.
Intertitle Who could be freer than Mr Freer! Mr Freer (presumably) sits chatting to various women on the boat. One is wearing a white jacket in a sailor style, with embroidered anchors on the lapels. The women smile and giggle. Wider shot of the group sitting on the boat. More shots of young women in pairs, looking at the camera and trying not to laugh. Everyone looks happy. One woman pulls a man's head back.
The group climb up the steps from the boat one by one. A second boat, with a man holding the D flag.
The End.
Picking Hops at Voss Farms
Owner/Operator Andrew Voss shows me around his one acre hops farm located in Arvada, Co. We picked cascade hops & loaded them into one of his bins for drying. It was a bit wet & dreary; so I'll be heading back there next weekend to help pick some more fresh hops & bring home some for wet hopping...
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Picking hops in Kent 2011
Troy Larkins cutting Hop bines before they are loaded into trailers and carted off to the picking shed.
Show of Hands- Bromyard Folk Festival 2010
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