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Research for hops…

…because the ensurance of raw material supply for the brewery industry and the future of German hop farms are of prime importance.

News

Proceedings STC 2025

14.08.2025

The International Hop Growers Convention (IHGC) took place this year from June 29 to July 3 in Spalt, Bavaria.

General Meeting of the Society for Hop Research 2025

07.04.2025

Research activities on sustainability and climate protection in focus

Wolnzach/Hüll, April 3, 2025 – To kick off the new hop year, the Gesellschaft für Hopfenforschung e.V. (GfH) traditionally invited its members to the German Hop Museum in Wolnzach.

Announcement of dates for the General Meeting 2025

23.01.2025

The annual general meeting of the Society of Hop Research will take place this year on

Thursday, April 03, 2025
from 14:00
at the German Hop Museum, Wolnzach

Miracle Hops

On average, hop grows 10 centimeters a day.
Under favourable conditions it can even grow 35 centimeters a day!

Miracle Hops 2

1516 – the year of the purity law!
Before its issue in the Bavarian town of Ingolstadt, beer had even been spiced, with henbane, roots, soot or chips.

Miracle Hops 2

On one hectare hop, 3600 up to 4500 hop plants are grown on average that can be left in the ground for approximately 50 years.

Miracle Hops 2

Until harvest at the end of August, one vine takes 5000 up to 10000 cones.