Hop Research Center Hüll

The Hüll Hop Research Centre is a highly respected institution in the hop and brewing industry worldwide.
For almost 100 years, scientists and practitioners have been working hand in hand here to meet the challenges of constant change in hop growing
and the high quality requirements of the brewing industry for hops as a raw material for beer.

New vegetation hall

In June 2022, Agriculture Minister Michaela Kaniber, together with the President of the LfL, Stephan Sedlmayer, inaugurated a new research greenhouse built for breeding research.
The new building will improve occupational health and safety as well as energy efficiency. The new greenhouse has also increased the capacity for breeding new hop varieties by 20%.

5. Introduction of a licensing system for Hüller breeding lines.
The GfH generates research contributions from membership fees, subsidies, and profits from assets.
With the variety protection, the GfH gets all plant variety rights for new varieties and has therefore the right to licence.
Alllicencees pay a basic licence and get the right to cultivate a new variety.
Furthermore, the GfH charges an annual volume licence depending on the weighed raw hop quality.
25% of licenses got to the Land of Bavaria, 75% unexceptionally go to the Bavarian Hop Research.

4. Sale of agricultural estate in 1988.
Estate, in which the GfH has been founded were sold to Anheuser Busch
Revenue of the sale has been invested in a new laboratory building, a new greenhouse and a staff building with conference room.
Until now, GfH and Ab InBev closely cooperate and Ab InBev generously donates the GfH every year.

3. Cooperation agreement between the Land of Bavaria and the Society of Hop Research 1974.
Building of a central institution supported by the Land of Bavaria.
Buildings, structure and breeding yards are property of GfH and available free of charge for the Land of Bavaria.
GfH subsidises investments with its own revenues.
Personnel costs and ongoing operating costs bears the Land of Bavaria.

2. New building construction 1962.
Extension of research goals.
New building construction and recruitment of chemists, biologists, lab assistants and experiement engineers.

1. Purchase of an agricultural estate in Hüll 1926.
Central advisory service for hop growing has been built in the Hallertau.
Aims of the Society are: Control of Peronospora, breeding, scientific and technical research.