Introduction Hops are a perennial plant that can be grown in most of North America, Europe and Western Asia. Hops are shaped like a pinecone but green. The petals are pointed at the ends.
Hops are key to beer brewing process because of the bittering qualities.
It's the gooey yellow Lupulin inside the cone that is useful in the beer making process. The female vine is the vine that grows the hops. Rarely will you find a male vine in a hop garden because it will cause the hop to turn into seeds. There are two kinds of hops, aroma and bitter. Based on the alpha acid content, bitter hops have a higher percentage.