Characterization of terroir effects for Hops grown in Pemberton Valley British Columbia

葎草是一个开花植物的小属，原产于北方的温带地区。啤酒花是啤酒花的雌花（球果，球花），在啤酒生产中用作调味剂和防腐剂。北美有许多啤酒花品种;每个品种都为啤酒提供独特的风味和香气，并在当地环境中生长有不同的优点和缺点。这些风味和香气化合物也会受到当地环境或地区风土的影响。因此，啤酒花种植者需要评估在不列颠哥伦比亚省的不同种植区种植的啤酒花品种的性能。昆特伦理工大学（KPU）生物创新实验室将利用其专业知识为位于彭伯顿山谷的Copper Dome Enterprises Ltd.（Myrtle Meadows Hop Farm的运营商）提供遗传和代谢组学支持，以评估在其独特的种植区域种植的啤酒花品种。KPU生物创新实验室将使用遗传工具来确认正在种植的啤酒花品种的基因型。此外，该项目将使用先进的色谱技术来量化最终啤酒花产品中赋予特定风味和香气的分子。研究结果将成为Pemberton Valley种植的啤酒花的一个重要差异化因素，并将被Copper Dome用于改善啤酒花生产实践，并为啤酒酿造商增加风味和香气选择的多样性。

Humulus is a small genus of flowering plants native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Hops are the female flowers (seed cones, strobiles) of the species Humulus lupulus that are used as flavouring and preservative agents in beer production. There are many hop varieties grown in North America; each variety contributes unique flavour and aroma profiles in beer, and have different advantages and disadvantages growing in local environments. These flavour and aroma compounds can also be influenced by the local environment, or terroir, of a region. As such, there is a need for hop growers to evaluate the performance of hop varieties being grown in different growing regions in British Columbia. The Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) Bio-Innovation Lab will use its expertise to provide genetic and metabolomic support to Copper Dome Enterprises Ltd. (operator of Myrtle Meadows Hop Farm), in the Pemberton Valley, to assess the hop cultivars being grown in their unique growing region. The KPU Bio-Innovation Lab will use genetic tools to confirm the genotypes of the hop varieties being grown. Moreover, this project will use advanced chromatography techniques to quantify the molecules which impart specific flavour and aromas in the final hop product. The results will be an important differentiator for hops grown in the Pemberton Valley and will be used by Copper Dome, to improve their hop production practices and to increase the diversity of terrior driven flavour and aroma options for brewers.