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fall. On the contrary, the fine varieties which contain much tannin 

 are solidly fixed and drop less readily. 



From these interesting remarks of BECKENHAUPT it would appear 

 that the abundance of tannin is a good sign in a hop, but that its 

 presence in moderately small quantities is not of necessity a bad sign, 

 much depending on the variety and the season. However, it appears 

 to us that at the present time tannin is a constituent of the hop which 

 concerns the hop grower far more than the brewer ; but when experi- 

 ments in the hop garden have fully demonstrated its purpose and 

 value, it is possible that its estimation may be useful to brewers as 

 bearing a certain significance in respect to the quality of the hop. 



