noun
- yellow resinous granules found in hops that contain the bitter and aromatic compounds used in brewing beer
Usage: brewing; botany
Examples
- The lupulins in the hops give beer its characteristic bitter flavor.
- Brewers carefully select hops with high lupulin content for IPAs.
- The golden lupulins are visible as tiny glands on hop cones.
- Fresh hops contain more potent lupulins than dried ones.
- The brewery analyzed the lupulin levels in different hop varieties.
- Lupulins contribute both bitterness and aroma to the finished beer.