Humulone: nf Humulone is a substance that comes from the degradation of lupulin, the active ingredient in hops (Humulus lupulus).
It is during the making of beer, when the hops are added and boiled, that the cumulone is produced along with the lupulone. Subsequently, part of it is isomerized into isohumulones: cis-isohumulone and trans-isohumulone. Isohumulones stabilize beer, give it its bitterness and stabilize the foam.
The cumulone is also ...
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