Umqombothi is a traditional beer made from Maize malt and sorghum – both items readily available off supermarket shelves. It is an important part of the Xhosa culture in South Africa.
Try this delicious German Dunkel Weizen from the Franschhoek Beer Co. with a hoppy twist.
This is a great recipe for Ginger Beer, from Matthew Hurst, President of the Helderberg Homebrew Club.
This beer was brewed with the Stellenbosch Brewing Company for the Fools and Fans festival a few years back. The recipe was developed by the president of the Helderberg Homebrew Club, Matthew Hurst.
For a "proper" Old British stout, this is a great recipe from Just Brewing Co. in Johannesburg.
Try to make this great Oryx Weiss (Hefeweizen) by the Karoo Craft Breweries
A good beer doesn't necessarily have to be a complex one! This is showcased through our The Oryx Weiss recipe, where plain ingredients actually creates complex flavours if applied in the right way.
A smash beer is compiled of a single malt and a single hop. Homebrewers use this as a way to gain an understanding of the malts and hops, the beers might not be complex in grains, but the way you use the hops can create quite a lot of complexity in the hop aroma and flavour. Try this Amarillo smash by Lunar Brew.
This tasty IPA by Soul Barrel is a fantastic example of how to use hops. The Tropical Parade has a few of additional steps in water treatment to get the right PH on your wort.
The Kölsch is warm fermented beer with top-fermenting yeast, which you then conditioned at cold temperatures like a lager. This recipe from The South Yeasters Homebrew Club is a version with more aroma hop additions.
This pineapple beer recipe is from South Yeasters Homebrewers Club's Russell Fox. Pineapple beer to enjoy during the drought. This is quick and easy for beginners.
Stellenbosch Brewing Co. won the South African National Beer Trophy Competition in 2017 with their Stellies Hoenderhok Bock
Wouter Cronje won 2nd place at the 2017 South African National Homebrew Championship with this NEIPA recipe. A NEIPA (New England IPA) is a beer made deliberately cloudy, with lots of hop aroma and flavour, and a juicy mouthfeel. Some people use Oats, some use Wheat to get a cloudiness that is tasty and not off-putting. This recipe uses both. Wouter is part of the Helderberg Homebrew Club who has their HQ at Triggerfish.
Zebonkey was situated on the R44 outside Stellenbosch and part of the craft beer revolution in South Africa. This is their creamy, smooth Weiss.
