Hallertauer Perle is a versatile German dual-purpose hop which is very popular in many European styles including lagers, Pilseners and strong lagers (both for bittering and flavouring) but is also used frequently as a fine bittering hop in many English, Irish and English ales. Perle has a well-balanced character with medium bitterness and a mild to moderate flavour and aroma with pleasing elements of spice and pepper and subtle minty, evergreen, and woody/earthy elements topped off with subtle hints of green fruit, light florals, and tea. It is a popular substitute for the English Target and Northern Brewer varietals. Alpha acids typically 8-9%.

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Three 16gr. CO² cartridges to pressurize your Party Star tapping system.

(Listed in: Kegging)

This CO² pressurized tapping system allows you to serve all sorts of beer (both pre-carbonated and keg conditioned) from party kegs either with or without an integrated tap.Note: the gas capsule cannot be used to force carbonate the beer. Comes with three CO² cartridges. Can be used in combination with either the red plastic bung or the grey rubber bung. Takes 16gr. CO² cartridges. (KEG NOT INCLUDED.)

(Listed in: Kegging)

This carrying handle clips on top of the 5 litre party keg (surprisingly firmly!) and makes it easier to carry full kegs. They are compatible with the Party Star pressurized tapping device, i.e. they don't have to be removed in order to fit the tapping device.

(Listed in: Kegging)

This grey rubber bung is reusable, and can be used in combination with the keg's integrated tap or with the Party Star pressurised tapping device. The keg is opened by pushing the plastic insert into the keg. This means that, once opened, the keg can't be closed. Once the keg is empty the bung and insert can be removed without tools and reused.

(Listed in: Kegging)

This red plastic bung is a single-use bung that can either be used as an air inlet for kegs with an integrated tap (in which case it can be closed again after use) or with the Party Star pressurized tapping device (in which case it acts as a seal that is broken when the tapping device is inserted). The bung can be removed from the keg using pliers and/or a screwdriver, but not without damaging the bung.

(Listed in: Kegging)

This party keg can be used to serve beer in combination with the Party Star pressurized dispensing system. The keg is supplied with a dust plug; the necessary red plastic bung (single use) or grey rubber bung (reusable) is not included.

(Listed in: Kegging)

This 5 litre party keg with integrated tap can be used to serve real ales (from an unpressurised keg) or keg conditioned beer. The keg is supplied with a dust plug; the necessary red plastic bung (which can be re-closed but is single use) or grey rubber bung (which is reusable but can't be closed once opened) is not included.

(Listed in: Kegging)

This clear, transparent PVC tubing can be used for a variety of brewing applications, from siphoning to being mounted as a fixed beer line on your full grain brewing set-up. It can be mounted onto normal, domestic plumbing tubing and sockets using off-the-shelf hose clamps. Note that the material exhibits a slight plastic smell when new, this soon disappears, especially when you run a little hot water through it over the course of a few days. The specified size is the inner diameter.

(Listed in: Brewing Equipment)

This clear, transparent PVC tubing can be used for a variety of brewing applications, from siphoning to being mounted as a fixed beer line on your full grain brewing set-up. It can be mounted onto normal, domestic plumbing tubing and sockets using off-the-shelf hose clamps. Note that the material exhibits a slight plastic smell when new, this soon disappears, especially when you run a little hot water through it over the course of a few days. The specified size is the inner diameter.

(Listed in: Brewing Equipment)

Due to popular demand, our bottle draining trees have flown off the shelves! We will import a new batch early next year. Meanwhile we offer this this gift voucher, redeemable once the new imports arrive. To compensate you somewhat for the inconvenience, you will only pay the 2018 price AND we'll knock R35 off the delivery costs!

(Listed in: Brewing Equipment)

Hand-made by a local artisan, this carved representation of a hop cone is the ideal decoration for any home brewer's pub! Various wood staining and scorching treatments have been used to bring out the wood's natural grain, colour and character. Dimensions: circa 30cm high x 20 cm wide x 2 cm thick. Please note: Since this is a hand-made product, no two of these ornaments are alike. They will differ in size, shape and colour.

(Listed in: Books and Gadgets)

While this book provides a concise, illustrated step-by-step guide to making your own beer at home, it is even more valuable as a recipe book. It contains over 100 beer recipes for all sorts of beer styles, from Weissbier and Pilsener to Belgian ales, English ales, American ales and fruit, herb and spice beers. Recipes are categorised by beer style including every variation of real ale, lager, and hybrid beer, with overviews describing the typical appearance, flavour, aroma and strength of each style of beer. Excellently illustrated, this book is great for both beginning and advanced brewers.

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Brewing your own beer at home is a great hobby that is quickly gaining popularity in South Africa. However, most brewing literature and recipes (including those found in abundance on the World Wide Web) have been written by American authors, for an American audience, assuming that American grains, adjuncts, hops and yeasts will be used to brew American interpretations of the various beer styles.

This book focuses primarily on the South African home brewer. It explains the basics as well as the more advanced aspects of brewing, based on what the average South African home brewer has available to start out with. Where necessary, specific references to the South African market for brewing ingredients and accessories have been included. Whenever calculations are being discussed, the formulas have been adjusted for metric units, i.e. they use kilograms and litres rather than pounds, ounces, gallons and such.

Combining the practical basics of home brewing with just enough of the principles behind them, this book should give the beginning home brewer not only a basic set of brewing skills but also the essential background required to understand why things need to be done in this way or that. This makes this book especially suited for use as a teaching aid for brewing courses and the like.

See the Table of Contents for an overview of subjects discussed.

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A hop spider is a good way to keep your hops out of the trub durinng the boil. It is also excellently suited for dry hopping beers in the fermenter. Its larger volume ensures a better hop utilization than hop steeping bags can give you, while the fine mesh ensures that all but the smallest hop particles will be contained. The screw-on lid allows for easy filling, emptying and cleaning. Dimensions: ca. 18cm. long x 7cm diameter.

(Listed in: Brewing Equipment)

Phosphoric acid is used in brewing for pH correction of the strike water and occasionally of the wort in the kettle prior to the boil. Phosphoric acid is preferable to the often used lactic acid because, unlike other acids, it leaves no flavour in the beer. This food grade phosphoric acid is highly concentrated and should therefore be used in minute quantities and be handled with care. See the safety instructions before use. Supplied in glass bottle with glass pipette dropper.

(Listed in: Brewing Salts and Acids)

Biscuit malt is unique among malts. Along with the American Briess Victory^® malt, for which it is an excellent replacement, this is the only base malt that can also be steeped in small quantities to lend a wonderful malty character to extract-based brews. Biscuit malt is a Belgian malt, so it is excellently suited to give many Belgian ales their typical character, but it also works brilliantly in many English and American ales. This lightly kilned malt is known for its lovely sweetish biscuit-like aroma and flavour, and after crystal malt this is perhaps the most frequently used speciality malt. Can be used as a substitute for American Briess Victory^® malt.

(Listed in: Malts & Grains)

Ascorbic acid is a common anti-oxidant used in wines. It helps to preserve the wine's colour and flavour by preventing oxidation (which could lead to browning and spoilage). It is highly recommended for wines that discolor easily, such as apple or pear wines. It is also recommended for white wines where a slight discoloration can be easily detected. Dosage: stir one teaspoon into 25 litres of wine just before bottling.

(Listed in: Wine, Mead, Cider and Distilling)

Potassium sorbate is a common wine stabilizer. It is added to wines to stop the fermentation, to prevent microbial spoilage and to prevent further fermentation of sugars added after fermentation (e.g. when you back sweeten a wine). It should be used in conjunction with Campden tablets. Dosage: add 3 teaspoons along with 5 crushed Campden tablets to 25 litres of wine.

(Listed in: Wine, Mead, Cider and Distilling)

Not to be confused with the desiccant granules used in moisture absorbers, calcium chloride dihydrate is used in brewing to increase the permanent hardness of the brewing water.

(Listed in: Brewing Salts and Acids)

Alpha amylase is an enzyme used to convert starches into fermentable sugars. Malted barley and wheat contain this enzyme naturally, but all other sources of starches (e.g. maize, unmalted grains, starchy vegetables, etc.) need to have their starches converted into sugars through the addition of amylase. Note that most vegetable starches (other than those derived from malted barley and wheat) have to be cooked first in order to make them water-soluble before the enzyme can work on them. Boil 4kg of starch in 15 litres of water for at least half an hour, then cool to 70°C, add the enzyme, and keep at 70°C overnight. Do not exceed 72°C. Use an iodine test to ensure that the saccharificatio is complete before transferring the wash to the still.

(Listed in: Wine, Mead, Cider and Distilling)

Slaked lime, a.k.a. hydrated lime (Calcium Hydroxide) is used in water softening. Mix one teaspoon of calcium hydroxide with 25 litres of hard water and let stand for 15-30 minutes, then rack the softened water off the top. Note: Calcium Hydroxide should be handled with caution. It may cause respiratory irritation when inhaled, may cause irritation and/or severe burns on skin and eyes, and can lead to abdominal pains, cramps and vomiting when ingested. Use gloves and eye protection during use.

(Listed in: Brewing Salts and Acids)

Chalk (Calcium Carbonate) is an important ingredient in the brewing water for some beer styles. Chalky water is the basis for the robust northern English dark ales, and Burton-on-Trent is famous for it.

(Listed in: Brewing Salts and Acids)

Epsom (Magnesium Sulphate heptahydrate) is used to add sulfate and magnesium ions to brewing water. It is often used at half the levels of Gypsum.

(Listed in: Brewing Salts and Acids)

Gypsum (Calcium Sulphate dihdryate) serves several purposes in brewing. When added to the mash, it can lower the pH. The added sulfate content will also accentuate the bitterness of the beer. If you want to increase the sulfate for bitterness enhancement but don't want to change your mash pH, et can be added directly to the kettle.

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Gypsum (Calcium Sulphate dihdryate) serves several purposes in brewing. When added to the mash, it can lower the pH. The added sulfate content will also accentuate the bitterness of the beer. If you want to increase the sulfate for bitterness enhancement but don't want to change your mash pH, et can be added directly to the kettle.

(Listed in: Brewing Salts and Acids)

Order this option if you would like your brewing grains crushed. Please use the "remarks" field in the order form (which you will fill out once your order is complete) to specify whether you want all your grains crushed or only a part of them, and whether the crushed grains can be packaged together (i.e. mixed and ready for brewing) or must be packaged separately.

Note: free crushing of grains is limited to orders of up to 15 kg. of grains, and no grains other than those bought at Brew for Africa will be crushed.

Also keep in mind that uncrushed malt has a decent shelf life when stored dry in a closed container, but crushed malt should ideally be used within a few days.

(Listed in: Malts & Grains)