Juniper berries are an essential ingredient in gin, but have many other applications as well, from cooking to essential oils. Our juniper berries are top quality (i.e. firm and plump rather than hard and wrinkled) and packed in barrier packaging to retain freshness.

(Listed in: Botanicals)

This wine making starter kit is an excellent way to become familiar with the process of making wine from a variety of fruits such as apricots, blackberries, cherries, grapes, peaches or watermelon (and at least a dozen more!). The ingredients included in the kit are sufficient for about 20 bottles of 750ml each, but you will be making wine in batches of about 4 litres at a time. Detailed step-by-step instructions are of course provided.

The kit contains:

• 1 x 5 litre PET plastic fermentation bottle
• 1 x airlock bubbler with grommet
• Wine yeast
• Yeast Nutrient
• Pectolase enzyme formulation
• Wine acid blend
• pH indicator strips
• PVC syphon tube
• Straining cloth
• Wine tannin blend
• Sodium metabisulphite power
• Potassium sorbate
• French oak chips
• 4 reusable corks
• 8 PVC shrink capsules
• Measuring spoon
• Detailed manual and instruction guide

You will need to provide:

• The fruit of your choice
• A large glass or stainless steel bowl
• Empty wine bottles
• Optionally: more corks or screw caps for wine bottles
• Basic kitchen implements (spoon, colander, etc.)

Note: all ingredients included in the kit are available from Brew for Africa, so refills will never be a problem! If you prefer you can also scale up to 20-23 litre batches by using one of our 25L fermentation buckets instead of the 5 litre PET fermentation bottle that comes with the kit.

(Listed in: Starter Brewery Sets)

A digital stick-on thermometer for use on fermentation carboys and buckets. Allows continuous temperature monitoring during fermentation without opening the fermenter. Double scale in both degrees Celsius and Farenheit which helps when brewing beer from American recipes. Range: 18-34°C / 64-93°F

(Listed in: Brewing Equipment)

Sorghum has been a staple of traditional African homebrewed beer (Umqombothi) for ages, but is recently becoming more and more important in modern brewing as well. Gluten-free beers are based on sorghum, and more and more home and craft brewers are experimenting with this traditional grain as an ingredient for contemporary styles such as Sorghum lagers and pale ales. Crushed and ready to use.

(Listed in: Malts & Grains)

T520 is a universal turbo yeast. Its new formulation (for improved performance and ease of use) will reliably ferment 5 kilograms of white table sugar (sucrose) or 5.5kg of brewing sugar (dextrose) in a 20 litre sugar wash. The best results are achieved with dextrose.

Fermentation will typically take place in five days while still producing a clean flavoured spirit. The speed of fermentation depends on the temperature. The recommended range is 20-30°C. At the low end of the temperature range the fermentation will take more time but will produce a cleaner spirit, while at the high end of the temperature range the fermentation may complete in a few days but will produce a sharper and harsher spirit less neutral in flavour.

For full instructions on how to use and other details download the product details sheet.

(Listed in: Yeasts)