On Tap

On Tap is South Africa's and Africa's first and only beer publication - a quarterly magazine aimed at brewers, craft brewers, homebrewers, beer fanatics and those just beginning to dip their proverbial toe into the mash tan.

Letter from the Editor

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On Tap

LETTER FROM THE CEO

FINDING YOUR BEER STYLE ON WOMEN'S DAY

SOUTH AFRICA IS BECOMING AN INTERNATIONAL BEER DESTINATION

DEVELOPING THE SKILLS THAT ARE CRITICAL FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S BEER TOURISM

BEER INDUSTRY CAN BE A KEY ENABLER OF ECONOMIC GROWTH

BREW NEWS

THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BEER TROPHY • WHAT IS IN A MEDAL? WE SIT DOWN WITH WILLIAM RIDON, CO-FOUNDER OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BEER TROPHY TO FIND OUT ABOUT HOW YOU FIND THE BEST BEER IN SOUTH AFRICA.

BOB PEASE

FINING… A WAY TO CLARIFY & STABILISE • Kamini Dickie guides us through some of the methods available to breweries to improve their beer clarity and shelf-stability.

NEWLANDS SPRING BREWING COMPANY WHERE OLD MEETS NEW

SUSTAINABILITY GOALS

FULLER'S BREWERY A BEER GEM ALL AROUND THE WORLD • CRAIG CLAASSEN VISITS THE FULLER'S BREWERY IN LONDON TO FIND OUT ABOUT TRADITIONAL PARTI-GYLE BREWING, LONDON PRIDE'S REBRAND, THE ENDURANCE OF TRADITIONAL CASK ALES AND HOW TO COPE WITH THE CHANGING HOP LANDSCAPE.

HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? A GUIDE TO BREWING GREAT LOW ALCOHOL BEERS • KOFI NKRUMAH HAS AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE BEST PRACTICES FOR PRODUCING LOW-ALCOHOL OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEERS TO HELP AID BREWERS LOOKING TO TAKE A STEP INTO THE WORLD OF NABLAB.

HOP OILS PRESERVING THE HEART OF BEER • WANDA DU PLESSIS TELLS US ABOUT THE JOURNEY TO BECOME SALVAGE EXPERTS WITH A MISSION TO PRESERVE HOP OILS FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN HOPS HARVEST.

THE CZECH BEER SCENE • CHRIS ROTH, AFRICAN REPRESENTATIVE FOR BJCP RECENTLY EXPLORED THE PRAGUE BEER SCENE WITH SOME FANTASTIC EXPERIENCES. HERE IS WHAT HE FOUND.

A JOURNEY TO BIYAGAMA • IBD RELATIONSHIP MANAGER, CRAIG GROENEVELD, SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE OF WORKING AS A CONSULTANT AT THE ICONIC LION BREWERY IN SRI LANKA.

FOOD PAIRING: MORE THAN JUST A PERFECT MATCH • JEAN-VINCENT RIDON, SOUTH AFRICA'S BEST WINE SOMMELIER TAKES US THROUGH FOOD AND WINE PAIRING FUNDAMENTALS AND GIVES SOME TOP TIPS ON HOW YOU COULD GET THE BEST OUT OF YOUR NEXT FOOD AND WINE (OR BEER) PAIRING.

JACOB'S PALE ALE ROAST CHICKEN & POTATO SALAD

BREWING TIPS BREWING WITH SORGHUM

ANOTHER LEAP IN MY HOMEBREWING JOURNEY KEGGING • BYRON LOMBARD CONTINUES HIS JOURNEY FROM FIRST TIME BREWER AT THE START OF 2024, TO HIS FIRST KEGGING EXPERIENCE.

MEET A HOMEBREWER • Puleng brewed commercially at Maluti Mountain Breweries after obtaining her degree in Microbiology and Food Science from the University of Free State. But her journey started years earlier. Currently working as a technical brewing assistant at the Central University of Technology (CUT), after a stint as a member of the award-winning Intervarsity team, she has refocused her passion to homebrewing as a member of the Free State Fermenters.

BEST BITTER WITH MODERN UK HOPS

BEER ROUTE KWAZULU-NATAL MEANDER

BREW REVIEWS

CAPITAL CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL BEER BOOT CAMP

HOMEBREWERS’ DIARY

EVENTS CALENDAR

FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOUR LOCAL CLUB

BREWERS DIRECTORY

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