So we’ve dealt with hops and we’ve dealt with malt. The cerevisaphiles (Google it!) among you might be asking the obvious question: ‘Where’s the yeast?’ but alas, a brewer’s yeast is his secret. It’s the yeast that makes all the difference in flavour and strains cultivated by breweries
The second stage of the SAB Heritage Tour: learning about malt and pining for pints.
A visit to the George hop farms in harvest season was a way to better understand the bitter flower that fills a beer with flavour – the vital spice to a batch of good beer.
With craft beers becoming increasingly popular in SA, true beer enthusiast should not miss out on a tour on the site of the country's oldest commercial brewery in Newlands, Cape Town.