New beginnings

[MBrewco]

Hi all from south africa ... craft brewing is hitting south africa with a storm lately ...tnx hipsters 👍 .. and as i love beer and we have a pub and perfect mineral water at our resort...the rest was history.

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[ncbrewer]

Welcome to HBT.

 

[dkennedy]

Welcome!

 

[Cyclman]

Welcome to the group, from Colorado

 

[MindenMan]

We have a pub as in you OWN a pub?, I only ask because I wonder, can you brew your own beer and sell it on premises? What kind of alcohol laws do they have there? And, of course, welcome to the best home brewing website anywhere.

 

[MBrewco]

We have a pub as in you OWN a pub?, I only ask because I wonder, can you bre w your own beer and sell it on premises? What kind of alcohol laws do they have there? And, of course, welcome to the best home brewing website anywhere.

Hi Minden ye its a Mountaim resort www.klipbokkop.co.za and ur apselutly right u need 2 Licencses to brew and sell . So we got the go ahead and the final papers will only be completed next year.

Just finished the bottle washer and it works great! , it runs compressor with it to infuse some air that creates a great spatter action . Yay Santa!

Merry xmas and blessings to all!

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[unionrdr]

That's cool that you have a pub for others to eventually enjoy your efforts! You definitely came to the right place for experience & knowledge.

 

[MBrewco]

A blessed new year to u all . Im planing to do a beer trip next year to go experience some craft in the US . I also would love to meet some fellow brewers maybe a fest thats worth going to . Most importantly shopping .. to go to a proper brew shop outlet and spend 5 hours there lols and ship it back home. Some advice on a proper must see best brew shop . Whats ur choice?

 

[unionrdr]

Well, Northern Brewer & Midwest supplies are two big ones pretty close to each other in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Big retail locations that are also online. They're two of the biggest.

 

[MBrewco]

Well, Northern Brewer & Midwest supplies are two big ones pretty close to each other in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Big retail locations that are also online. They're two of the biggest.

And any nice craft pubs around there?

 

[MBrewco]

Well, Northern Brewer & Midwest supplies are two big ones pretty close to each other in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Big retail locations that are also online. They're two of the biggest.

Sounds good , do they have lots of craft pubs?

 

[unionrdr]

I'm not from there myself, but someone like yooper might be able to answer that. We have Great Lakes in Cleveland & The Brew Kettle in Strongsville. Fat Head's in North Olmsted. Here's a list with addresses that might come in handy; http://cleveland.cityvoter.com/best/brewpub/nightlife/cleveland/slideshow
Here's a link to those around Minneapolis; https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=brewpubs+in+minneapolis,+minnesota&rflfq=1&tbm=lcl

 

[MBrewco]

Tnx union 👍

 

[unionrdr]

I hope the links give you some ideas to plan your trip...

 

[MBrewco]

Soo many beers soo little time .. man i might have to come longer hehe . wats the avg price of a craft beer in te states ?

 

[b-boy]

A 4-pack of really good beer will run you about $10USD-$12USD in New York state. That would be for a good DIPA,IIPA, or a RIS.

An mid-range 6-pack is about the same.

A 22oz bomber is $5USD-$10USD.

Generally, the more alcohol, the higher the price.

There are hipsters in SA? I thought that was a US phenomenon. Do they wear tiny hats , skinny jeans, and scarves during the Summer?

Like this:

 

[MBrewco]

A 4-pack of really good beer will run you about $10USD-$12USD in New York state. That would be for a good DIPA,IIPA, or a RIS.

An mid-range 6-pack is about the same.

A 22oz bomber is $5USD-$10USD.

Generally, the more alcohol, the higher the price.

There are hipsters in SA? I thought that was a US phenomenon. Do they wear tiny hats , skinny jeans, and scarves during the Summer?

Like this:

Thats the one !! Our hipsters are much more rugged bearded tho with comb overs , more like the Aus hipsters . Lots of craft anything and Eggs Benadickt. Pricing here on craft avg aroun 2$ to max 4$

 

[MBrewco]

A 4-pack of really good beer will run you about $10USD-$12USD in New York state. That would be for a good DIPA,IIPA, or a RIS.

An mid-range 6-pack is about the same.

A 22oz bomber is $5USD-$10USD.

Generally, the more alcohol, the higher the price.

There are hipsters in SA? I thought that was a US phenomenon. Do they wear tiny hats , skinny jeans, and scarves during the Summer?

Like this:

Thats the one !! Our hipsters are much more rugged bearded tho with comb overs , more like the UK hipsters . Lots of craft anything and Eggs Benadickt. Pricing here on craft avg aroun 2$ to max 4$ a bottle

 

[MBrewco]

question round no 2 carbing and bottling

im moving to 50 L batches monday and im also getting a plate filter . we do not want to move to kegging how ever i do not mind setting up a keg to carbonate then bottle . Its either that or re pitch yeast and prime . The Goal is consistency here and my biggest fear is over or under carbonation ofc . Keg carbing has had some gushing results aswell but i feal it might be more reliable. otherside if herd of adding a bit of slurry after filter that works great , but im struggleing finding solid ifo on number and date . pls assist o great gurus

 

[unionrdr]

Well, you could try a priming calculator per style to get the right amount of priming sugar by weight. Here's a couple calculators to try;
http://www.northernbrewer.com/priming-sugar-calculator/
http://www.tastybrew.com/calculators/priming.html

 

[MBrewco]

Well, you could try a priming calculator per style to get the right amount of priming sugar by weight. Here's a couple calculators to try;
http://www.northernbrewer.com/priming-sugar-calculator/
http://www.tastybrew.com/calculators/priming.html

Tnx union ive got that covered . Im more looking for a calculator to re add yeast as some are liquid yeast . Due to the fact that a plate filter removes all the yeast so just adding priming selution wont work.

 

[unionrdr]

You could try looking at yeast calculators to see if they have part of the program that deals with that. Here's a PDF I think has your answers?...http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/AdvancedBottleConditioning.pdf

 

[MBrewco]

You could try looking at yeast calculators to see if they have part of the program that deals with that. Here's a PDF I think has your answers?...http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/AdvancedBottleConditioning.pdf

You sir are a Legend!

 

[MBrewco]

You could try looking at yeast calculators to see if they have part of the program that deals with that. Here's a PDF I think has your answers?...http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/AdvancedBottleConditioning.pdf

You Sir are a Legend!

 

[MBrewco]

You could try looking at yeast calculators to see if they have part of the program that deals with that. Here's a PDF I think has your answers?...http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/AdvancedBottleConditioning.pdf

Great info thnx . It doesnt seem the norm to co2 carb in a keg and then bottle.

 

[MBrewco]

Great info thnx . It doesnt seem the norm to co2 carb in a keg and then bottle.

 

[unionrdr]

It talks about bottle carbing with added yeast on a chart further down.

 

[MBrewco]

Well out with old faithfull an in with the new . Starting my first batch tomorrow .

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[unionrdr]

Wow! Nice lookin' rig! You could run a micro with that. And you can use a beer gun to bottle carbed beer from a keg. Search it on here.