Greetings from Cape Town

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Greetings from Cape Town

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Hi all. My name is Don Chetty. Im a novice brewer. Been a fisherman all my life and a whiskey lover. Since i experienced a severe gout attack i laid off the Irish water and opted to brew beer. I drank a few homebrews with not one gout attack.....Dr says it could be the Hops. Hows that for an excuse hehehe. Its now my MEDICINE!.

I have built a brew in basket system with the help of a few good friends and have done 3 brews of late. Only one of which was an All grain ,a Ginger cranberry apple cider and A robbers Golden ale kit.

I have alot to learn. Craft beer is growing fast in South Africa. Pity we dont have the magnificent systems available in the USA.

Im an Airforce pilot by profession so i cant brew as much as i would like to due to work and family commitments. My addiction has been noted by my better half and thank God she is fond of an Ale or 2 every now and then so i have full support from her.

Looking foward to interacting and learning from all you master brewers. Kind regards Don

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Welcome Don!

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Certificate in Brewing and Distillation Technology

Sites to find beer making supplies: Adventures in Homebrewing - Mr. Beer - MoreBeer
My Beer - click to reveal
Currently using 6 LBKs.

Beers I regularly brew:
Bell's Best Brown clone
Irish Hills Red - I call this "Ann Arbor Red"
Mackinac Island Red - I call this "Michigan Red"
Oatmeal Stout - I call this Not Fat, Stout - Oatmeal Stout

Bottled 5 gallons of Ann Arbor Red on 4/18/17. Bottled 5 gallons of Michigan Red on 5/8/17.

Brewed in 2017 - 22.13 gallons (19.91 in 2012, 48.06 in 2013, 61.39 in 2014, 84.26 in 2015,46.39 in 2016)
Brewed in lifetime - 282.14 gallons
Drinkable beer on hand -  13.58 cases, with 6.11 cases ready in May and early June.
Average cost per 12 pack through all beer brewed - $6.27(ingredients only)
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Howdy Don! Hope you continue taking your medicine! :)
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Welcome to the Borg!!!!! You found a great group of people here, if you have any questions please ask. There are all levels of experience here all in search of the same thing, a great tasting home brew.
:welcome: :cheers:
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Next Up?
Kolsch?
Ginger Beer?
Traveling Red?
Yazoo Gerst Clone?
Peanut Butter Porter?

Currently Conditioning:
Cherry Mead
California Moscato

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Hardly Apple Cider on tap
Hardly Cherry Lime-Aid on tap
Oktoberfestive-Ale on tap
PGA Cider (Pear, Ginger, Apple) on tap 3rd Founders Cup 2016 King Of The Mountain on tap
Bottoms Up Brown on tap GOLD 2016 Ohio Brew Week Silver 2016 Ohio State Fair Silver 2016 Son of Brewzilla, Silver 2015 Son of Brewzilla, Bronze 2015 King Of The Mountain on tap
NITWIT BELGIAN STRONG ALE Banjo-Dawg RCE bottled
DAWG LB PALE ALE bottled
CITRA SLAPPED AMBER ALE bottle
MO FREEDOM SMaSH bottle
HOP TO IT IMPERIAL IPA bottle

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Silver 5
Bronze 5
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Welcome Don!! :clink:
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Welcome Don! There is a lot to be learned here, so ask whenever you need to. Curious, what is the most popular beer in S. Africa, or is there a local specialty?
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Hello and welcome to the site!
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Hello people. South African fav is Castle Light. South African Breweries was just taken over by a huge if not the biggest brewery in the world. We have a few good beers. Carling Black Label. Castle Light. Castle. Windhoek laager. Windhoek light. Lion Laager. But nothing as good as a home brew!

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Right, SAB Miller just taken over by AB InBev to form the world's largest brewer.
I have over 9,000 posts on "another forum", which means absolutely nothing. Mr. Beer January 2014 Brewer of the Month with all the pomp and circumstance that comes with it...

Certificate in Brewing and Distillation Technology

Sites to find beer making supplies: Adventures in Homebrewing - Mr. Beer - MoreBeer
My Beer - click to reveal
Currently using 6 LBKs.

Beers I regularly brew:
Bell's Best Brown clone
Irish Hills Red - I call this "Ann Arbor Red"
Mackinac Island Red - I call this "Michigan Red"
Oatmeal Stout - I call this Not Fat, Stout - Oatmeal Stout

Bottled 5 gallons of Ann Arbor Red on 4/18/17. Bottled 5 gallons of Michigan Red on 5/8/17.

Brewed in 2017 - 22.13 gallons (19.91 in 2012, 48.06 in 2013, 61.39 in 2014, 84.26 in 2015,46.39 in 2016)
Brewed in lifetime - 282.14 gallons
Drinkable beer on hand -  13.58 cases, with 6.11 cases ready in May and early June.
Average cost per 12 pack through all beer brewed - $6.27(ingredients only)
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Welcome...and thank you sir for your service. :flag:
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Welcome!
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Welcome, this is a great place to be.
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Welcome aboard! Please keep us up on your brewing adventures. Flying ones too, when possible.
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Welcome to the forum!
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