Palmer delivered a keynote address on “An adventure into brewing” and touched on topics such as Brewing around the World, in which he discussed the different brewing styles of various countries.
He also gave tips on his top five most valuable brewing priorities, which are sanitation, fermentation, temperature control, yeast management, recipe proportions and PH control and water adjustment.
Delegates also heard from other leading brewing specialists from South Africa, and experienced practical sessions, beer tastings, pairings and, of course, networking and socialising opportunities.
Just Brewing Co., Boksburg’s only craft brewery, was involved in organising this conference, which was the first of its kind on the East Rand.
Around 140 beer enthusiasts attended the conference.
The boot camp was a full-day indaba, focusing on delivering a high quality educational experience to South African home brewers and beer drinkers.
The objectives of the conference were to raise awareness of home brewing and the growing craft of brewing your own beer; to share brewing knowledge and experience; provide inspiration, ideas and motivation for brewers; improve the quality of South African craft beer; build relationships between South African home brewers and the brewing community and helping to establish links between service providers and the brewing community.
According to Wendy Pienaar, from Just Brewing Co., the boot camp was a huge success.
“We got a lot of positive feedback and will be having another one next year,” said Pienaar. – @IschkeBoksburg
