In this episode of MorgsBrew I detail the process used for bottling our home brew pineapple beer. THIS IS A SIMPLE RECIPE and it can vary greatly. Be careful but don't be OCD! Look after your yeast Sugar does not equal sugar
In this episode, I prepared a step by step recipe for pineapple beer so that you can follow along from home. Once you have it fermenting you need to wait 7 - 9 days before bottling out. This is the time that the yeast used to smash all the sugar and poo your bucket full of ethanol. Mine batches have been coming out at between 4.5 % and 6.5 % ABV after this first stage and they only get better in the bottles while they settle out.
This video is a tribute to the South Africans growing their own "smokes" in these strange times. Ministers are the punch line of viral songs about sharing Zol which is the primary reason THEY closed the sale of cigarettes to the people of South Africa. We are living in strange times where growing and smoking cannabis is legal and the guys who smoke cigarettes are suddenly dealing in black market trade. The law has flipped and the country is dealing this in various ways. I am dancing on a rebellious line while maintaining a legal grounding as I agitate and move through this reality.
Fermented foods are great tools for growing your gut microbiome and Mageu is a simple food that can be prepared in your own home without any previous experience. In this video, I detail the process we use to make the African fermented porridge called Mageu. I drink mixtures of this daily with or without fruit. My Zulu mom Besta taught me how to make it and my other half wrote a poem about it.
In this episode, I will show you how to brew your own pineapple beer using ingredients you can buy at any essential goods store in South Africa. Being able to brew your own beer is an ancient technique and something that is still practiced across rural South Africa. The traditional beer called Quomboti is great, but if you have never had it before then it is probably not the best idea to try it as your first homebrew. There are lots of tricks that can be used to optimize any brewing process so unless you get your hands dirty and your vision blurry, you will not start to see them. It helps if you have friends doing it with you. We had the privilege to get together on a virtual hangout to share our experiences with the brew and to help keep sane during Lockdown. Watch this video before trying to brew your own beer and let me help you get confidence in your process.
I have compiled a list of do's and dont's for homemade pineapple beer to help you make a successful first batch. This episode talks about the steps and considerations to make a safe and drinkable pineapple beer. These tips have been compiled by asking a group of homebrewers for their input after successfully brewing their own batches and is intended to give you the knowledge required to get through a brew.