Links and suppliers
Links to suppliers for all things brewing related, whether you are a newbie or a withered old dog, we all need to find something sometime:
Beer equipment and consumables suppliers:
Beerlab: Homebrew and Craft Beer Brewing Ingredients & Equipment. Based in Cape Town
Beerguevera: Ingredients and equipment. Based on Cape Town
Brewcraft: Outlets around the country. Ingredients and equipment.
The Beer Keg: Ingredients and equipment. Kegging. Johannesburg.
Brewmart: Based in Pretoria
Cactus Craft: Pretoria
Beyond Brewing: Hillcrest, Next to Platz
Stainless steel fittings, tubing etc
Guth: Stainless steel and valves and things (according to JJ)
Eurosteel: Stainless steel.
Natal Stainless Steel: The name says it all.
National Dairy Equipment: Also known as NDE
Zenzele: (aka Chick Henderson) Steel products and PVC tubing (no web site) – 9 Morgan Rd Pinetown – (031) 701-9328
Refrigeration Repairs:
SDS Refrigeration – Clinton 082 801 8676
Electronic Equipment:
Rapid Heat and control: (no website) Heating elements and controllers – Address: 9 Crompton St, Pinetown, 3610. Phone: 031 701 7786
Heating Elements in Westmead: elements and controllers.
ACDC Dynamics: Electrical components and fittings
Electro Mechanica: Electrical components.
A1 Radio: computer fans, electrical components.
Gas Equipment and refills:
Adriel Fire: Gas Cylinders and refills (swap outs, depending on you cylinders condition)
Viking Life Saving Equip 201 Chamberlain Rd, Jacobs. 031 4681261 Gas refills, call before.
Chubb fire: Burman Bush – fire extinguishers and refills.
Ocean Fire: 24 Peter Rd, Umgeni Business Park, Durban. – 031 577 6954 – Extinguishers and refills.
MIA Gas Supplies: 149 Shepstone Rd, New Germany Industrial Park, New Germany, 3610
Software:
Beersmith: Home brewing recipes, forum, software, articles, podcast and much more.
Brewers Friend: A complete home brew recipe designer, brew day planner
Grainfather: You don’t need an actual Grainfather to make use of the app and recipe software.
Knowledge base:
How to brew by John Palmer: Possibly the best guide to home brewing available.
Brulosophy: Some serious questions answered through interesting tests. Lots to learn from here.
Brewers Friend Forum: Loads of questions asked and answered.
CraftBru.com : Awesome website with all things Crafty, like breweries and festivals.
Homebrewtalk.com: Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum