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THE HOMEBREW EFFECT CRAIG CLAASSEN ON COMMERCIAL CRAFT BEER ARE HOMEBREWERS JUST A BUNCH OF ENTHUSIASTIC HOBBYISTS WHO LOVE TO DEBATE THE PROS AND CONS OF FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE CONTROL, OR, AS CRAIG CLAASSEN, CHAIRPERSON FOR THE CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION SOUTH AFRICA CBASA ARGUES BELOW, ARE THEY A CRUCIAL COMPONENT OF THE COMMERCIAL CRAFT BEER ECOSYSTEM? OPINION 28 | Autumn 2026 | ontapmag.co.za