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IN BRIEF BREW NEWS Available from Brew For #Hrica *ome $ruoing by (ranM van 9ensveen is 5outh #Hricaos first locally produced homebrewing book. The book caters to beginners and those further along in the hobby with special chapters on substituting international ingredients with local alternatives. It retails at R299. 6he first boutique gin has been launched in 'swatini s Hormerly Mnown as Swaziland. Imbali Craft Gin is currently available exclusively at Umoya shop in the Ngwenya Glass precinct close to the Oshoek border post. Situated just outside 1udtshoorn 6horny Creek Brewery opened its doors in October. At the moment there is Lust one beer an amber ale on the menu alongside organic food in the attached deli. The brewery is open Friday to Sunday. FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN HOMEBREWING BOOK PUBLISHED THORNY CREEK BREWERY OPENS IN LITTLE KAROO FIRST CRAFT GIN FOR ESWATINI 9oodstocM $rewery has scored a spot in this year’s (ulleros (riends range an initiative by the British brewery Fuller’s. The Cape Town brewery’s collaboration brew will feature alongside beers Hrom 2ilot 5cotland 6iny 4ebel 9ales /agic 4ocM 'ngland /acM Norway and 5tone 9ood #ustralia 6he siZ beers will be packaged together and sold at 7- retailer 9aitrose WOODSTOCK BREWERY IN FULLER'S & FRIENDS SIXžPACK INTERNET OF THIRST MEASURE, UNDERSTAND AND IMPROVE. ADVERTORIAL BEVERAGE INSIGHTS M '#574' 7N&'456#N& and +/2418' these are the key principles of how we tackle problems at $4#8'6ech A passion for beer and a love of technology created what is today known as Beverage Insights. Four years ago we set out to solve the challenge of self- service beer however we quickly realised that in South Africa we were trying to solve a problem that didn’t need solving. Front-of- house was not where the issue lay it was bacM oH house and the logistics of minimising shrinkage and ensuring the quality of draught beer on a line. SO WHAT DID WE DO?  9e developed system dashboards and alerts providing real-time analytics that enables business owners to be one step ahead and make proactive decisions when it comes to running a brewery pub or distributor within this dynamic industry. 9ith the help oH some early adopters and many hours of development and engineering we have a proudly SouthAfrican solution that is a robust easily installed pconnectedq beer line. The units come in a single- line version or a 4-line version and are capable of tracking flow volume and temperature oH the chiller Hridge or python at the time of each pour. The devices can be easily set up through a messaging app and the use oH bots help guide the installation teams through the device setup Hrom inputting GPS coordinates to assigning breweries and brands to each draught line. HOW CANWE HELP YOU?  The system aims to provide better insights to bars breweries and liquor distributors by removing the guesswork and providing accurate and real time flow data. The solution allows for the process of moving and selling beer to be optimised and ultimately made more profitable #nother benefit is that the hardware and reports cost as little as the price of a draught per week. It’s all about measuring with sensors understanding the successes and the pain points then improving and optimising the process in order to sell and move more beer which is ultimately better Hor everybody because letos be honest the world is better with beer. beverageinsights.co info@beverageinsights.co 16 | Summer 2018 | ontapmag.co.za