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CONTRIBUTORS Jayden is a South African writer and aviator living abroad. Home is where the pint rests! Through short stories, coffee table books, and magazines, Jayden takes his readers on a journey through the playground of his life and imagination as he hops from one adventure to the next. Read his encounters with weird and wonderful Californian beers on page 36. Jayden King Brian runs a leading craft beer outlet in Johannesburg and is a BJCP judge. If he’s not rating beers at an event or for his Instagram profile (@craft_beer_ journals), you will usually find him hanging out with his family, brewing beer or cheering on his football team. As well as his usual beer reviews (page 65, Brian also penned our Beerginner Guide in this issue (page 48). Brian Leopold Donovan is a strategist, thought leader and public speaker within the plant-based food sector and vegan movement in South Africa. He is the Country Director at ProVeg South Africa, which licences the V-Label Certification (v-label.eu) locally, and is a director at the Physicians Association for Nutrition South Africa. Read his feature on what makes a beer vegan-friendly on page 24. Donovan Will SUMMER 2021 Marcel is a beer geek who’s been brewing for over a decade and still gets things wrong. He teaches brewing, writes, and spends more money on beer than is wise. Find him at beginnerbrewer.com. You can listen to his podcast about beer and geekery: Scum, Beer & Villainy, on iTunes. Marcel is our in-house homebrew expert – in this issue he convinced a few local brewers to part with their recipes and then scaled them for homebrew use – check them out on page 56. Marcel Harper Rob is a home brewer, BJCP beer judge and all-round beer geek. He loves everything about beer, be it the science, the history, or the practical nature. His life quest is to brew the perfect English Bitter. Rob is our resident list maker – check out his Brewer’s Dozen column on page 42. Rob Cass Tenille is the founder of BRAAIDSMAID™ - the braai brand for women. Tenille thinks in pictures, is a trained art director and visual merchandiser and a single mom to an incredible nine-year-old boy (who loves to braai). She is a lover of weekends, wine, music and lyrics. Follow her on Facebook or Instagram @braaidsmaid or visit braaidsmaid.co.za. On page 46 she pairs beer with breakfast in a duo of braai recipes. Tenille Swanepoel PUBLICATIONS Published by: in Jacques’pathinthecraftbeerindustrystartedwhenhebeganhomebrewingwhile completing his MSc in Wine Biotechnology in 2018. He pursued fermentation as a primary interest and started working for Anchor Yeast and Lallemand Brewing in 2019. He loves the extraordinary variety available in craft beer, evaluating every moment, from pouring to the last sip. On page 50 he takes us on a journey through sour beer brewing techniques in his first piece for On Tap. Jacques Janse van Rensburg Editor Lucy Corne lucy@ontapmag.co.za Publisher Andrew Thomas inhouse publications Twitter: @ontapmagza Facebook: facebook.com/ontapmagza Instagram: ontapmagza ontapmag.co.za Advertising : Andrew Thomas andrew@ontapmag.co.za +27 (0) 82 604 5038 P.O. Box 412748 Craighall 2024 Johannesburg Rachel du Plessis rachel@prycision.com Design: Rachel du Plessis rachel@prycision.com Prycision prycision.com Printing: Novus Print Distribution: 5000 Airport lounges, microbreweries, bevPLUS, Brewcraft, NFP and Beer Association of South Africa (BASA). On Tap is South Africa’s first dedicated beer publication - a quarterly magazine aimed at craft brewers, homebrewers, beer fanatics and those just beginning to dip their proverbial toe into the mash tun. The views expressed in individual articles are the personal views of the authors and are not necessarily shared by the editor, the advertisers or the publisher. No articles may be reproduced in any way without the written consent of the publisher. 4 | Summer 2021 | ontapmag.co.za