Most microbreweries send their spent grains off to nearby farmers to use as cattle feed but what about those of you that brew at home?

A quartet of global brewing gurus will be speaking at the annual Craft Brewers Powwow, held in Cape Town in May. We grabbed five minutes with US craft brewing legend Doug Odell, co-founder of Odell’s Brewing Co. in Colorado.

It’s been around for millennia but kombucha has only recently found its spot on the global beverage stage. Kamini dickie looks at the origins, the innovators and the ever-growing popularity of “booch”.