How South Africans made a plan during lockdown drinking ban
Home-brewing industry flourishes during ban on alcohol sales
31 May 2020 - 21:39
SA’s craze for home brewing with the lockdown ban on selling liquor was good for Frank van Wensveen, who owns a home beer-brewing supply shop.
South Africans, among the heaviest drinkers in the world, improvised, brewing their own beer and umqombothi, a traditional African beer made from sorghum, and distilled mampoer, a potent fruit-based moonshine...
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