fermentedphil

A catalogue of all of my recipes and short descriptions; from traditional South African recipes, to my own experiments.

| Golden Ale | Marula (Infused) Blonde Ale | English Bitter | Recently, I wrote a piece on the Sabie Brewery being bought over by Hollow Hops Brewery. After the visit, I took home some of their beers,

Why do we read books? This might sound like a simple question, but I would argue that it is by far one of the most complex questions a reader and a writer can face. On the face of it, it might seem innocuous,

Outside, massive dogfights are going on. You hear them from afar. A crow and a hawk. The are arch enemies. For a couple of minutes each day, massive dogfights are going on between these two, and sometimes,

The only constant, they say, is change. About two and a half years ago, I visited Sabie Brewing Co. with my now fiance and then-girlfriend. We went to the brewery with her family, and what a little gem

___ i am drowning myself in an ocean of flowers returning to a primordial home where i can lay my soul to rest in the pollen of mother earth's embrace ___ | Unfolding fig leaf II | | Unfolding fig leaf

| Rocket/Mustard seedlings | Spring is here. It is almost as if someone merely flipped a switch. Gone are the cold rainy days. The last couple of days feel like summer, almost as if we skipped spring

It always pains me to cut back flowers. It feels morally wrong to me to cut them. Even if only to place them in water and put them in the kitchen, I feel that the need to be left alone in the garden where

What do we miss when we do not look? I always wonder about this when I see the smallest of birds fly in front of me with only a few taking notice. How much does the average person miss because they are

South Africa always has something unique to offer. Spring means Wildflowers. (At least, in the Cape region where it is world famous.) Spring also means warmer coastal temperatures, which means travelling,

running away from the drowning picking and swallowing wildflowers she remains drenched in the smell of a million thoughts An Ode to the Girl Who I Could Never Write Girl | Girl I | Girl II | Girl III |

I remember the day when I walked into the shop to find my first real craft beer. I came across a small brewery at that time Jack Black who sold these really big IPAs - again, back then. Or to me at least,

The rains have stopped (even though it is still cold). But this means that all of the bugs in the ground are ready for the "picking" for the many birds that rely on these bugs for their diet.

Life is strange. Period. There is nothing you can add to this statement. It is what it is. Familiarity is the only thing people desire which they will never get. Life is never, if ever, familiar. We are

bursting with flowers smelling like lavender we become a poem that everyone can smell our fingers become edible memories that slowly fade... The Cape region in South Africa has turned into an ocean of

We do not determine our own fate, life is a chaotic mixture of different movements. Chickweed taking over Swiss chard I did not plan for this. Impromptu, I travelled to my fiance. Travelling is the worst

there was a campus girl who danced in a black dress unaware of my eyes that tried to capture her in a poetic position that could translate into words on the canvas that danced with passion as I saw her

We planned the trip for about two weeks now after driving past a certain art gallery for years now. It was not much for entry, about a US dollar per person (which was the wrong price as well, per the

there was something seriously wrong with that dove, eating bacon like it was ... I am not sure But before we move on to the psycho dove trying to eat a piece of bacon, I want to appreciate the beauty of

regeneration regrowth green fingers piercing the blue sky renewed energy pulled from the soil taproots stretching deeper and deeper in search of water *** spring renewal a period of radical change with

Another Winery Brewing Beer Yet another winery tried their hands on brewing beer. It is funny just how many wineries are attempting to either brew their own beer or to subcontract breweries to brew beers