Pineapple beer reclaims its position as SA's no.1 - and we've got some recipes
Pineapple beer has reclaimed its position as Mzansi's go-to drink thanks to the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) which reimposed the ban on the sale of alcohol under lockdown level 3.
The announcement was made by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday.
He said the consumption of alcohol put the health system under pressure as trauma and ICU units had high numbers of cases of violence and car accidents. The president said it was important to save “every bed” amid the surge in Covid-19 cases countrywide.
Before the president could conclude his address, pineapple started trending on Twitter as some asked for the pineapple beer recipe, while others joked that its prices would increase after the booze ban.
Here's how it happened on Twitter:
The booze ban:
The alcohol ban is a direct attack on the Western Cape. Our wine farms will be destroyed. This is a direct assault on the success of the DA Provincial government.
— Rod MacPhail (@rodcampsbay) July 12, 2020
I almost choked on my last glass of Amarula 😳 #alcoholban
— Kananelo 🇿🇦 🇱🇸 🇸🇿 🇳🇴 (@kaysexwale) July 12, 2020
#CyrilRamaphosa #AlcoholBan #Level5 IMMEDIATE EFFECT
— Tando Luyaba (@iAmTando) July 12, 2020
Evening made! 😂🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/9hMfho3XEf
#cyrilramaphosa
— Manics (@Emmanuel_Moraba) July 12, 2020
I knew this is about alcohol ban pic.twitter.com/5CPVdT5RpP
The pain...I can feel it 😂😂😂 #alcoholban pic.twitter.com/IH9s0VqzGL
— Shane Jeremy Hendricks (@ShaneJeremy1) July 12, 2020
Pineapple reclaims its spot:
Time to get out your pineapples and yeast again
— Natasha (@dramadelinquent) July 12, 2020
🤣🤣
Pineapple prices will increase as well.
— Ngonidzashe Chikutuma, PhD. (@cnchikutuma) July 12, 2020
Pineapple having entanglement with yeast yet again
— Chymamusique (@Chymamusique) July 12, 2020
*dusts off pineapple beer recipe*
— actually a cake (@areyou_jazz) July 12, 2020
Dear @FoodLoversMkt, please don't punish us all as a result of the changes taking place with immediate effect, some of use pineapple for noble causes, please don't hike the prices. Oh, and yeast too...
— Zine Mshengu (@zenny_zed) July 12, 2020
Where is that pineapple 🍍 beer 🍺 recipe? 🤔
— Joe Emilio (@joeemiliocomedy) July 12, 2020
Pineapple-preneurs and their pineapple beer looking at Tops, PnP liquor and others like😫: pic.twitter.com/Biioz1wNFd
— Pule_PK (@Pule_PK_) July 13, 2020
Simple recipes:
Brewing up your own beer at home is fun and easy; try these simple recipes:
• A word of caution: home brews can become undrinkable if stored incorrectly or for too long. If there is any fungal growth, if the brew tastes "off" or has an unpleasant smell beyond the yeast undertones, don't take any chances: rather throw it away. Also ensure that whatever utensils you use to home brew are scrupulously clean; sterilising them in boiling water is best.