Umqombothi
Sign in to saveUmqombothi The word "Umqombothi" originates in KwaZulu Natal with the actual word being "Unqambothi" meaning Very Nice .(), is a South African traditional type of beer made from maize (corn), maize malt, sorghum malt, yeast, and water. The beer has a rather low content of alcohol (usually less than 3%) but a high content of B vitamins. It has a thick, creamy, and gritty consistency (from the maize), a heavy and distinctly sour aroma, and an opaque, buff-colored appearance.
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- Umqombothi
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- maize (corn), maize malt, sorghum malt, yeast
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Umqombothi The word "Umqombothi" originates in KwaZulu Natal with the actual word being "Unqambothi" meaning Very Nice .(), is a South African traditional type of beer made from maize (corn), maize malt, sorghum malt, yeast, and water. The beer has a rather low content of alcohol (usually less than 3%) but a high content of B vitamins. It has a thick, creamy, and gritty consistency (from the maize), a heavy and distinctly sour aroma, and an opaque, buff-colored appearance.
Umqombothi is cheaper than commercial lager beers brewed from barley and flavoured with hop flowers.
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