Silvertown Brewery
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Help Young Entrepreneurship Initiative in Srebrenica
The world knows Srebrenica only for its negative connotations, but what the world doesn’t know is that Srebrenica is a lot richer and has a more positive
history than what people associate with it now. Many people are leaving, young people see no prospect, and the city is dying yet again.
For that reason, we decided to do something about it. Our idea was to create a brewery brand that would focus on the beauty and traditions of the city.
It would highlight the wonderful people, legends, and stories that would contribute to the city’s overall progress.
We applied for a loan and began by buying basic equipment for the production of beer and made the first craft beer ever in the Srebrenica region.
Some might ask how can a brewery help provide a positive image? Well, we made three beers, that were consumed by satisfied customers and friends and we named them, Andric’s aunt (pale ale) and Perkman (dark ale). Ivo Andric, our only Nobel Prize winner, used to come to Srebrenica to visit his aunt
who was a public notary at the town hall. The second beer is called Perkman, a legendary miner, paying homage to the many mines and minerals found
in the Srebrenica region. And the third beer got it's name by a horse called Vidran. He bathed in local wellspring "Guber" and got healed from leprosy.
These three positive stories are just the beginning of the presentation of the better side of Srebrenica. However, one of the goals of our brewery is to run a small company in Srebrenica and create jobs for young people who live in this city in order to prevent their departure. If at least three young people are persuaded not to go to a bigger city, our goal is achieved. We also aim to stimulate other similar initiatives and make this wonderful region flourish again. We wish to remain in Srebrenica, but we need your help.
Craft beer is increasingly becoming a popular trend worldwide. The reason is the rapidly growing popularity of craft beer, due to its superior taste and
quality. Unlike lager beer, where you can find corn grits and various additives, beer that we produce is unpasteurized and without any additives,
fermented only from the finest ingredients such as real malting barley and yeast. After a six-hour cooking period, beer is poured into fermenters where
under controlled conditions and the temperature, it remains for 21 days to ferment. When the beer is filled into bottles, it remains there for additional
15 days for carbonation after which it is ready for consumption.
This is just the beginning of our story and we need your help. In order to expand, we need to purchase professional fermenters which cost 700€,
high-quality cooking equipment 3600€ and license to sell 500€. Hence, our goal is to raise 4800€ in order to help jump start our initiative and
bring about a positive change to Srebrenica. Please help us achieve our goal and with your support we know that we can be the change this region needs.
We want to reiterate that our primary goal is to bring attention to the positive image of Srebrenica, employ young people and to bridge the gap between
cultures and people. Thank you for your support whatever that may be and please come join us for a beer.
The world knows Srebrenica only for its negative connotations, but what the world doesn’t know is that Srebrenica is a lot richer and has a more positive
history than what people associate with it now. Many people are leaving, young people see no prospect, and the city is dying yet again.
For that reason, we decided to do something about it. Our idea was to create a brewery brand that would focus on the beauty and traditions of the city.
It would highlight the wonderful people, legends, and stories that would contribute to the city’s overall progress.
We applied for a loan and began by buying basic equipment for the production of beer and made the first craft beer ever in the Srebrenica region.
Some might ask how can a brewery help provide a positive image? Well, we made three beers, that were consumed by satisfied customers and friends and we named them, Andric’s aunt (pale ale) and Perkman (dark ale). Ivo Andric, our only Nobel Prize winner, used to come to Srebrenica to visit his aunt
who was a public notary at the town hall. The second beer is called Perkman, a legendary miner, paying homage to the many mines and minerals found
in the Srebrenica region. And the third beer got it's name by a horse called Vidran. He bathed in local wellspring "Guber" and got healed from leprosy.
These three positive stories are just the beginning of the presentation of the better side of Srebrenica. However, one of the goals of our brewery is to run a small company in Srebrenica and create jobs for young people who live in this city in order to prevent their departure. If at least three young people are persuaded not to go to a bigger city, our goal is achieved. We also aim to stimulate other similar initiatives and make this wonderful region flourish again. We wish to remain in Srebrenica, but we need your help.
Craft beer is increasingly becoming a popular trend worldwide. The reason is the rapidly growing popularity of craft beer, due to its superior taste and
quality. Unlike lager beer, where you can find corn grits and various additives, beer that we produce is unpasteurized and without any additives,
fermented only from the finest ingredients such as real malting barley and yeast. After a six-hour cooking period, beer is poured into fermenters where
under controlled conditions and the temperature, it remains for 21 days to ferment. When the beer is filled into bottles, it remains there for additional
15 days for carbonation after which it is ready for consumption.
This is just the beginning of our story and we need your help. In order to expand, we need to purchase professional fermenters which cost 700€,
high-quality cooking equipment 3600€ and license to sell 500€. Hence, our goal is to raise 4800€ in order to help jump start our initiative and
bring about a positive change to Srebrenica. Please help us achieve our goal and with your support we know that we can be the change this region needs.
We want to reiterate that our primary goal is to bring attention to the positive image of Srebrenica, employ young people and to bridge the gap between
cultures and people. Thank you for your support whatever that may be and please come join us for a beer.
Organizer
Davorin Sekulic
Organizer
Munich
