THEBARTON'S internationally-renowned Wheatsheaf Hotel could soon be turning out its own brews if an application to run an on-site microbrewery is successful.

The George St hotel has been whetting the whistle of beer connoisseurs with the work of some of the world's best craft brewers for the past 10 years.

Now, owners Jade Flavell, Liz O'Dea and Emily Trott hope to receive West Torrens Council permission to install a 600 litre, American-built brewing system by the end of the year and be tasting their first brews by May.

"We've been here for 10-and-a-half years and the idea has always been to walk the walk and brew our own beer," Ms Flavell said.

"While it's a lot of fun sourcing the best beer from around the state, the country and the world, ultimately the end game is to try our hand at some of the styles we've enjoyed from other brewers."

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The hotel will continue to pour beers from other local microbreweries as well as Australian and international craft brewers.

The hotel's 13 taps change day to day, sometimes hour to hour, offering up to 30 different beers in a week, while the bottled beer list spills over seven pages.

Ms Flavell said she was excited about the possibilities presented by brewing their own craft beers.

"We will be able to continually evolve," she said.

"It's going to be fast and light, so we can have a chat about a beer, develop a recipe, brew it tomorrow and two to four weeks later we can sit down and drink that beer.

"We can brew beers for occasions and we have visiting brewers from around the country and around the world quite often."

For serious beer lovers, the hotel's tap changes can be tracked through its website, wheatsheafhotel.com.au or its smartphone application.

"People can opt for push notifications and it's quite scary the number of people who want to know as we change taps," Ms Flavell said.

"They'll drop what they're doing and pop in because some of the kegs are only small or we might only have one keg and it can go in a day or less."

The hotel also hosts beer festivals, including "Good Beer Wheatie" in May, when six of the world's best brewers will visit to showcase their beers.

The council is expected to provide public feedback to the owners this week, before a decision on the microbrewery application is made later in the year.

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