return err
		}
		sconfig.Version = kafkaVersion
	}

	sconfig.Net.KeepAlive = 60 * time.Second
	sconfig.Net.SASL.User = h.kconfig.SASL.User
	sconfig.Net.SASL.Password = h.kconfig.SASL.Password
	initScramClient(h.kconfig, sconfig) // initializes configured scram client.
	sconfig.Net.SASL.Enable = h.kconfig.SASL.Enable

	tlsConfig, err := saramatls.NewConfig(h.kconfig.TLS.ClientTLSCert, h.kconfig.TLS.ClientTLSKey)
	if err != nil {