October 2019 Meeting

By jangevaareOctober 13, 2019October 13, 2019 Meeting recap Barrel care, Funk, Kitchener-Waterloo, Lando, Monthly meeting, October, Rob Hern, SFBC, Short Finger, Short Finger Brewing Company, Tavistock, Tavistock Hops

For our October 2019 meeting, we were at Short Finger Brewing Co. in Kitchener. It was also Canada’s first National Beer Day and we celebrated with homebrew and a group photo with our flag.

September 2019 Meeting

By jangevaareOctober 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Meeting recap Kamil Juices, KJ Urban Winery and Craft Brewing Supplies, Meeting recap, Sommelier

In September we met at KJ Urban Winery and Craft Brewing Supplies. And what a great meeting it was!

#CanadianHomebrewDay with True Grist

By jangevaareJune 21, 2019June 21, 2019 Special event recap #canadianhomebrewday, Canadian Homebrew Day, Canadian Homebrewers Association, Community event, Group brew, SFBC, Short Finger Brewing Company, Special Event

While storms lingered in the forecast for much of June 1st, Mother Nature spared the homebrewers that had gathered at Short Finger Brewing Co. to celebrate the 1st Canadian Homebrew Day with True Grist.

Spring 2019 bulk buy with Topp’s Hops

By jangevaareMay 13, 2019May 16, 2019 Bulk buy Hop Buy, Mylar, Nitrogen flushed, Quality, Resealable, Short Finger Brewing Company, Topp's Hops, Volunteers

Spring 2019 the club ran a hop bulk buy with Topp’s hops. We brought in approximately 200lbs, which were organized and distributed from Short Finger Brewing Company

April 2019 Meeting

By jangevaareMay 13, 2019May 13, 2019 Meeting recap Co-op, Homebrew share, Kitchener, Meeting recap, Monthly meeting, Peter Collins, Together We're Bitter, TWB

In April, we visited Peter Collins at Together We’re Bitter in Kitchener

Spring 2019 BSG Bulk Buy

By jangevaareMay 13, 2019May 13, 2019 Bulk buy BSG, Bulk Buy, Grain buy, Kamil Juices, Malt buy, Volunteers

Thank you to everyone involved in our Spring malt bulk buy hosted by KJ Urban Winery and Craft Brewing Supplies in Guelph

Winter 2019 Sensory Training

By jangevaareMay 13, 2019May 13, 2019 Special event recap beer education

True Grist ran it’s first ever sensory training events in January – we were hosted in Wellington’s Iron Duke House.

True Brewer 2018 Results

By jangevaareJanuary 16, 2019January 17, 2019 Competition, Special event recap Beer, BJCP, Block 3, Competition, Rhythm and Brews, Royal City, True Brewer

True Brewer 2018 was the club’s first foray into running a BJCP sanctioned competition. This competition was coupled with a homebrew holiday swap.

January 2019 Meeting

By jangevaareJanuary 16, 2019January 17, 2019 Meeting recap Block 3, Fruit, Kevin Freer, Meeting, Monthly meeting, St. Jacobs, True Brewer

Our first meeting of the year was at Block 3. We had expedited announcements to allow for time for our 2018 True Brewer award presentation, and a presentation from Kevin Freer.