March 2021 Meeting

By jones4783March 14, 2021March 14, 2021 Meeting recap Brewer of the Year, Marie-Annick Scott, Monthly meeting, YEGbierfrau

January 2021 Meeting

By jones4783February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Meeting recap

Our Club’s January meeting seemed to roll around quickly after December’s Holiday Season extravaganza, and was once again held virtually via zoom, with 24 attendees at its peak. Our president, Justin, opened the meeting with a number of announcements: We are once again running a club glassware buy this year, with a choice of two…

November 2020 Meeting

By jones4783December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Meeting recap HOZER, Meeting, Meeting recap

True Grist held our latest virtual meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, November 19. The meeting was a joint meeting with members of Hamilton’s HOZER club

Club Cider – From the tree to your fermenter

By pethOctober 4, 2020October 4, 2020 Educational Apples, farming, grounders

As a participant in previous cider buys I was happy to see that the club had found a source for cider this year, and from a pressing facility that uses apples from many Ontario growers including the family farm that I am a part of. This is the story of how some of our apples…

Voiding the Warranty

By August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Member article Crafty, DIY, Fermentation control, Fermentor, Green tape, near miss

I developed the idea of getting a small fridge to squeeze into the brew cupboard. It would hold a multi-gallon container of water which would be circulated through the brew bucket chilling coils via tubing passed through the fridge wall.

July 2020 meeting

By jones4783July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 Meeting recap

True Grist held its third virtual monthly meeting, the first of the summer, on Wednesday, July 8.

May 2020 Meeting

By jones4783May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Member article

True Grist held its second virtual monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 13. Once again, we had a great virtual turnout, with over 20 active participant screens (a couple with two members) at the meeting’s peak. Thanks to everyone who participated.

April 2020 Meeting

By jones4783April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Meeting recap Monthly meeting, Raw ale, Virtual meeting, Zoom

March 2020 Meeting

By jones4783March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Meeting recap Meeting recap, Monthly meeting, Royal City, Stephen Snudden

Thanks to Royal City Brewing in Guelph for hosting our March 11 meeting in their warehouse, which featured Stephen Snudden’s presentation on meadmaking!