Foraging Season = Free Fermentables v2.0 By Lord AshMarch 12, 2020March 12, 2020 Categories: Educational Tags: Andrew Ash, Foraging, Fruit I am thinking ahead to spring already and as a result I thought I would add last year’s list of free fermentables that can be found in the great outdoors surrounding our area.
Member Profile: Matt Lavergne By theplatMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020 Categories: Member Profile Tags: Exec profile, Matt Lavergne, Member profile Matt is currently sitting on the executive of True Grist as a website developer and member of the events committee. He is also a BJCP certified judge!
Chris Kwietniowski’s Fruitcake RIS By chrisFebruary 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Categories: Member article, Recipe Tags: Chris Kwietniowski, Fruitcake, Recipe, RIS, True Brewer, True Brewer 2019 True Brewer 2019 Chris K recounts the brewing of the beer that won him the title.
February 2020 Meeting By Lord AshFebruary 19, 2020February 20, 2020 Categories: Meeting recap Tags: BSG, Hops, New Zealand, Pilsner, Rhythm and Brews, True Brewer, True Brewer 2019 February signalled our return to Rhythm & Brews. As always our host was serving up a plethora of delicious brews. Including Mike H’s winning 2018 True Brewer, Do the Smokey Pokey.
Member Profile: Paul Byron By pbyronJanuary 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Categories: Member Profile As a financially strapped university student, I bought a can of malt extract. It came as a “kit” and included cheap, way-past-due bread yeast. It was barely drinkable but I was fascinated with the process and convinced I could brew something better.
January 2020 Meeting By BnanzaJanuary 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Categories: Meeting recap Tags: Block 3, Block Three, Chris Kwietniowski, Mash Paddle of Destiny, Presentation, Ryan Dunlop, True Brewer, True Brewer 2019, Water As is tradition, we held our January meetings at Block 3 in St. Jacob’s. And what also seems to be tradition, the weather was less than ideal. But that didn’t stop people from showing – no doubt eager to find out who would be walking away with the Mash Paddle of Destiny!
Member Profile: Dave Jones By jones4783December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 Categories: Member Profile Tags: Dave Jones, Executive, Q&A I got my first, very primitive start in home brewing while working in the QA lab at the old Labatts brewery in Saskatoon during my first go-around at university. I continued extract brewing back in the 1980’s before having children & before returning to university to start a second career as a psychologist.
December 2019 Meeting By December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 Categories: Meeting recap, Special event recap Tags: Charity, Fundraiser, Raffle, SFBC, The Working Centre Happy holidays, homebrewers! On December 11th, we gathered at Short Finger Brewing for our end of the year party. Like last year, we organized this event as a way to raise money for a local charity and we set our goal higher this year. At the meeting we raised $1246 for The Working Centre thanks…
November 2019 Meeting By KRundleDecember 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Categories: Meeting recap Tags: BSG Canada, Dry yeast, Fermentis, José Pizarro, Presentation, Shelley Beirnes, True Brewer, True Brewer 2019 The November meeting was hosted by our friends at BSG Canada in Guelph.
Member Profile: Meghan Campanaro By MeghnadoodleNovember 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Categories: Member Profile Tags: Advice, Meghan Campanaro, Member profile, Opinion Meghan has worked as a Training and Events Coordinator for the past 10 years and has a certificate in adult education. She is married to another True Grist Member, Matt. She’s known among friends for having useless knowledge about music and movies, which is helpful in a trivia-night situation.
