Field Trip to Tavistock Hop Farm

By Lord AshAugust 26, 2018August 26, 2018 Educational, Special event recap Field trip, Hops, Tavistock Hops

Summary of the trip to Tavistock Hop Farm

Escarpment Labs Visit 2018

By r3dunlopMay 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Special event recap Escarpment Labs, Fermentation, Process, Tour, Wild Yeast, Yeast

This month instead of our usual club meeting, we had a very special tour from Richard Preiss of Guelph’s own Escarpment Labs.

Big Brew Day 2018

By jangevaareMay 10, 2018September 23, 2019 A brew day with..., Special event recap Big brew, Brewing is fun, Collaboration, Special Event

On Saturday, May 5th, True Grist teamed up with Short Finger Brewing Co. for the clubs first AHA Big Brew Day. Big Brew day is an annual event where brewers invite other brewers, friends and family to take part in the hobby and have a good time in Celebration of National Homebrew Day.

A Brew Day With… TRUE GRIST

By r3dunlopSeptember 25, 2017April 17, 2018 A brew day with..., Recipe, Special event recap Barn Cat Artisan Ales, Beer Festival, Belgian Dubbel, Brewing, Cask ale, Club Event, Collaboration, Kviek

What was this? At the beginning of August, the True Grist homebrew club was invited to brew a cask for Cask Days in Toronto… Naturally, we said yes! This was the beginning of a collaboration brew between Barncat Artisan Ales, Escarpment Labs and True Grist Homebrew club.

True Grist visits Escarpment Labs

By jangevaareJune 8, 2017April 16, 2018 Special event recap Escarpment Labs, Fermentation, Propagation, Tour, Wild Yeast, Yeast

Yesterday (June 7th, 2017), the folks at Escarpment Labs were kind enough to invite True Grist to their production facility for a tour and a Q&A period. Around 20 True Grist members arrived to Escarpment Labs and were welcomed with a sample of a very interesting tart pale ale, fermented with Lactobacillus and Kveik in…

Inaugural True Grist summer barbecue

By jangevaareJune 4, 2017April 2, 2018 Special event recap Barbecue, Cask ale, Club Event, Homebrew, Recipes, Smoked, Summer

This weekend True Grist members and their families met in Cambridge on a perfect Saturday, to enjoy the weather and share food and beer. This was our first summer barbecue, an event which is sure to become annual tradition. Our special events coordinator, Matt F. and his wife Jackie hosted us in their lovely, hop-filled…

February 2017 Meeting+Homebrew Hangout

By jangevaareFebruary 25, 2017March 22, 2018 Meeting recap, Special event recap Collaboration, Gruit, Shortfinger Brewing, Sour beer

This month’s meeting was held jointly with Short Finger Brewing Company’s Homebrew Hangout. Regular attendees of SFBC’s homebrew hangout were welcomed to join True Grist members to hear about our club, and sample some gruit that the club collaboratively brewed with SFBC earlier in the month.

True Gruit: a collaboration brew with Short Finger Brewing Co.

By jangevaareFebruary 2, 2017April 2, 2018 Special event recap Collaboration, Gruit, Shortfinger Brewing, Sour beer

Last night members of the True Grist Homebrew Club made their way to Short Finger Brewing Co. HQ to undertake a special collaboration brew for International Gruit Day (February 1st). Here’s a couple pictures for those who couldn’t make it!