Category Archives: Club Meeting
June Meeting: Last Brewer Standing Judging And A Summer Send Off!

Location: Muddy York Brewing Co.
Date: Monday June 12th, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
Can you believe that we're already half way through the year? It's JUNE and we're back at recent winner of the Canadian Brewery Of The Year; Muddy York Brewing Co. For this meeting we are focusing on our Last Brewer Standing Judging (Style: California Common). There will be plenty of social time, some announcements and some discussion of where we may want to go for social excursions in July / August!
As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.
Also, please don't forget to patronize our hosts!! Muddy York offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don't hesitate to grab some especially if you don't get out to see them as often as you'd like!
Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!
Continue reading June Meeting: Last Brewer Standing Judging And A Summer Send Off!May Meeting: Some More Exbeerimentation with Josh Davis!

Location: Rainhard Brewing
Date: Monday May 8th, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
It's already May and we're going "back to the future"! We'll be back, for the first time in a long time, at Rainhard Brewing!! Rainhard will be our West Side meeting location moving forward. For this meeting we have Josh Davis, BJCP judge and one of our new members over the last year will be discussing another Exbeeriment! This time it's a Pale Ale triangle test! There will be some announcements and social time as well
As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.
Also, please don't forget to patronize our hosts!! Rainhard offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don't hesitate to grab some especially if you don't get out to see them as often as you'd like!
Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!
Continue reading May Meeting: Some More Exbeerimentation with Josh Davis!Recording: Intro to Brewing Water 2.5 with Eric Cousineau!
Recording from the January 2023 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
In January we were happy to have GTA Brews Member (and former club President) Eric Cousineau back to give us a presentation this month on water chemistry!
Slides: Intro to Brewing Water 2.5 by Eric Cousineau
March Meeting: Some Exbeerimentation with Josh Davis!

Location: Muddy York Brewing
Date: Monday March 13th, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
March is coming in like a lion and for this month's club meeting we're introducing something new! Josh Davis, BJCP judge and one of our new members over the last year will be discussing an Exbeeriment! There will also be social time and Shane Martin will also have his Exbeerimental beer to share and discuss as well!
As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.
Also, please don't forget to patronize our hosts!! Muddy York offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don't hesitate to grab some especially if you don't get out to see them as often as you'd like!
Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!
Continue reading March Meeting: Some Exbeerimentation with Josh Davis!February Meeting: SOCIAL! (and a "new" west end location)

Location: Northern Maverick Brewing
Date: Monday February 13th, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
It's already February! And for this month's club meeting we're doing a "social" meeting; so there's no presentations or structured items planned. This is an opportunity to bring (and share) your homebrew with other club members!
As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.
Also, please don't forget to patronize our hosts!! Northern Maverick offers a wide selection of fine beers to go and food available so don't hesitate to grab some especially if you don't get out to see them as often as you'd like!
Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!
Continue reading February Meeting: SOCIAL! (and a "new" west end location)January Meeting: Waterworld! Water Chemistry with Eric Cousineau!

Location: Muddy York Brewing Co.
Date: Monday January 9th, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
HOPPY 2023! It's January and, if you've been a member of the club for any length of time, you'll know that this month we talk about H20, Aqua, Adam's Ale (aka Water) and we are happy to have GTA Brews Member (and former club President) Eric Cousineau back to give us an updated presentation on water chemistry!
As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.
Also, please don't forget to patronize our hosts!! Muddy York offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don't hesitate to grab some especially if you don't get out to see them as often as you'd like!
Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!
Continue reading January Meeting: Waterworld! Water Chemistry with Eric Cousineau!December Meeting: Year End Holiday Festive Themed Shindig At People's Pint Brewing Co.

Location: People's Pint Brewing Company
Date: Monday December 12th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
It's already December and this month we'll be having our Year End Holiday Festive Shindig! There's some announcements (Canadian Homebrew Championship winners will be announced!) that we'll make but there's no presentation, it's strictly about socializing, wishing each other a great holiday season and sharing homebrew! We're still at PEOPLE'S PINT BREWING CO. 90 Cawthra Ave in Toronto, but this meeting will not have a guest speaker and outside of standard announcements we're simply going to mingle and talk beer and homebrewing!
As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters/announcements and keep your chatting to a minimum at that time.
Also, please don't forget to patronize our hosts!! People's Pint offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don't hesitate to grab some especially if you don't get out to see them as often as you'd like!
Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!
Continue reading December Meeting: Year End Holiday Festive Themed Shindig At People's Pint Brewing Co.November Meeting: Just How Juicy Is It? NEIPA brewing on a big (and homebrew) scale with Marcelo Paniza of Paniza Brewing!

Location: Muddy York Brewing Co.
Date: Monday November 14th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
Back at Muddy York Brewing Co this month for our November meeting!!! We are excited to have Scarborough's own Marcelo Paniza, from Paniza Brewing, talk to us about NEIPA brewing!!
As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.
Also, please don't forget to patronize our hosts!! Muddy York offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don't hesitate to grab some especially if you don't get out to see them as often as you'd like!
Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!
Continue reading November Meeting: Just How Juicy Is It? NEIPA brewing on a big (and homebrew) scale with Marcelo Paniza of Paniza Brewing!October Meeting: It's Social! At People's Pint Brewing Co.

Location: People's Pint Brewing Company
Date: Monday October 17th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
This month we are having a SOCIAL meeting!!! While we love our educational presentations and hearing from beer industry professionals and homebrewers alike, we thought it was time to have a social meeting that's outside of our "normal" social meetings (i.e. Holiday meeting in December)! We're still at PEOPLE'S PINT BREWING CO. 90 Cawthra Ave in Toronto, but this meeting will not have a guest speaker and outside of standard announcements we're simply going to mingle and talk beer and homebrewing!
As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters/announcements and keep your chatting to a minimum at that time.
Also, please don't forget to patronize our hosts!! People's Pint offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don't hesitate to grab some especially if you don't get out to see them as often as you'd like!
Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!
Continue reading October Meeting: It's Social! At People's Pint Brewing Co.September Meeting: Pull Your Head Out Of Your Cask! with Mary Beth Keefe / Tim Burnett from Granite

Location: Muddy York Brewing Co.
Date: Monday September 12th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
We swing BACK to the east side this month at Muddy York Brewing Co!!! We're pleased as punch to have Mary-Beth Keefe and Tim Burnett, from The Granite Brewery and Tied House, to give us a talk on Cask Conditioned Ales (aka "Real Ale")
As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.
Also, please don't forget to patronize our hosts!! Muddy York offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don't hesitate to grab some especially if you don't get out to see them as often as you'd like!
Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!
Continue reading September Meeting: Pull Your Head Out Of Your Cask! with Mary Beth Keefe / Tim Burnett from GraniteAugust Meeting: Cooking With Beer (and Chris!) with Chris Tower!

Location: People's Pint Brewing Company
Date: Monday August 8th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
In Person again (sort of) at People's Pint Brewing Company in the Junction!!! This month we're trying something a bit different for our in-person meeting. Our presenter will NOT be present but will still present! (read on for more information) Chris Tower will be giving a delicious talk on cooking with beer!
As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.
NOTE: Our presenter this month will be virtually joining us - we'll broadcast the presentation via the big screen and make it a bit easier for those that can't attend to review the presentation after the fact!
Also, please don't forget to patronize our hosts!! People's Pint offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don't hesitate to grab some especially if you don't get out to see them as often as you'd like!
Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!
Continue reading August Meeting: Cooking With Beer (and Chris!) with Chris Tower!Recording: Whoa That’s Wild! (Yeast Capture & Testing) with Jonah Greenbaum-Shinder of Escarpment Labs!
Recording from the July 2022 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.(NOTE: The club is still figuring out how to best record these in person sessions so please bear with us until we can sort out getting better quality video and audio available)
We were back to IN PERSON meetings at Muddy York Brewing!!! For the East End of the GTA, this was the first time we have been back in person at Muddy York and we were so happy to hearing from our good friends at Escarpment Labs! Jonah Greenbaum-Shinder came to the meeting to give us a talk on Wild Yeast Capture and Testing!
Recording: Style O' The Month: Mead!
Recording from the July 2022 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada. (NOTE: The club is still figuring out how to best record these in person sessions so please bear with us until we can sort out getting better quality video and audio available)
Emily was in-person for her final “Style Of The Month” presentation for July! If you missed June’s meeting you’d realize that Emily couldn’t make June’s meeting so we’re hopeful she can get to Muddy York for the final category: Mead! Emily looked at the mead style guidelines in more detail. We’ll miss seeing Emily and hearing the various styles!! Thanks for all your hard work on this Emily!
July Meeting: Whoa That's Wild! (Yeast Capture & Testing) with Jonah Greenbaum-Shinder of Escarpment Labs!

Location: Muddy York Brewing Company
Date: Monday July 11th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
We are back to IN PERSON meetings at Muddy York Brewing!!! For the East End of the GTA, this is the first time we're back in person at Muddy York and we're so looking forward to hearing from our good friends at Escarpment Labs! Jonah Greenbaum-Shinder will be coming to the meeting to give us a talk on Wild Yeast Capture and Testing!
As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.
Also, please don't forget to patronize our hosts!! Muddy York offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don't hesitate to grab some especially if you don't get out to see them as often as you'd like!
Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!
Continue reading July Meeting: Whoa That's Wild! (Yeast Capture & Testing) with Jonah Greenbaum-Shinder of Escarpment Labs!June Meeting: Everything You Wanted To Know About Mashing with Pietro Caira!

Location: People's Pint Brewing Company
Date: Monday June 13th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
This month we are SUPER excited to be back to IN PERSON meetings!!! And since we haven't had a proper in person meeting in, oh, about 2+ years it's going to be exciting since there's a lot of new stuff to announce! Firstly, our "west" meeting location has changed to be at PEOPLE'S PINT BREWING CO. 90 Cawthra Ave in Toronto. Secondly, we're stoked to hear People's Pint's head brewer and former GTA Brews member Pietro Caira talk to us about all things Mash related (well, almost all things - I don't think Pietro's going to talk about the "Monster Mash". . . . . ) !
As we are now back to in-person meetings, please be respectful of the presenters and keep your chatting to a minimum.
Also, please don't forget to patronize our hosts!! People's Pint offers a wide selection of fine beers to go so don't hesitate to grab some especially if you don't get out to see them as often as you'd like!
Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!
Continue reading June Meeting: Everything You Wanted To Know About Mashing with Pietro Caira!Recording: Cider Brewing and Tasting with Revel Cider!
Recording from the May 2022 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
This month we were exceptionally excited to have Tariq Ahmed join us from Revel Cider talk to us about cider brewing! His presentation focused on Revel Cider, their cider brewing philosophies and a guided tasting of two of their ciders.
Recording: Style O' The Month: Cider!
Recording from the May 2022 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
Emily returned with May’s BJCP Style Of The Month! To keep the cider theme going, Emily looked at the cider style guidelines in more details.
May Meeting: Cider Brewing and Tasting with Revel Cider!

Date: Monday May 9th, 2022
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM ET
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This month we are exceptionally excited to have Tariq Ahmed join us from Revel Cider talk to us about cider brewing! His presentation will focus on Revel Cider, their cider brewing philosophies and a guided tasting of two of their ciders. Please see details on how to get their cider below!
As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren't speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the "Raise Hand" feature.
Continue reading May Meeting: Cider Brewing and Tasting with Revel Cider!Recording: Lager Brewing and Tasting with Sonnen Hill!
Recording from the April 2022 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
This month we were exceptionally excited to have Calum and Lauren join us from Sonnen Hill Brewery talk to us about lagers! Their presentation focused on brewing lagers and included a guided tasting of four of their beers
Recording: Style O' The Month: Smoke, Wood, and Specialty Beers
Recording from the April 2022 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
Emily returned with April’s BJCP Style Of The Month! This month, Emily looked at smoke, wood, and specialty beers (aka the beers that don’t fit nowhere else).
April Meeting: Lager Brewing and Tasting with Sonnen Hill!

Date: Monday April 11th, 2022
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM ET
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This month we are exceptionally excited to have Calum and Lauren join us from Sonnen Hill Brewery talk to us about lagers! Their presentation will focus on brewing lagers and will include a guided tasting of four of their beers, so make sure you check out some ways (see here) you can get their beers before April 11th!
As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren't speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the "Raise Hand" feature.
Continue reading April Meeting: Lager Brewing and Tasting with Sonnen Hill!Pre-Meeting Post - Sonnen Hill Group Order!

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This may be a wee bit early to be talking about a meeting that's about 2 weeks away BUT there's good reason for it! Our guests for our April meeting will be Calum and Lauren from Sonnen Hill Brewing and the focus will be on lagers!
Part of that meeting will include a guided tasting of four of Sonnen Hill's lagers (Low & Slow, Vienna, Munich and Gold). If you plan on attending the Club Meeting on Monday April 11 @ 7:30pm - and you'd like to participate in that guided tasting you can do one of the following:
- Place an order for these four beers direct from the brewery; OR
- Locate these beers yourself via one of the retailers (e.g. Toronto Brewing; Bottega Volo) that carry Sonnen Hill's beers; OR
- Participate in our club's group buy in order to save on shipping. If interested in participating in the group order, please email your exact order to meetings@gtabrews.ca. All orders must be submitted by April 4, 2022.
- Payments will be settled after the order is placed w/ Sonnen Hill
- East End pickup location (exact location TBD).
- At this time, we do not have a West End pickup location - if you are interested in serving as a West End pickup location, please email meetings@gtabrews.ca
If you have any questions regarding the guided tasting, please email meetings@gtabrews.ca.
Continue reading Pre-Meeting Post - Sonnen Hill Group Order!Recording: Style O' The Month: Wheat & Rye Beers
Recording from the March 2022 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
This month, Emily looked at Wheat and Rye beers and provides a brief presentation on the styles and offer some prime examples.
Recording: Beer & Food Pairing with Lauren Richard!
Recording from the March 2022 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
As we Marched towards spring this month (you see what I did there?) we were excited to have GTA Brews Member Lauren Richard (pronounced akin to “Rocket Richard”) with us to impart her knowledge on something our club has never looked at before – Beer / Food Pairings!!
March Meeting: Beer / Food Pairings with Lauren Richard!

Date: Monday March 14th, 2022
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM ET
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As we March towards spring this month (you see what I did there?) we are excited to have GTA Brews Member Lauren Richard (pronounced akin to "Rocket Richard") with us to impart her knowledge on something our club has never looked at before - Beer / Food Pairings!!
As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren't speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the "Raise Hand" feature.
Continue reading March Meeting: Beer / Food Pairings with Lauren Richard!Recording: The (REAL) Garage Brewery with Stephen Rodermond!
Recording from the February 2022 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
In February we were happy to have GTA Brews Member Stephen Rodermond give us a presentation on opening up a brewery (yes… a legal brewery) in his garage!
February Meeting: The (REAL) Garage Brewery with Stephen Rodermond

Date: Tuesday February 15th, 2022
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM ET
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It's February and this month we are happy to have GTA Brews Member Stephen Rodermond to give us a presentation on opening up a brewery (yes... a legal brewery) in his garage!
As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren't speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the "Raise Hand" feature.
Continue reading February Meeting: The (REAL) Garage Brewery with Stephen RodermondRecording: The Shape of Water Chemistry with Eric Cousineau!
Recording from the January 2022 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
In January we were happy to have GTA Brews Member (and former club President) Eric Cousineau back to give us a presentation this month on water chemistry!
Recording: Style O' The Month: Amber and Brown Ales
Recording from the January 2022 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
This month, Emily looks at Amber and Brown Ales of all types (English AND American) and provides a brief presentation on the styles and offer some prime examples.
January Meeting: The Shape of Water Chemistry with Eric Cousineau!

Date: Monday January 10th, 2022
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM ET
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HOPPY NEW YEAR! This month we are happy to have GTA Brews Member (and former club President) Eric Cousineau back to give us a presentation this month on water chemistry!
As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren't speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the "Raise Hand" feature.
Continue reading January Meeting: The Shape of Water Chemistry with Eric Cousineau!December Meeting: Holiday Gathering
People's Pint Brewing Company
90 Cawthra Ave, Unit #101, Toronto, Ontario, M6N 3C2 MAP
This month come hang out, swap homebrews, and mingle!
This December we are being hosted by People's Pint Brewing Company. Thanks for hosting us! We request that everyone spend some money to support our wonderful host. They have plenty of beer-to-go in their bottle shop!
What's Different From The Last Time We Met?
As we are still within a global Pandemic, and we want to ensure safety for our members and for People's Pint staff, please note the following:
- Capacity Limits: a maximum of 40 fully (aka double) vaccinated members will be allowed to attend. "Purchase" your free ticket at the end of this post to reserve your spot!
- Vaccine Passports: Please ensure you have downloaded your Ontario Vaccine Certificate (QR Code) from the Ontario Government's website as you'll be required to present it in order to attend.
- Physical Distancing: While only fully vaccinated members will be in attendance, please remember to treat others with respect and, if someone's uncomfortable, provide them the appropriate personal space.
Recording: Those Czech (and now Italian) Pilsners with Annie Johnson!
Presentation: Those Czech (and now Italian) Pilsners with Annie Johnson

We are fired up to have the 2013 American Homebrewers Association Brewer Of The Year winner, Annie Johnson, here this month to give us a presentation on Czech and Italian Pilsners and to do some Q&A with us on these styles! Not only is Annie a winner of the AHA's Brewer Of The Year award but she also won Pilsner Urquell's Master Homebrewer competition in 2012 and has been actively involved in professional brewing since 2014. Annie is also a BJCP Nationally Ranked judge, the current president of the Seattle chapter of The Pink Boots Society and was elected to the AHA's Governing Committee in 2020.
Recording:
Recording from the November 2021 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
In November we were exhilarated to have Annie Johnson, an American Homebrewers Association Brewer Of The Year award winner, give us a presentation this month on everything pertaining to Czech (and now Italian) pilsners!
Recording: Style O' The Month: English, Irish & Scottish (And Oz) Ales
Recording from the November 2021 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
Club member and "Style Manager" Emily takes us over a couple ponds to look at English, Irish, Scottish and Australian Ales!
November Meeting: Those Czech (and now Italian) Pilsners with Annie Johnson!

Date: Monday November 8th, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM ET
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This month we are exhilarated to have Annie Johnson, an American Homebrewers Association Brewer Of The Year award winner, give us a presentation this month on everything pertaining to Czech (and now Italian) pilsners!
As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren't speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the "Raise Hand" feature.
Continue reading November Meeting: Those Czech (and now Italian) Pilsners with Annie Johnson!Recording: Style O' The Month: Porters & Stouts
Recording from the October 2021 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
Club member and "Style Manager" Emily embraces the "Dark Side" in this month's "Style O' The Month" feature!
Recording: Yeast Q&A with Dr. Richard Preiss of Escarpment Labs
Recording from the October 2021 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
In October we were over-the-moon to have Dr. Richard Preiss, co-founder of Escarpment Labs, give us a presentation this month and take a Q&A on all things yeast related!
October Meeting: Yeast Q&A with Dr. Richard Preiss of Escarpment Labs!

Date: Monday October 18th, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
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This month we are over-the-moon to have Dr. Richard Preiss, co-founder of Escarpment Labs, give us a presentation this month and take a Q&A on all things yeast related!
As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren't speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the "Raise Hand" feature.
Continue reading October Meeting: Yeast Q&A with Dr. Richard Preiss of Escarpment Labs!Recording: Style O' The Month: Lagers!
Recording from the September 2021 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
Club member and "Style Manager" Emily presents all things Lager during this month's "Style O' The Month" feature!
Recording: Summer Showdown Results!
Recording from the September 2021 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
In September we also had the results of our first club competition in over a year!! It was exciting and we were all appreciative of the time and effort it took to get this competition, that was both adhering to COVID protocols and health guidelines, off the ground!
Recording: Making Hoppy Beers with Scott Janish!
Recording from the September 2021 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
In September we were honoured and excited to have author and brewer Scott Janish give us a presentation about making hoppy beers!
September Meeting: Making Hoppy Beers with Scott Janish!

Date: Monday September 13th, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
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This month we are honoured and excited to have author and brewer Scott Janish give us a presentation this month! He'll be talking to us about making hoppy beers!
As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren't speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the "Raise Hand" feature.
Continue reading September Meeting: Making Hoppy Beers with Scott Janish!Recording: Pastry Stouts with Bebo & Chris from Third Moon Brewing!
Recording from the August 2021 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
This month we were thrilled to have Bebo and Chris from Third Moon Brewing! They spoke to us about a topic we have not yet had tabled at our meetings; Pastry Stouts!
August Meeting: Pastry Stouts with Bebo & Chris from Third Moon Brewing!

Date: Monday August 9th, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
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This month we are thrilled to have Bebo and Chris from Third Moon Brewing! They'll be talking to us about a topic we have not yet had tabled at our meetings; Pastry Stouts!
As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren't speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the "Raise Hand" feature.
Continue reading August Meeting: Pastry Stouts with Bebo & Chris from Third Moon Brewing!Recording: Sour and Funky Beers with Michael Tonsmeire!
Recording from the July 2021 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
This month we were SO excited to have author, brewer and the authority on sour / funky beers, Mr. Michael Tonsmeire as our guest presenter!
Recording: Yeast Best Practices, Propagation and More with Nina Houts of Imperial Yeast!
Recording from the June 2021 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
This month we were excited to have Nina Houts from Imperial Yeast with us to give us a virtual tour of their propagation process and facilities, discuss best practices for yeast handling and more!
July Meeting: Sour and Funky Beers with Michael Tonsmeire

Date: Monday July 12th, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
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This month we are SO excited to have author, brewer and the authority on sour / funky beers, Mr. Michael Tonsmeire as our guest presenter!
As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren't speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the "Raise Hand" feature.
Continue reading July Meeting: Sour and Funky Beers with Michael TonsmeireJune Meeting: Yeast Best Practices, Propagation and More with Nina Houts from Imperial Yeast!

Date: Monday June 14th, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
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This month we have Nina Houts from Imperial Yeast to talk to us about yeast propagation, yeast handling best practices, a virtual tour and more!
As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren't speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the "Raise Hand" feature.
Continue reading June Meeting: Yeast Best Practices, Propagation and More with Nina Houts from Imperial Yeast!Recording: The Granite Brewery's Use of Ringwood Yeast
Recording from the May 2021 meeting of GTA Brews Homebrew Club in Toronto, Canada.
This month we were excited to have not one but two presenters! Both Mary Beth Keefe and Tim Burnett from The Granite Brewery & Tied House joined us to talk a bit about The Granite's history and open fermentation using Ringwood yeast culture!
May Meeting: The Granite Brewery's Use Of Ringwood Yeast

Date: Monday May 10th, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
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This month we have not one but two presenters! Both Mary Beth Keefe and Tim Burnett from The Granite Brewery & Tied House will join us to talk a bit about open fermentation using Ringwood yeast culture! Join us to hear Mary Beth and Tim discuss a bit about The Granite's history and why their open fermentation method is quite unique!
As with any conference call, please mute your microphone if you aren't speaking, this really helps cut down on background noise. During Q&A segments we will make use of the "Raise Hand" feature.
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