Tag Archives: GTA Brews
Grain Buy – Spring 2026
GTA Brews Club Barrel Project
Grain Buy – Fall 2025
Grain Buy – Spring 2025
Grain Buy – Fall 2024
Grain Buy – Spring 2024
Announcing the GTA Brews Club Equipment Rental Program
Grain Buy – Fall 2023
Grain Buy – Spring 2023
Grain Buy – Fall 2022
Grain Buy – Spring 2022
Club Barrel Fill #5
Grain Buy – Fall 2021
Grain Buy – Fall 2020
Grain Buy – Fall 2019
Grain Buy – Spring 2019
Club Barrel Fill #4
Mains’ Mos Update
This year, Movember is hitting closer to GTA Brews. With our beloved Jon Mains leaving us this year, there is a team of GTA Brewers who are raising money for Movember in memory of our friend, Jon. Jon was always a huge supporter and money raiser for Movember
Grain Buy – Fall 2018
GTA Brews 5 Year Anniversary Party

Event Details:
Saturday May 12th, 2018
6:00 – 10:00 PM
Junction Craft Brewing
Club Barrel Fill #3
GTA Brews 2018 Hop Bulk Buy
Grain Buy – Spring 2017
The GTA Brews Spring 2017 Grain Buy is now open!
Thanks again to Toronto Brewing for hosting, please make sure to give them your love and make some purchases on pick up day! Don’t forget, now they deliver your online order to breweries all over Toronto for FREE!
All questions should be emailed to grainbuy@gtabrews.ca
Key Dates
Sign Up Open: Saturday Apr 29th, 2017
Sign Up Close: Thursday, May 18th, 2017 (11:59 pm)
Payment Deadline: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017 (11:59 pm)
Split Date: Friday, Jun 2nd, 2017
Main Pick Up Date: Saturday Jun 3rd, 2017 (10:30 am – 1:30 pm) Continue reading Grain Buy – Spring 2017
Member Profile: Matt Duimering
Matt Duimering
What is your occupation (outside homebrewing)?
Package and Graphic designer. I mainly do structural corrugated design of pop up displays.
Member Profile: Ed Hitchcock
Ed Hitchcock
What is your occupation (outside homebrewing)?
A: I am a high school science teacher by day. But that’s not *entirely* outside homebrewing. Long ago, when I taught OAC Biology, I used brewing to illustrate enzyme activity and metabolism while making 50 mL batches – call it a femtobrewery.
Member Profile: Doug Appeldoorn
Doug Appeldoorn
What is your occupation (outside homebrewing)?
By day I work as a Television Editor at Corus Entertainment, by night I’m a Prud’homme Beer Certification instructor and have been working with my business partner and fellow home brewer Pietro Caira to put on People’s Pint events and eventually open a brewery together. Continue reading Member Profile: Doug Appeldoorn
Member Profile: Evan Bonsell
Evan Bonsell
What is your occupation (outside homebrewing)?
Member Profile: Peter (Pietro) Caira
Peter Caira
What is your occupation (outside homebrewing)?
I’m a database administrator and software developer. For the last 10 years I’ve worked in the IT department at Havergal College, an independent K-12 school for girls. I’ve also had the pleasure of coaching the senior softball team at Havergal since 2008. I’m also co-founder and organizer of the People’s Pint Brewing Collective where Doug Appeldoorn and I bring home brewers together to showcase their talent and creativity. Continue reading Member Profile: Peter (Pietro) Caira
Member Profile: Chris Saunders

Chris Saunders
What is your occupation (outside homebrewing)?
Currently I’m a brewing student in my 3rd semester at Niagara College’s Brewmaster program. Prior to that I was a software developer and wasn’t super keen on what I was building or the industry. Right now I’ve mostly be focusing on the “less fun” parts of brewing like QA/QC, cellaring and filtering. Continue reading Member Profile: Chris Saunders







