Have you ever heard of beer bread? Or tasted it?
Hello, I’m Dave Munro, owner of Al Truistic’s Beer Bread Bakery. By making a purchase of my DIY Craft Beer Kits or other products available below, you will be helping me get back into a commercial kitchen and equip it so I can grow the business. Additionally between 5 and 10% of the revenues from the sale of my Craft Beer Bread products goes to support OPACC. Getting back into a commercial kitchen will not only help with the production of my Do It Yourself Craft Beer bread kits but will also help me to roll out my Small Batch Frozen Craft Beer Bread Doughs.
Located in Muskoka, it’s a social enterprise who uses some of the revenues from the sale of their craft beer bread products to support Ontario Parents Advocating for Children with Cancer. Their focus is on peer support. At a time when a parent has to be strongest for their child they’re being torn apart inside. This is a lived experience for me. My family had no support at one of the most devastating times. Parents have support now and I want to ensure they have it when they need it.
The budget for this project includes rent and utilities for a year as well as equipment like a 20 Qt mixer, blast freezer, chamber vacuum sealing machine, a commercial convection oven, three compartment sink, hand washing sink and stainless steel work tables as well as rewards for those who pledge.
Al Truistic's Beer Bread Bakery is currently giving between five and ten percent of their revenues from the sale of their Craft Beer bread products to Ontario Parents Advocating for Children with Cancer. As Revenues increase that percentage will also increase.
Helping families of children with cancer never tasted so good.
Thank You
Perks
Your choice of our Honey Garlic Ale kit or Oatmeal Stout kit packaged
in a brown paper bag.
The Honey Garlic kit works well with most pale coloured beers
except IPA, Pale Ales and English Ales as those beer tend to be
bitter. The bitterness could clash with the sweetness of the honey.
The Oatmeal Stout kit works with most darker, maltier beers like
Stouts, Porters, Brown Ales, Red Ales and Dark Lagers but Dark IPAs
should be avoided because of the bitterness and this is a sweet bread.
NOTE: Beers brewed with coffee should be avoided as the acidity and sodium content of the coffee kills the yeast and they will not rise.
Your choice of two kits, our Honey Garlic Ale kit or Oatmeal Stout
kit packaged in a brown paper bag. Choose one of each or two of one type.
The Honey Garlic kit works well with most pale coloured beers
except IPA, Pale Ales and English Ales as those beer tend to be
bitter. The bitterness could clash with the sweetness of the honey.
The Oatmeal Stout kit works with most darker, maltier beers like
Stouts, Porters, Brown Ales, Red Ales and Dark Lagers but Dark IPAs
should be avoided because of the bitterness and this is a sweet bread.
NOTE: Beers brewed with coffee should be avoided as the acidity and sodium content of the coffee kills the yeast and they will not rise.
Your choice of our Honey Garlic Ale kit or Oatmeal Stout kit packaged
in a brown paper bag and a 1½lb loaf pan.
The Honey Garlic kit works well with most pale coloured beers
except IPA, Pale Ales and English Ales as those beer tend to be
bitter. The bitterness could clash with the sweetness of the honey.
The Oatmeal Stout kit works with most darker, maltier beers like
Stouts, Porters, Brown Ales, Red Ales and Dark Lagers but Dark IPAs
should be avoided because of the bitterness and this is a sweet bread.
NOTE: Beers brewed with coffee should be avoided as the acidity and sodium content of the coffee kills the yeast and they will not rise.
Your choice of two kits, our Honey Garlic Ale kit or Oatmeal Stout
kit packaged in a brown paper bag plus a 1½lb loaf pan. Choose one of
each or two of one type.
The Honey Garlic kit works well with most pale coloured beers
except IPA, Pale Ales and English Ales as those beer tend to be
bitter. The bitterness could clash with the sweetness of the honey.
The Oatmeal Stout kit works with most darker, maltier beers like
Stouts, Porters, Brown Ales, Red Ales and Dark Lagers but Dark IPAs
should be avoided because of the bitterness and this is a sweet bread.
NOTE: Beers brewed with coffee should be avoided as the acidity and sodium content of the coffee kills the yeast and they will not rise.
In-home beer bread baking class for up to three people includes 3 Do It Yourself Craft Beer Bread kits of participant's choice with beer included as well as 3 1/12 lb lightly used pans. This is limited to folks in the Muskoka and Simcoe County area. Dates and times will be arranged at a convenient time for all.
Highlights
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Introduction
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Beer Bread
- Heard of it?
- Tasted it?
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Dave Munro
- Owner
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Purpose of project
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Help to get back into a basic commercial kitchen
- Equip it
- Produce components of DIY Craft Beer Bread kits
- Produce Small Batch Frozen Craft Beer Bread Doughs
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Help to get back into a basic commercial kitchen
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Social enterprise
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Some revenues to Ontario Parents Advocating for Children
with Cancer
- Focus on peer support
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Possibly one of the most devastating times for parents
- Need support from someone whose been there
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Some revenues to Ontario Parents Advocating for Children
with Cancer
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Budget includes
- Rent and utilities
- Equipment
- Rewards for those who pledge
Products
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13 different Craft Beer Bread recipes
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2 DIY Craft Beer Bread kits available
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Honey Garlic Ale Bread kit
- Versatile
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Works with most pale coloured brews
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Except Pale Ales and IPAs
- Bitterness would clash with sweetness of honey
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Except Pale Ales and IPAs
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Oatmeal Stout Bread kit
- Morphed from Grandmother’s Porridge Bread recipe
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Works with most darker, maltier brews
- Except Dark IPAs
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Beers brewed with coffee should be avoided
- Kills the yeast
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Honey Garlic Ale Bread kit
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2 other recipes could become DIY kits
- Don’t use perishable ingredients
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9 recipes use a perishable ingredient
- Lead to developing Small Batch Frozen Craft Beer Bread Dough
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Started with two frozen doughs
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Spicy Parmesan IPA Bread dough
- All brewers brew at least one IPA
- Makes an excellent pizza dough
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Chipotle Raspberry Ale Bread dough
- Raspberry Ales brewed by some brewers seasonally
- One brews Raspberry Wheat Beer year round
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Raspberry taste upfront
- Chipotle surprises people
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Spicy Parmesan IPA Bread dough
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2 DIY Craft Beer Bread kits available
Helping families of children with cancer never tasted so good!
History & Future
History
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Grew up baking with urging from Mom
- Cookies, cakes and Grandmother’s Porridge Bread
- Mom and I lived together most of my life
- 30 year career as a Biomedical Technologist
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Settled down to Barrie with Partner
- Mom moved with us
- Mom bought a bread machine
- I adapted the Porridge Bread recipe for machine
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Daughter was born
- Life got busy
- Bread machine got tucked away
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Infant daughter diagnosed with a childhood cancer
- Hardest thing ever encountered
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Started having PTSD issues a few years after treatment
- Found Candlelighters Simcoe Parent Support Group
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Facilitator recognized my passion for the cause
- Mined me for committee, Ontario Parents Advocating of Children with Cancer (OPACC)
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Small groups of parents took OPACC to Charitable status
- Elected founding Chair
- Sat in that role for 10 years
- Goal of making Parent Support the norm in province
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Volunteered/Advocated for childhood cancer
- Over 100 whole blood donations
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Simcoe County District School Board
- Special Education Advisory Committee
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Public Health Agency of Canada
- Roundtable Discussion on Childhood Cancer
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Human Resources Development Canada
- Compassionate Care legislation
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Paediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO)
- Strategic Planning
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Spearheaded POGO's satellite clinic
- Southlake Regional Health Centre
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Mom passed and Bread Machine got pulled back out
- Porridge bread Recipe inside
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Had tasted beer bread years before
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Went on mission to craft the ultimate beer bread
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Currently have 13 different recipes
- Depending on style of beer
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Currently have 13 different recipes
- Encouraged to sell the breads
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Name chosen to reflect altruistic past since daughter’s diagnosis
- To also reflect business goal of giving back
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Market research
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Millennials an important target market
- Craft Beer enthusiasts and Foodies as well
- Similar traits
- Millennials loved the Do It Yourself experience
- Love quality products
- Companies who give back
- Decided to start with two Do It Yourself kits
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Millennials an important target market
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Went on mission to craft the ultimate beer bread
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Found a location in Gravenhurst
- Produce components of DIY kits
- Host Craft Beer Bread baking classes
- Build out to an Inspected commercial kitchen
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Goal of taking kits to brewers to show value added product
- Could help brewers sell more beer
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DIY Kits ready to go to market March 2020
- The day the pandemic closed the doors in the province
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No financial support from Federal or Provincial governments
- Closed doors January 2022
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Found inspected kitchens to rent
- Package components of DIY kits
- Start producing frozen dough
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Retailing at markets and events in Central Ontario
- DIY kits sales going well
- Mobile freezer and power pack for frozen dough
Future
- Working on a new Beer Bread recipe
- Local brewer didn’t brew type of beer needed
- Went to Sobeys Gravenhurst
- Met owner
- Told Al Truistic’s story
- Owner enthused
- Products would sell in their store
- Followed up with samples for them to try
- VenturePark Labs hosted a summit
- From Shelf to Success
- Speakers included Sobeys Local Development Program Managers
- OMAFRA hosted a webinar
- Being Shelf Ready
- Speaker, Sobeys Ontario Local Development Program Manager
- Our products are shelf ready
- Delivered sample products to Sobeys Ontario person
- Frozen Dough products Should sell
- Rental kitchens okay for time being
- Not sustainable for growth
- Need to get into our own inspected kitchen
- Produce frozen dough
- Package components of kits
- Budget includes
- Rent and utilities
- Equipment
- Rewards for those who pledge
- Millennials could be facing a childhood cancer diagnosis in their young families
- Need support from someone who has been there
- Need OPACC’s support
Helping families of children with cancer never tasted so good.
Thank You
Activity
Your choice of our Honey Garlic Ale kit or Oatmeal Stout kit packaged
in a brown paper bag.
The Honey Garlic kit works well with most pale coloured beers
except IPA, Pale Ales and English Ales as those beer tend to be
bitter. The bitterness could clash with the sweetness of the honey.
The Oatmeal Stout kit works with most darker, maltier beers like
Stouts, Porters, Brown Ales, Red Ales and Dark Lagers but Dark IPAs
should be avoided because of the bitterness and this is a sweet bread.
NOTE: Beers brewed with coffee should be avoided as the acidity and sodium content of the coffee kills the yeast and they will not rise.
Your choice of two kits, our Honey Garlic Ale kit or Oatmeal Stout
kit packaged in a brown paper bag. Choose one of each or two of one type.
The Honey Garlic kit works well with most pale coloured beers
except IPA, Pale Ales and English Ales as those beer tend to be
bitter. The bitterness could clash with the sweetness of the honey.
The Oatmeal Stout kit works with most darker, maltier beers like
Stouts, Porters, Brown Ales, Red Ales and Dark Lagers but Dark IPAs
should be avoided because of the bitterness and this is a sweet bread.
NOTE: Beers brewed with coffee should be avoided as the acidity and sodium content of the coffee kills the yeast and they will not rise.
Your choice of our Honey Garlic Ale kit or Oatmeal Stout kit packaged
in a brown paper bag and a 1½lb loaf pan.
The Honey Garlic kit works well with most pale coloured beers
except IPA, Pale Ales and English Ales as those beer tend to be
bitter. The bitterness could clash with the sweetness of the honey.
The Oatmeal Stout kit works with most darker, maltier beers like
Stouts, Porters, Brown Ales, Red Ales and Dark Lagers but Dark IPAs
should be avoided because of the bitterness and this is a sweet bread.
NOTE: Beers brewed with coffee should be avoided as the acidity and sodium content of the coffee kills the yeast and they will not rise.
Your choice of two kits, our Honey Garlic Ale kit or Oatmeal Stout
kit packaged in a brown paper bag plus a 1½lb loaf pan. Choose one of
each or two of one type.
The Honey Garlic kit works well with most pale coloured beers
except IPA, Pale Ales and English Ales as those beer tend to be
bitter. The bitterness could clash with the sweetness of the honey.
The Oatmeal Stout kit works with most darker, maltier beers like
Stouts, Porters, Brown Ales, Red Ales and Dark Lagers but Dark IPAs
should be avoided because of the bitterness and this is a sweet bread.
NOTE: Beers brewed with coffee should be avoided as the acidity and sodium content of the coffee kills the yeast and they will not rise.
In-home beer bread baking class for up to three people includes 3 Do It Yourself Craft Beer Bread kits of participant's choice with beer included as well as 3 1/12 lb lightly used pans. This is limited to folks in the Muskoka and Simcoe County area. Dates and times will be arranged at a convenient time for all.
