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Offline Joe Sr.

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Re: Buying gain in bulk (Sack)
« Reply #15 on: February 05, 2016, 05:03:53 pm »
I have not. I'll check them out.
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Offline coolman26

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Re: Buying gain in bulk (Sack)
« Reply #16 on: February 06, 2016, 08:17:18 am »
When I travel through Nashville I buy all my base sacks for the year at once. Usually Weyermann or Best Pils, Vienna, Golden Promise, and Rahr 2 row.  I mail order or buy the other small things local.  Generally go through 5 sacks a year.  I've not had great luck with local sacks.  Uncrushed it lasts a long time.  Nothing worse than needing bulk and not being able to find it local.     
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Offline Steve Ruch

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Re: Buying gain in bulk (Sack)
« Reply #17 on: February 06, 2016, 09:59:09 am »
Sometimes the 10lb bags of grain from MoreBeer with the free shipping works out a better deal than buying a full sack. And you can mix up your base malts that way.

That's what I was talking about, but I get smaller amounts since I usually brew three gallon batches and use more like 5-7 pounds in most batches.


So, you can get free shipping on 50 lbs of assorted grains, but not on a sack?  Odd.

Hopefully no one from Morebeer is reading this topic.
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Re: Buying gain in bulk (Sack)
« Reply #18 on: February 06, 2016, 10:33:29 am »
I have not. I'll check them out.

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Let me know your thoughts on their pricing. I know you are next day if you order before 9. I have had great luck with them.
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Offline swampale

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Re: Buying gain in bulk (Sack)
« Reply #19 on: February 08, 2016, 04:34:53 am »
Our local malting company closed down. United Canada Malt. The rail service stopped and trucking is too expensive.

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Re: Buying gain in bulk (Sack)
« Reply #20 on: February 08, 2016, 09:03:55 am »
Our local malting company closed down. United Canada Malt. The rail service stopped and trucking is too expensive.

Well that stinks.
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Offline Philbrew

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Re: Buying gain in bulk (Sack)
« Reply #21 on: February 08, 2016, 10:40:02 am »
Sometimes the 10lb bags of grain from MoreBeer with the free shipping works out a better deal than buying a full sack. And you can mix up your base malts that way.

That's what I was talking about, but I get smaller amounts since I usually brew three gallon batches and use more like 5-7 pounds in most batches.


So, you can get free shipping on 50 lbs of assorted grains, but not on a sack?  Odd.

Hopefully no one from Morebeer is reading this topic.
Well, no.  :(
 A 55# sack of, say, Thomas Fawcett Maris Otter costs $65.99 plus $18.11 for FedEx to ship it the 700 miles to my location.  Total = $84.10
At the 10# price with free shipping, that grain costs $1.75 per # or $96.25 for 55 lbs.
But for about $12 more I can get an assortment of grains.

Edit:  For Morebeer's cheapest malt (Briess 2-row) the additional at the 10# price is only about $3.
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Re: Buying gain in bulk (Sack)
« Reply #22 on: February 11, 2016, 03:56:09 pm »
There is a N. Florida group buy effort

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=300297
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Re: Buying gain in bulk (Sack)
« Reply #23 on: February 12, 2016, 04:23:52 am »
There is a N. Florida group buy effort

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=300297
Looks like that thread was from 2012...

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Re: Buying gain in bulk (Sack)
« Reply #24 on: February 12, 2016, 08:09:29 am »
There is a N. Florida group buy effort

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=300297
Looks like that thread was from 2012...

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