TheCADJockey
ALL YOUR BASE
Think ya guys just going to give kegworks a go?
I think shipping is the issue. The farther away you are from a barley field, the more you're going to pay. Grain is heavy, so I guess it makes sense. I know in the group buys I've been in, the shipping generally adds about $7-$8 per sack to the cost.
The largest barley growing area is North Dakota followed by Iowa. The Maltsters are all over the place but north central to northwest with Briess and Rahr in WI and MN respectively. I don't know it is what it is I guess...
I did call Kegworks to inquire if they were going to do a group buy a couple of times a year because I don't know if I will be able to hit this one or not and was told that this was a "one try" offering to see how it goes. I said having bulk sales like this pre-brew season was a good idea. A good showing might solidify more bulk buys. I hope I can get a sack or two.
Burt kills me. He is great. I go in with a simple question, he talks my ear off for half hour and I come out with more questions lol. Love seeing the lady there though, she always gives me a hops candy when I leave. Feel like a kid in a candy store.
I need to go pick up some flip-tops for her cider today or tomorrow, another carboy, a bigger kettle... some grains, maybe a burner .. lol.
I got the email from Keg works too... 45 bucks for a sack of grain is a good price but there is another member here that does local group buys for under $40 a sack... I bought my kegerator from hi. On craigslist and he was in the process of opening a nano brewery downtown...wish I could remember his name...
OK, homebrewers, please check this pages for grains:
http://www.dunkirkhomebrew.com/BuffaloBulkBuyGrains/tabid/666/Default.aspx
As explained on the page, the link is not published anywhere but here, and the prices are only valid for a bulk buy from Buffalo.
There is a minimum of 10 50/55 lb bags required for a group buy at these prices. This makes a group buy lots easier to put together than a 40-bag pallet.
Additionally, there are 10 lb bags available in many grains, as well as a large variety of grains available in general - more than a typical bulk buy.
Please take a look at the grains and we can move forward if there is interest.
Wow - nice selection. Thanks. I'm going to formalize a group buy. As I said I'm happy to do the pickup and handle the ordering to make things easier. I'd really like to see a regular group buy in Buffalo.
I'll put together a process and post it ASAP.
Burt kills me. He is great. I go in with a simple question, he talks my ear off for half hour and I come out with more questions lol. Love seeing the lady there though, she always gives me a hops candy when I leave. Feel like a kid in a candy store.
... useful or just fancy? Ditch or not?
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