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Where to buy bulk brewing grain???
« on: March 16, 2009, 11:10:26 AM »
Now that ABS is gone and Fermentation Trap wants $75 for a 50 lb bag of Briess 2-row while The Weekend Brewer in Richmond wants $56, adding tax and gas it's about $70 a bag. So where do you all grain brewers get your grain now Huh
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Re: Where to buy bulk brewing grain???
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2009, 01:07:00 PM »
I've gotten my last two from FermentationTrap, but it has been a little while.  (My Maris is just about kicked, so I need to get another soon.)

Is that $75 including our CAMRA discount?

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Re: Where to buy bulk brewing grain???
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2009, 03:43:51 PM »
55LB sacks of whole malt shipped to your door via Fed Ex for around $55-60, and thats with shipping!
http://www.northcountrymalt.com/home.php?cat=200&menu=true

I've purchased Golden Promise, Munich, etc. They've got a great selection of high quality malts.
If your buying more than one sack at the time, I recommend making two separate orders. For some reason, the shipping cost jumps up significantly after one bag but if you order individually it cost less.

The website navigation can be a tad bothersome but its worth it. Maris Otter, Pale 2-Row, Pilsner, whatever, they've got it.

If Fermentation Trap could match North Country I'd buy from them but I don't have $15-20 laying around to squander on local buying.

Good Luck and let me know what you think. Wink
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Re: Where to buy bulk brewing grain???
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2009, 04:10:19 PM »
Quote from: Greg on March 16, 2009, 03:43:51 PM
55LB sacks of whole malt shipped to your door via Fed Ex for around $55-60, and thats with shipping!
http://www.northcountrymalt.com/home.php?cat=200&menu=true

Dang, the Marris Otter is still running around $75+ a sack. Although it looks like TF&S has it for $68/sack.
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Re: Where to buy bulk brewing grain???
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2009, 04:29:33 PM »
I just placed a pseudo order on North Country Malt for a 55LB sack of Thomas Fawcett & Sons Maris Otter Malt. The grand total of the order including shipping to my door would be: $56.59!

That's Forty bones for a sack and just over $16 bucks for shipping.

Best deal around. Unless of course you can find it cheaper!
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