[Oiscout]

Doing some research and there are literally 100s of websites online you can buy your grains in bulk from. Does anybody have a good reccomendation.

My LHBS didn't want to sell 55 pound sacks of base malt so I'm gonna go a different route.

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[allenhuerta]

I would shop around because shipping is a pain. Makes it not worth the cost. I buy from a local brewery but they are pretty good about supporting brewers..  as it was founded by a Homebrewing family.

So the best I can recommend is MoreBeer, they sell 10lb bags of grain and if you get above $60 it ships free. The same 50lb sack of grain ran $40 shipping to my place as they don't qualify for the free freight. I'm sure other places are like that as well but I haven't looked beyond that.

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[Oiscout]

That's kind of what I'm seeing. So if I run to the LHBS and pick up 3 grain bills. (It's an hour away so I stock up). I didn't have a mill so I would mill it then cram 2-3 brews into a week of different sizes. That would run me about 100 dollars between fuel and the grains, yeast and hops.

It's significantly cheaper if I can find a place that doesn't have heinous shipping costs

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[BrewBama]

There’s a hydroponics place in NY that sells 50/55 lb sacks of grain with free shipping. https://www.sunsethydro.com/collections/grains


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[Alfredbrewer]

Same for me as what allenhuerta said. The best deal I’ve found is through more beer buying the 10 pound bags also. I buy 6 bags of each base malt I use at a time and it qualifies for free shipping.

[Oiscout]

Thanks for the info y'all

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[Drewch]

The LHBS nearest me does a bulk grain sale once or twice a year. The customers get their economies of scale, and the owner gets to not mess with 55lb sacks the rest of the year.  I don't know how open they'd be, but you could pitch that idea to your LHBS.

[Oiscout]

That's a good idea

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[pete b]

Do you have a local malster? I have a good one, Valley Malt in Hadley, MA. They have a sort of malt CSA that I have used a couple times where you choose the 50# sack of base malt (pilsner or pale) and you also get a bunch of specialty malts and a couple smaller (5-10#?) sacks of base malt such as munich, vienna, and rye. I am pretty sure you can just get a big sack of base malt too.

[majorvices]

Some local breweries will do bulk buys for homebrewers. You may have to drive for it. 15 or so years ago a friend of mine used to order a pallet or two of grain through a local brewery about twice a year in Nashville. I had to drive 90 minutes to pick up my part of the order but 2 it was worth it and I'd order bulk sacks of grain to last months (I homebrewed a LOT back then lol). Wholesale malt that breweries buy is CHEAP compared to what homebrewers pay.

[Oiscout]

I'll have to look to see if there are any maltsters here in PA. I didn't even think of looking for one or contacting a brewery. That's why I love this forum!

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[HopDen]

I purchase Weyermanns Floor Malted Pilsner from NB for $95 and that included "free" shipping. On some other websites it was less per pound but with added shipping. Total per pound was $1.72 so it actually was a fair price.

[jeffy]

I'll have to look to see if there are any maltsters here in PA. I didn't even think of looking for one or contacting a brewery. That's why I love this forum!

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My brother's company, Double Eagle Malt, is in Philly, but I don't know if he has an outlet for retail homebrewers.  Check the web site https://www.doubleeaglemalt.com/

[Megary]

I'll have to look to see if there are any maltsters here in PA. I didn't even think of looking for one or contacting a brewery. That's why I love this forum!

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I use Deer Creek malts, also from down near Philly.  https://www.deercreekmalt.com/
They are available from Keystone Homebrew or direct from their website. KH will give you a better deal on shipping though.

I would like to try Double Eagle Malt as well.

[Oiscout]

I talked to my LHBS again today when the owner was in. I ussually BS with him when I'm in store and he said if I buy two sacks at a time he'd sell em to me 72 bucks out the door. Just give him a weeks notice

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