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So I have noticed many brewers keep most of their ingredents on hand. They will by in bulk and divide it into more managable packaging. I was curious what are your must haves and for what beers.

Grains
Hops
adjunctions
yeasts
equipment

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Doesn't blowing on it when its soft cause it to get hard? It's been a while, but I think that's how it used to work...

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The inventory overlaps some, but it covers pretty much everything I have on hand

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Grain:

Pale 2-Row
Maris Otter
Pilsner
Munich
Vienna
Wheat
40L
20L
60L
120L
Aromatic
Biscuit
Honey
Carapils
Special B
Chocolate
Roasted Barley

Hops:

Amarillo
Cascade
Centennial
Columbus
Fuggle
Galena
Goldings
Hallertau
Magnum
Mt Hood
Nugget
Perle
Saaz
Tettnanger
Willamette

Flavorings:

Coriander
Sweet Orange Peel

Yeast:

S-04
S-05
WLP300
W-34/70
Nottingham

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OMG do you guys have silos!!!

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Doesn't blowing on it when its soft cause it to get hard? It's been a while, but I think that's how it used to work...

The Pol

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Dedicated brewing ingredient fridge (hops and yeast), and a 100sq foot temp/humidity controlled grain storage area. There is about 300 pounds of grain and 10 pounds of hops in my inventory currently.

enderwig

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Just small ones, that's ok right???

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I am really glad I posted this thread. I would have no idea....how far behind the 8 ball I am.
Man..I really am speechless.

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Doesn't blowing on it when its soft cause it to get hard? It's been a while, but I think that's how it used to work...

The Pol

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Buying in bulk can drive down the price of a 5 gallon batch to 10-15 bucks easy, even for IPAs.

enderwig

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I totally agree. I am running between $8 and $15 a batch depending on the grain and hop bills.

I buy base grain once a year for 48 cents a pound (2row, vienna, munich, maris otter), specialty grains twice a year from brewmasterswarehouse (check out on hbt!), hops once or twice a year from hops direct, 5 or 6 pounds at a time. I also slant my yeast, so purchasing a vial for 8 dollars lasts me a lifetime, I may buy a new culture of a particular strain every 3 or 4 years, but thats it.

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I have:

Bulk grains
German Pilsner
US 2-row
Crisp Maris Otter
Vienna malt
Munich malt

Specialty grains
10L crystal
20L crystal
40L crystal
60L crystal
80L crystal
120L crystal
special B
Special roast
Victory malt
biscult malt
brown malt
amber malt
Caravienna
honey malt
chocolate malt
roasted barley
flaked barley
flaked maize
flaked oats
flaked wheat

Hops
Magnum (pound)
Galena (pound)
Cascades (hordes)
Centennial (2 pounds)
Northern Brewer (pound)
amarillo (tons)
Simcoe (pound)
perle
hallertauer
saaz
EKG
fuggles
crystal
chinook
Tettnang
Williamatte (pound)

Yeast
so5
so4
nottingham
california lager yeast
wyeast 1056
WLP001
pacman yeast
Bavarian lager yeast


and various other things- an ounce of newport hops, glacer hops, some honey, etc. There are a bunch of leftover hops that I vacuum sealed and froze, so I have many odds and ends.

I accumulated this over a period of time, but I did just buy five pounds of hops this week and have my homegrown also. Usually, I buy things in bulk and just buy more when I run low.

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