What's up with Nottingham dry yeast new price?

Now it's like $4. Wasn't this yeast under $2 a few months ago? Any ideas on why?

New vacuum sealed packaging.

Depends on the supplier. Here it's $1.50 .

I think that some LHBS choose to sell some supplies at low mark ups to encourage you buy other stuff at regular profit levels. Others say I want my mark up on everything. In addition it depends on how many levels are between them and the mfg.

It is not the markup. Nottingam has gone up in price drastically in the past couple of months. If you are still seeing 1.50 a pack, I bet it is older inventory.

I guess it is time to start washing Nottingham as well.

Can you trash the US$ without expecting rampant inflation?

Is Notty yeast a bellwether for the evil monster inflation?

Same with us05 I believe . Used to be 1.75, now its 4.50....I don't understand that. Unless they have something to gain by pushing dry yeast users into the liquid yeast market. Are danstar and fermentis owned by other yeast companies?

Maybe they're tying to fund new dry yeast strains?

$4 for dry yeast is ridiculous. For me, they've just out priced themselves from my House Ale as I brew 3 five gallon batches at a time and I used to pitch a packet per bucket.

Now, instead of $12, I will build up one $7 vial of White Labs 005 and split it across 15 gallons and still have some left over for a second 15 gallon batch.

I'm done buying dry Nottingham. I'll update my Haus Pale Ale recipe after I give WLP005 a try.

EdWort said:

$4 for dry yeast is ridiculous. For me, they've just out priced themselves from my House Ale as I brew 3 five gallon batches at a time and I used to pitch a packet per bucket.

Now, instead of $12, I will build up one $7 vial of White Labs 005 and split it across 15 gallons and still have some left over for a second 15 gallon batch.

I'm done buying dry Nottingham. I'll update my Haus Pale Ale recipe after I give WLP005 a try.

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Ed, why not just rehydrate and build up the Notty dry yeast?

LKABrewer said:

It is not the markup. Nottingam has gone up in price drastically in the past couple of months. If you are still seeing 1.50 a pack, I bet it is older inventory.

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That's exactly the same thing people said after US-05 started showing up @ $4 or more when my LHBS is selling it for $2.40. It's not old, it's the new vac packages so I'd be happy to take that bet.

Seems all (both?) the big dry yeast producers have jacked up their prices. Was at the LHBS recently and they had w-34/70 priced at almost seven bucks a packet! Are you kidding me? Seems that its still available online for a decent price so I'm feeling forced to go that route. Thats not the only one as all the dry yeasts have gone up across the board. Not really a new thing though. A year or two ago Lallemand created a stir by raising their prices quite substantially. No surprise (unfortunately) that others have followed suit.

More of a reason to use liquid.

smizak said:

More of a reason to use liquid.

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Yep

I am using only my own harvested and washed yeast now.

My LHBS wants $6.50 for Nottingham! Needless to say that I don't buy from them...

M_C

EdWort said:

$4 for dry yeast is ridiculous. For me, they've just out priced themselves...

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Count me in that boat. The only thing dry yeast still had going for it was consistency, but I've had some issues with US05 lately, so I'm throwing in the towel. I'll probably switch to WLP007 for everything, I like a little english character.

EdWort said:

$4 for dry yeast is ridiculous. For me, they've just out priced themselves from my House Ale as I brew 3 five gallon batches at a time and I used to pitch a packet per bucket.

Now, instead of $12, I will build up one $7 vial of White Labs 005 and split it across 15 gallons and still have some left over for a second 15 gallon batch.

I'm done buying dry Nottingham. I'll update my Haus Pale Ale recipe after I give WLP005 a try.

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Amen.

Misplaced_Canuck said:

My LHBS wants $6.50 for Nottingham! Needless to say that I don't buy from them...

M_C

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I'm guessing it is the same shop that charges $9 bucks for a vial of White Labs and $2.50/lb for 2-row ... you know, that shop I never do business with either? LOL

Sometimes I wish I had the desire to start a business, because this city definitely needs a new LHBS.

el_caro said:

Ed, why not just rehydrate and build up the Notty dry yeast?

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If I'm going to go through all the effort, I might as well spend a couple bucks more and go with a liquid yeast for a better beer.

My Haus Ale used Nottingham for simplicity and cost effectiveness. They are now not cost effective when compared to White Labs or Wyeast and the other effort is moot since it would be the same to build up starters.

I would not save part of a starter of Nottingham, but I would a White Labs or Wyeast yeast.

I picked up a vial of WLP005 to replace my Notty stash and vial of WLP001 to replace my SafAle-05 stash.

Next up is to brew a 5 gallon batch of 1.040 wort then pressure can it in quarts for instant starter wort.