How much do you pay for grain at your LHBS?

[BansheeRider]

I just started AG and I joined my LHBS grain club. I paid $41 for 50 pounds of grain, that's .82 cents a pound. Unfortunately this is only for base malts, specialty grains are $2 a pound. They keep track of how much grain I'm picking up and when I reach 50 pounds I pay another $41. Pretty good deal IMO. I'm stoked about how much I'm saving vs extract too.

What do you guys pay for grain?

 

[smonteton]

$35.50 for 50# 2row so .71 cents a pound
i have been looking around for a better price w/o buying a ton

 

[bbrim]

You guys are getting good deals, the only way I have gotten prices in that range is through group buys. The lhbs here is $60-75 depending which base grain you want to get.

 

[SavoryChef]

$55 for us two row
$75 for Marris otter and pilsner
Unmilled of course

 

[Black Island Brewer]

$40 for 50# of GW Premium 2 row, $65 for 55# of TF&S Maris Otter. No special pricing, just live in a competitive market.

 

[BansheeRider]

$35.50 for 50# 2row so .71 cents a pound
i have been looking around for a better price w/o buying a ton

A better deal? Seems to me you are getting a great deal.

 

[DirtyOldDuck]

$30 for 50 pounds of 2-row or 60 cents a pound when buying by the sack. It was $28.50 not too long ago. I think they also sell it by the tenth of a pound for 80 cents a pound.

 

[CA_Mouse]

$36/50# Domestic 2-row & $63/55# Maris Otter at my LHBS (More Beer - Riverside)

 

[RLinNH]

50ish for a 50lb bag of domestic 2 row. I know I could do a lot better, but I feel that paying the higher price is worth it if it keeps my LHBS owner in business. Nice to have a guy around the corner when I need something on brew day.

 

[Melana]

50ish for a 50lb bag of domestic 2 row. I know I could do a lot better, but I feel that paying the higher price is worth it if it keeps my LHBS owner in business. Nice to have a guy around the corner when I need something on brew day.

Who are you frequenting?

 

[Cottonmouth]

$45 for a #50 sack milled or unmilled. $1.28/lb. for smaller amounts.

 

[Rockweezy]

You guys are living in a dream world. I pay $77.50 for 50# of 2-row. $2.50 for all specialty grains.

 

[ChefRex]

You guys are living in a dream world. I pay $77.50 for 50# of 2-row. $2.50 for all specialty grains.

There's a price to live in a paradise
$50 for two row

 

[Trail]

I think it's a buck thirty nine a pound at my LHBS, for either specialty or base malts. They're pretty pricey.

 

[MollyHatchet]

I think it's a buck thirty nine a pound at my LHBS, for either specialty or base malts. They're pretty pricey.

Wow, I just paid $2.75 per pound for Crystal 40L at my lhbs. I only paid that because I really needed it. Most all speciality grains are $2.99 per lb. I think if I had to buy all of my grain there, it would be cheaper to buy commercial craft kegged offerings.


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[MattGuk]

£21.50 fir 25kg, so $36.20 for 55 pounds

 

[MaxStout]

Wow, I just paid $2.75 per pound for Crystal 40L at my lhbs. I only paid that because I really needed it. Most all speciality grains are $2.99 per lb. I think if I had to buy all of my grain there, it would be cheaper to buy commercial craft kegged offerings.


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Yikes! That's outrageous. Even the little LHBS down the road from me is $1.50 for base malts, and $1.75-$2.00 for specialty grains.

 

[dyqik]

Yikes! That's outrageous. Even the little LHBS down the road from me is $1.50 for base malts, and $1.75-$2.00 for specialty grains.

Yeah, that's the price I pay in north Cambridge, MA, which is not a cheap place to run a LHBS (gets plenty of custom and turnover though).

 

[MollyHatchet]

Yikes! That's outrageous. Even the little LHBS down the road from me is $1.50 for base malts, and $1.75-$2.00 for specialty grains.

I have to guess they really don't want to hustle bags of grain all day every day so the prices are cranked up to slow that down. When I was there a female was getting a stout order milled, and she bought a 10 gallon Igloo style cool that had the spigot mounted on it. I didn't catch what her bill was, but I bet it wasn't cheap. This is in the Harrisburg Pa area. I like to support the lhbs but with those prices it's difficult to fill a grain bill there.


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[Dirty25]

22€ for a sack ($30 or so), except it's not a LHBS it's the Best Malz malt house!

 

[catdaddy66]

Most base grains are $2.50/lb and specialty grains are up to 2.99/lb. I can get some from Morebeer delivered at $1.39-$1.99/lb... Guess which I do mostly! Lol


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[mbbransc]

LHBS charges $1.90/# for base and $2.25/# specialty. Charges $62 for 50# sack of 2-row. I generally wait until I am in Raleigh and pick up a couple sacks there for $42.

 

[eric19312]

closest LHBS is $56/#50 2-row and $67/#55 MO
next closest LHBS is $51/#50 2-row and $58/#55 MO and $68/#55 Belgian Pilsner

Specialty grains seem to average $2.50/lb in 1 lb quantities and maybe $1.50/lb in 10# quantities (wheat and rye malt for example)

 

[youreanimpulse]

$39 for 50# GW 2-row, $59 55# Maris Otter, between 1.30 and 1.60 for most specialties, bulk discounts on anything and organic options. And friendly staff. I'm happy enough with that. FH Steinbarts in PDX.


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[NathPowe]

$1/lb for 2-row. $1.50/lb - $2/lb for specialty grains.

 

[aidan]

Here in New Zealand I pay NZ$75 (US$64) for a 25kg (55lbs) sack of premium imported malt such as Bairds Maris Otter or Weyermann Pilsner. Domestic ale malt usually sells for $60 (US$51.50) a 25kg sack. So looks like our prices are pretty comparable with US prices.

 

[Black Island Brewer]

22€ for a sack ($30 or so), except it's not a LHBS it's the Best Malz malt house!

I don't know if I want to be your best friend or punch you in the throat.

 

[TrubDog]

$.75/lb for GW 2-row, $1.35 for C-40.

Go check out brewbrothers.biz


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[cersit]

39.00 for GW 2 row 50# or 40.00 for 55# raur 2row and 1.49 for all specialty grains

 

[jeff62217]

my local place is $1.25 for base and specialty malts per lb, $1.50/lb for imported grains

a 50# bag of 2 row is $36
pilsner or imported malts are $52 per bag

 

[brewmadness]

$1/LB for base malts and $1.29 for all specialty malts.....I don't buy in bulk amounts. Not sure what they get for a full sack of base malt.

 

[JDGator]

i pay $65 for a 55lbs sack of 2 row tax and shipping included. most grains, base or specialty, are under $1.50.

 

[LLBrewer]

$1/LB for base malts and $1.29 for all specialty malts.....I don't buy in bulk amounts. Not sure what they get for a full sack of base malt.

wow, that's awesome! I pay $1.89/lb for all grain, even base malt.

 

[IslandLizard]

At the LHBS it is about $2.50 by the pound for crystal/specialty malts, small discounts when buying 5 or 10 pound quantities of each. I'm OK with that for small amounts of those malts I don't have in stock.

Base malts are around $1.50-$2.00 per pound for 10# quantities. Yeah really!

We have an active group buy in the area, so we do whole sacks and splits. Most sacks run between $42 and $65, tax and shipping included, depending on brand and variety, vs $63-$85 + tax at the LHBS. That's enough of an incentive to participate in group buys. And we used to get better pricing until fairly recently.

 

[Upthewazzu]

$1.25/lb for all grains, base or specialty doesn't matter.

 

[brewkinger]

LHBS #1: $1.89/ #. (90 min drive one way)

LHBS #2: $2.00/# most grains
Some specialty stuff is $2.50
(This is 45min one way)

Local store that carries some stuff:
50# Briess 2row $46
55# MO $64

$1.54 to $1.90 per pound for
CR40
CR60
Rye
(This is all they have for now)


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[Falcon3]

76 cents/lb for 2-Row, Vienna, Munich 10....
I just wish their crusher was a little better- I only get about 68% efficiency- but when grain's that cheap, I guess I can afford to buy a little extra to cover

Specialty grains anywhere from $1.15/lb to $2/lb. MO and Golden Promise are $1.15

 

[brewerJase]

$1.50 a pound for base grains and $2.00 a pound for specialty grains
$65 for a 55lbs bag of 2-row

I get my 2-row from a local grain cash and carry for $33.60 for 55lb with no tax.

Canadian dollars.


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