I'm very new to AG, but one of the reasons I was excited to get into it was that I couldn't wait to start making $20 batches like everyone talks about. I went to my lhbs and with a couple of extra cheap things (caps, pbw, etc) it costs me $70! I decided to price my next brew out on NorthernBrewer and that came out to $44.96 without shipping. What am I doing wrong? I copied and pasted my cart from northernbrewer (see below). The grains are crushed, but that did not add to the price. The only extras in there are caps and an airlock. Is there a cheaper place to shop?
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Belgian Special B - 1 lb. crushed
$1.75 $1.75
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Bairds Carastan Malt - 1 lb. crushed
$1.75 $1.75
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Belgian Caramunich - crushed
$1.75 $1.75
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Weyermann Carahell - 1 lb. crushed
$1.75 $1.75
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Weyermann Dehusked Carafa II - 1 lb. crushed
$1.99 $1.99
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Sterling Hop Pellets 1 oz
Edit $1.75 $3.50
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Columbus Hop Pellets 1 oz.
Edit $1.75 $1.75
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White Labs WLP530 Abbey Ale
Edit $6.99 $6.99
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Briess 2-Row Brewers Malt - 1 lb. crushed
$1.25 $12.50
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Bubbler Air Lock
Edit $1.25 $1.25
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Dark Belgian Candi Sugar 1 lb.
Edit $5.99 $5.99
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Brewers Best Crown Caps - 144
Edit $3.99 $3.99
Grand Total $59.90
Subtotal $44.96
Shipping & Handling (Ship Method - Shipping Information - UPS Ground ( 4 business days )) $14.94
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Product Name Unit Price Qty Subtotal Remove
Continue ShoppingUpdate Shopping Cart
Belgian Special B - 1 lb. crushed
$1.75 $1.75
Remove item
Bairds Carastan Malt - 1 lb. crushed
$1.75 $1.75
Remove item
Belgian Caramunich - crushed
$1.75 $1.75
Remove item
Weyermann Carahell - 1 lb. crushed
$1.75 $1.75
Remove item
Weyermann Dehusked Carafa II - 1 lb. crushed
$1.99 $1.99
Remove item
Sterling Hop Pellets 1 oz
Edit $1.75 $3.50
Remove item
Columbus Hop Pellets 1 oz.
Edit $1.75 $1.75
Remove item
White Labs WLP530 Abbey Ale
Edit $6.99 $6.99
Remove item
Briess 2-Row Brewers Malt - 1 lb. crushed
$1.25 $12.50
Remove item
Bubbler Air Lock
Edit $1.25 $1.25
Remove item
Dark Belgian Candi Sugar 1 lb.
Edit $5.99 $5.99
Remove item
Brewers Best Crown Caps - 144
Edit $3.99 $3.99
Grand Total $59.90
Subtotal $44.96
Shipping & Handling (Ship Method - Shipping Information - UPS Ground ( 4 business days )) $14.94
Proceed to Checkout