Most companies charge a flat rate to ship a pallet. It is immaterial how many items are on the pallet. The only impact would be the shipping charge per sack would increase.
Pallet rate is a flat rate, as is the fuel surcharge. Same price whether there are 20 bags or 42. It's just that 42 is the maximum number of bags per pallet.
If we go over 42, then the price per bag will go back up because a second pallet becomes involved and we pay another pallet and fuel charge.
I might be talked into a second sack if someone wants to suggest another common base grain. Currently I'm getting 1 cm 2 row.
This will definitely make my storage issue double. I can probably get away with storing 1 of them in my home office, but not both. Can I store this in my shed until it starts getting warmer outside?
You are a f*cking humanitarian, that's what you are... we're just handling the order for the good of mankind.
So a half-sack should be good for 2-3 batches? or more?
Reelale... question on this.
If the weight does not break 2000#, there is the one issue that the grain price is a little higher (this isn't a HUGE difference... it's just a few cents per pound, so a couple bucks difference in the price of a sack), but is there a higher shipping charge if the pallet isn't full (42 sacks)?
Or do they just charge that pallet rate ($165 + 20% fuel surcharge) regardless of how many bags are on it? I wasn't sure about that part.
I just went back and looked at the round 3 thread and because the order now comes from Hickory, instead of NY, the freight charge is $65 + 20% instead of $165.
Reel, please confirm this is correct. Save a few more $ potentially.
half-sack is what, 27.5 pounds? You saying a grain bill could potentially call for >12 lbs of base grain for a 5 gallon batch? Sounds a little high to me, then again I only got one brew under my belt. Also, I assume it'd be up to us, the end-customer, to do the actual splitting of the sacks?
I think that this will help me convince the swmbo to lemme split a sack with someone. Any idea when this would be in though? I'm expecting to do my next brew either the last week of Feb or first week of March, on a saturday.
I think that this will help me convince the swmbo to lemme split a sack with someone. Any idea when this would be in though? I'm expecting to do my next brew either the last week of Feb or first week of March, on a saturday.
What are you looking to split? I'm going to order at least one sack of base malt & would be open to splitting another. I'll probably go with pilsner/lager for the full sack and would be happy to split a sack of domestic 2-row or even something like Marris Otter, Halcyon, Optic, et al.
Well, I still need to run it by the swmbo, but I would want something I could use at least in an amber ale, as that will be my next brew, and then I dunno what I will be brewing after that. My last brew used Marris Otter (which was also my first brew) so it holds a special place in my heart, but if its ridiculously more expensive than the domestic 2-row I'll probably just head the domestic route then.
You can get a sack of Maris Otter for about $42. That's $10 more than canadian two-row, but is still a HELL of of a good deal.
I'm set on base grains for awhile. But I just looked at my inventory and I would like to split a bag of Crystal 60 and/or Cara-pils with someone. A three-way split would be ideal. I can't pass-up the savings!
I was thinking about some C60, but was hoping for more than a 3-way split. I don't really need 18# of it.
Yeah, that might be a little much. I still have some C15 from the very 1st buy!
3 or 4 way split would be fine.
Nobody's getting hops from them? Their prices are kick-a$$!
M_C
If you read the thread you will see we cannot order hops due to spot pricing and hassles of shipping.
Must'a read it too quick...
M_C
Yeah, that might be a little much. I still have some C15 from the very 1st buy!
3 or 4 way split would be fine.
I'm in for splitting C60 3 or 4 ways.
I could get down for a 1/4 or less share of some 60.
In for C60 3 or 4 ways, as well.
10# is fine with me if we wanted to go 5-way.
agreed.
Reel/foltster.... 5 way split on a sack of C60?
I'm in.
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