Buffalo NY group buy?

[b-boy]

I'm not sure.

 

[tagz]

I think he's been busy with the start up.

 

[pmichael]

OK, homebrewers, please check this pages for grains:

http://www.dunkirkhomebrew.com/BuffaloBulkBuyGrains/tabid/666/Default.aspx

As explained on the page, the link is not published anywhere but here, and the prices are only valid for a bulk buy from Buffalo.

There is a minimum of 10 50/55 lb bags required for a group buy at these prices. This makes a group buy lots easier to put together than a 40-bag pallet.

Additionally, there are 10 lb bags available in many grains, as well as a large variety of grains available in general - more than a typical bulk buy.

Please take a look at the grains and we can move forward if there is interest.

 

[b-boy]

OK, homebrewers, please check this pages for grains:

http://www.dunkirkhomebrew.com/BuffaloBulkBuyGrains/tabid/666/Default.aspx

As explained on the page, the link is not published anywhere but here, and the prices are only valid for a bulk buy from Buffalo.

There is a minimum of 10 50/55 lb bags required for a group buy at these prices. This makes a group buy lots easier to put together than a 40-bag pallet.

Additionally, there are 10 lb bags available in many grains, as well as a large variety of grains available in general - more than a typical bulk buy.

Please take a look at the grains and we can move forward if there is interest.

Wow - nice selection. Thanks. I'm going to formalize a group buy. As I said I'm happy to do the pickup and handle the ordering to make things easier. I'd really like to see a regular group buy in Buffalo.

I'll put together a process and post it ASAP.

 

[pmichael]

Wow - nice selection. Thanks. I'm going to formalize a group buy. As I said I'm happy to do the pickup and handle the ordering to make things easier. I'd really like to see a regular group buy in Buffalo.

I'll put together a process and post it ASAP.

Thanks, b-boy. Let me know if you have any questions or how I can help.

If there remains a sustained interest and we can feasibly formalize a bulk purchase every two months or so, I will build an ordering system on the website to manage the ordering. For now, happy to let you handle the formalities until we see if this is something that you all find desirable on an on-going basis.

 

[mnm6677]

Making the jump into all grain and looking to get in on a group buy.

 

[b-boy]

I'm going to go ahead and create a new thread for a new group buy. I'll post the rules and see what kind of response we get.

 

[b-boy]

Grain buy thread : https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f174/buffalo-ny-grain-buy-jan-feb-2015-a-512942/

 

[pmichael]

Grain buy thread for April 2015: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=522940

 

[b-boy]

I figured I'd throw this out to local people.

I have 2 extra General Admission tickets for DLD on April 25th. GA doesn't include a ticket to buy Dark Lord. They are $30 each. We had some people slated to go who can't make the trip.

One has my name on it, another has a friends. We're heading out Friday, April 24th and returning Sunday April 26th. If you're looking for a ride down and back you can ride with us. I have a hotel reservation near the brewery as well, so if you want to use that you can. Otherwise I will cancel it.

Anyone interested PM me.

 

[brewguyver]

how did the buy turn out?

 

[b-boy]

We're on our second round now. It's going OK. We've hooked up with a LHBS in Dunkirk, NY. He's given us some really good prices for bulk purchases. We're doing 15-20 sacks at a time every few months.

 

[B-Hoppy]

Burt kills me. He is great. I go in with a simple question, he talks my ear off for half hour and I come out with more questions lol. Love seeing the lady there though, she always gives me a hops candy when I leave. Feel like a kid in a candy store.

Get ready for some new varieties! Apollo, Nugget, Zeus, Target and Citra will be headed to Tonawanda on Monday, should be there by Wed. Hop On~

 

[allentwnguy]

I figured this was a decent shot to see if anyone was interested in hops to make a wet hopped harvest ale. I just made a Harvest Ale IPA yesterday and only have plans to make an Harvest Ale (Old Ale) which is lightly hopped (less than a pound) There will be at least enough hops left to do another beer or two which I'm not going to use. I have the 4 C's growing and will have probably a pound of each left. If anyone is interested it would have to be done real soon as they are harvestable now (brew weekend coming?) This is the first year I'm making a wet hopped beer so I don't have much info on outcomes!!! What I did to plug into beersmith was... Go to Hopunion take the high and low of the Alpha and average it, divide by 6 (moisture content to pellet) and create a Fresh Chinook hop in beersmith. The alpha was 2.17% and beta .58%. I worked these numbers into an IPA.

Cascade, Columbus and Chinook are harvestable now and Centennial will be by the weekend. I'm really not into the drying and freezing this year, actually I won't do it again, if the beers come out that is. Use them or mulch them is the new motto!

Chuck

 

[tagz]

Nice offer. I'm hesitant about wet hopping, just because I've never done it before and I worry about vegetal flavors. Let us know how it turns out!

On a side note, I'm about through my base grain stock. Anyone up for another order?

 

[allentwnguy]

Will do Tagz! I hear the vegetal flavors though slight dissipate over time as do most off flavors. So far. During the boil and wort transfer it smelled really good. And best so far this really super IPA is costing just $20 in ingredients!

 

[TheCADJockey]

If all goes well I'm doing a harvest to boil with my nugget plant this weekend.
I had to throw out almost an entire freezer of hops from last years harvest, couldn't use it fast enough.

I would definitely be interested in a group buy now that things have calmed down on my end and I can brew more.

 

[allentwnguy]

I hear ya!!! I spent a lot of time last year harvesting, drying (10 rack drying unit), bagging and freezing. That effort will all be thrown out. That's why this year I decided to make harvest ales. I just did an IPA and tomorrow I'll be doing a Harvest Ale 'Old Ale'. I just inoculated the starter so I'm committed! I may do another Blond Ale using only the Centennial on this one and then the hops will be finished. If the Harvest Beers fail then it will be time to think about the hop yard....... useful or just fancy? Ditch or not?

 

[TheCADJockey]

... useful or just fancy? Ditch or not?

I do love my plant... even if I didn't use the hops I'd probably still keep it around. Going to plant a few at my new house and maintain them so they don't go grow crazy.

 

[pmichael]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=541815

 

[allentwnguy]

let me know if you want some rhizomes CAD. I have the 4 C's and will probably have to cull a bit next spring. You are more than welcome to some.

 

[TheCADJockey]

Yea man I might take you up on that. Thanks dude

 

[HawleyFarms]

Hey guys, any supply stores worth checking out near Lackawanna? Or on the way from Lackawanna to Galleria mall? Heading to the In-laws parents place for our yearly Christmas get together and need to buy some some last minute gifts as well as pick up some stuff for myself.

I know that Niagara tradition is up near Tonawanda but not real familiar with the area and don't want to travel too far out of the way.

 

[dogslapbrewery]

If your looking for all grain niagara tradition is the place to be. Super helpful staff and tons of supplies. I've checked a homebrew shop on union right off the 90 but it's more wine based and your typical coopers cans.

 

[SupervisingChildren]

None of those are open today to my knowledge. You could check Consumer's Beverage on Sheridan drive in Amherst or the one on 20a in Orchard park. Both have some grains, hops and yeast.

 

[HawleyFarms]

Niagara tradition is definitely open, my dad was there today. Amherst and orchard park will be a little out of the way for me. Will probably just end it up going to Niagara tradition on Sunday before we head back to Wyoming County. Decent prices at Niagara or no?

 

[SupervisingChildren]

Hmmm, I guess they were open for a few hours. Prices at Niagara Tradition are cheaper than the other stores, and the selection is usually better there as well imo.

 

[tagz]

They're pretty expensive imo. $64 for a sack of two row is just crazy.

 

[dogslapbrewery]

Morebeer was the cheapest I've found putting a 50lb of briess shipped for 54 bucks. Anyone local selling sacks cheaper then 64?

 

[HawleyFarms]

I know that New York Craft Malt in Batavia is selling to home brewers now but don't know what they are charging or if they are even selling full sacks.