im curious who buys 200# of grain? damn that seems to me it would get stale or moldy before you could use it all?
im curious who buys 200# of grain? damn that seems to me it would get stale or moldy before you could use it all?
ME....
Agreed...that looks awesome!Wow, thats an impressive stash you have there. I guess sometimes you just have to go big...:rockin:
I Buy 10 55lb. bags every time I go to Country malt & there all for me.Never had any problems with any getting stale I seal them up in storage containers.
ME....
Base Malt Storage
Specialty Grain Storage
im curious who buys 200# of grain? damn that seems to me it would get stale or moldy before you could use it all?
Wow, just talked to North Country. I was expecting their current price to be higher than the 2007 catalog available on the internet. Canada Malting 2-row pale shows $35.89 which sounded good, but they quoted me $27.57!
Ordered a sack each of 2-row Pale, Malted Wheat and Pilsen. Under $100 (plus shipping, I know...).
Monster Mill is on it's way too. Getting ready to rock this thing to the next level!!
Until the weevils hatch in about 6 months or less....
How much is shipping?
Cool and dry and there are no weevils.
No, that's not true. There may be weevil EGGS in the grain, but the eggs generally won't hatch if the grain is stored cool and dry. So you may have problems with your grain in Texas, but in other areas it won't necessarily occur.The weevil larvae are in the grain and they will hatch no matter what.
what the hell? how does one combat the bastards? keep the grain under co2?
They quoted me a little over $27.00 for one 50 lbs. bag to NC. The key is to order a minimum of 8 bags, then the shipping doesn't kill you. It looks like I'm headed to LHBS or AHS. Maybe I can get in on a group buy sometime soon here.
Wow, just talked to North Country. I was expecting their current price to be higher than the 2007 catalog available on the internet. Canada Malting 2-row pale shows $35.89 which sounded good, but they quoted me $27.57!
Ordered a sack each of 2-row Pale, Malted Wheat and Pilsen. Under $100 (plus shipping, I know...).
Monster Mill is on it's way too. Getting ready to rock this thing to the next level!!
My deal is not the best for everyone.
But the problem is, your deal (the 200 lb one) is not the best for anyone. Anyone can order from North Country. They are a wholesaler, in that they sell wholesale lots, but by that standard they are also a retailer, since I (a regular schmoe who uses 100 lbs a year) can order from them, online, over the phone, whatever, with excellent customer service.
Why even offer the 200 lb deal if you're losing money on it? What you have to offer is greater selection on all the little things that North Country doesn't carry, and the willingness to sell less than 55 lbs to a customer. I just truly don't understand the point of the 200 lb deal that is a bad deal for every customer and loses money for you.
I am not losing money on it but it is very close to cost.
Actually I break even or sometimes lose money on this deal.
Yes, anyone can order from North Country, but most people do not want that much grain or mine is a better deal for them.
We don't "make it up" somewhere. We just have a much lower margin. Like Walmart has a 3.6% margin and Target has a 4.3% margin.
I agree with dfohio. I'm in PA and can't always get to a bulk malt wholesaler. I can order from AHS and get good product much cheaper than my LHBS. Unless you do a bulk buy with a bunch of people you can't beat the price for 200# of 2 row shipped to your door step.
I don't understand what the argument is about. Forrest cannot possibly beat the price of wholesale; end of story. What he can do is offer excellent service and unique product offers. I think he does this well. A couple bucks more for homebrew shop advice and convenience is well worth it for a lot of customers. People develop loyalty because of these services.
* I realize, based on the support of others, that this is probably a problem with me not him -- my reading of his words must be different from others'
Obviously. How can you determine what is and what isn't the best deal for everyone else? You're not in their situations.
I was an AHS customer until a couple years ago. I left in part because of the tone of Forrest's posts in threads like these - it just rubs me the wrong way*.
* I realize, based on the support of others, that this is probably a problem with me not him -- my reading of his words must be different from others'
Obviously. How can you determine what is and what isn't the best deal for everyone else? You're not in their situations.
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