I'm noticing a lot of people saying how they have spent $70-$90 on ingredients for a HG all grain batch. I live on the prairies, so maybe I'm lucky, and can buy 50lb bags of 2-row for $22, and even if I'm buying specialty malts by the lb from my LBHS, I'm not paying more than a $2.50ish a lb. I've never spent more than $50 on a 5G batch.
My question is, do grain prices vary that much throughout North America? Or am I just missing something? How do you spend that much on a 5G batch?
My question is, do grain prices vary that much throughout North America? Or am I just missing something? How do you spend that much on a 5G batch?