Do I understand this bulk grain thing correctly?

[marc1]

I've read each post with a great deal of interest, hopefully my question will fit along the same lines without to much thread drift.

I'm fairly new to home brewing, around 2 years but in excess of 30 brews, I have a Grainfather G30 plus a Blichmann 20 gal. Breweasy, 3 fermenters, blah, blah, blah..... To date I have been buying mostly kits but I'm now ready ~ to start creating my own recipes and grinding my on grains. My question relates to base malts, what are the 6-8 most used base malts? Like many of you I will purchase my speciality malts in smaller sizes than full sacks.

My brews are all ales, especially IPA's, a few Porters and along with a few other odd balls just to try something different. Like Spivey24 posted above I have settled on a 3 roller type mill, the Monster is close to the top on my list, however I'm open to other suggestions.

If it's just IPAish things for ales and then some porters, I'd do a cheap US 2-row brewer's malt and then a more flavorful malt like Golden Promise (or Maris Otter).

55 pound sacks of Montana 2 row are mid-$40s price around me and work great:
https://labelpeelers.com/beer-making/grains/montana-craft-malts/montana-craft-2-row-malt-55-lb/
Golden Promise is going to be pricier.

 

[Brewdog80]

I just bought and received a 25kg bag of MO and a 25kg bag of Maltz Pilsner. I had previous employer almost 20 years ago. dang long time ago. that injection molded restaurant food storage containers. from 2qt to 15 gallon.I still have a bunch of 24 quart, 6 gallon containers. Not as complete air tight as screw on lids, but fine for grain. 2 per 25kg bag. I'd check with a restaurant supplier as there are several manufacturers still in. US making similar items and they would be about as much as just the gamma lid itself.

 

[madscientist451]

You don't need to get fancy with the grain storage. Food grade buckets are like $2-3n at Walmart and work fine. But is you have the extra cash, the $25 "prepper" containers are pretty nice. Malt doesn't go bad a quick as you would think, putting the grain in ziplock bags and then in the bucket helps.

 

[deVeer]

For storage i use Behrens metal trash cans with lids. Available at the big box stores and made in the US !
Both the 6 gallon and 31 gallon size are useful and the lids fit tight. Made of steel so rodent proof.
I leave the grains in their original packaging then place inside the cans.
I use the 31 gallon for 55 lb sacks and the 6 gallon buckets for smaller quantities of adjuncts and carmel malts .