Group buy in sacramento

[northcal]

First of all, good news indeed! thanks for it.

About your beers, hit me with a pm, maybe I can come over when picking up supplies? Check your brew system for dead air spots in the piping/tubing, mold and fungus can take hold there, I've been there myself.

Take care,

Update: I spoke to an employee in the Folsom location when I made the drive up there on Sunday. He said they could be open as early as next weekend! I'm stoked to have a quality, reasonably priced LHBS that isn't 30 minutes away.

Second question: I have been having a bad off-flavor in my beers lately. Is there anyone in the area that would be willing to come to my house, taste my beers and tell me what is going on? You would earn the appreciation of a fellow home brewer!

 

[cdburg]

The Brewmeister in West Sacramento is now open for business:

https://www.facebook.com/shopbrewmeister/posts/741232589250129

Between the Brewmeister's new locations and the West Sac/South Sac breweries now open (Device, Bike Dog, New Glory and soon Yolo), Sacramento is having a resurgence in all things craft beer.

 

[northcal]

Awesome! thanks for the heads up!

Any address you can give out? The website doesn't list the West Sac location yet.

The Brewmeister in West Sacramento is now open for business:

https://www.facebook.com/shopbrewmeister/posts/741232589250129

Between the Brewmeister's new locations and the West Sac/South Sac breweries now open (Device, Bike Dog, New Glory and soon Yolo), Sacramento is having a resurgence in all things craft beer.

 

[cdburg]

1409 Shore St.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=1409...=us&ei=uU4oU5vZMYGDogS25YDoDw&ved=0CCYQ8gEwAA

Phone: 916-371-7299
Hours: Weekdays 12 p.m. -6 p.m.; Weekends 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

 

[Wulfman]

Soo cool! Newest favorite beer shop

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[MrNatural]

Sweet, just off highway 50! And about two miles from my old job.

 

[crazyturtle64]

So is more beer the only place u can get sacks for reasonable prices

 

[Hamaki]

Depends on your idea of reasonable, I guess. They tend to be several dollars a bag less than Brewmeister but figure out the mileage cost to determine the best value. I live in Jackson, 50 miles from Brewmeister and probably 100 or so from Morebeer for me that's about $10- $12 difference per round trip. If I'm picking up many bags or need to go that direction anyway then Morebeer would make sense.

The wine lab in Lodi has good prices and I've been going there lately since I go to Lodi once or twice a month anyway.

 

[cdburg]

So is more beer the only place u can get sacks for reasonable prices

Give one of The Brewmeister locations a call and ask for a price on the sack you want. I buy Great Western two row, Rahr two row, and Weyermann pilsner malt sacks from them regularly, and I find their prices to be reasonable. The gas I'd spend to get them at MoreBeer or elsewhere would make them much more expensive.

 

[Davidsons]

Brewmeister is like $10 more per sack than More Beer though. Just go on Craigslist and find someone that will commutes from the bay regularly. That's what I did and it only costs me a few 22s of home brew every month

 

[Davidsons]

The Brewmeister is only good when your in a pinch. And they don't have a good hop selection

 

[Hamaki]

Brewmeister is like $10 more per sack than More Beer though. Just go on Craigslist and find someone that will commutes from the bay regularly. That's what I did and it only costs me a few 22s of home brew every month

$10, you say? Been a couple of months since I compared but it was more like $2 - $5 a bag difference at the time, depending on the particular malt. I just checked Morebeer's website and couldn't even figure out how to check the price on a bag this time. Selection can be an issue but as far as hops, I order mine off the net. Rarely do I buy hops in the store anymore.

 

[crazyturtle64]

I looked up brewmiesters and compared to more beer. You are correct they are 10$ more. I live in vacaville and end up driving to concords morebeer when I'm in the area for work. The concord store is amazing! Real friendly peaople and the manager knows his stuff. I just didn't know if there was anywhere cheaper for grain.

 

[Wulfman]

If anyone is still interested this could be a good deal.
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/for/4933978547.html

 

[Shannanigans]

I'm int and would be willing to be the grain hub if needed...

 

[CezarJozay]

Anyone in Sacramento looking to group buy soon?

 

[Davidsons]

My friend just opened a Homebrew Supply store in Rancho Cordova, his prices are much lower than the other Homebrew Supply shops around. I don't need to venture all the way out to MoreBeer anymore 😀

I think he gives a discount on first purchases to.