Have ingredient prices spiked?

[JONNYROTTEN]

I loaded up on sacks of grain and hops about a year ago and havent bought anything in a while. My local place went out of business over the last year which stinks. I bought from another local place that I never went to before. The prices were more than I remember paying. I checked online to compare his numbers and they seem up also.
Has there been a spike in ingredients lately?

 

[tgolanos]

I wouldn't be surprised if there has been price increases - inflation, gas prices, supply/demand and bad harvest seasons could all affect ingredient prices.

I just had a look at the places I get stuff from. Slight price increases (a few cents per kilo), but nothing drastic. Gas is expensive these days, so I'm expecting the increase to come soon, though.

 

[Zuljin]

My last AG beer, brewed this month, was 12 pounds of grain, 2 oz of hops, and two packs of dry yeast. That, some small parts and a bottle of Star San came to about $50.

 

[mongoose33]

I was getting grain at Ritebrew for 70 cents/pound for 2-row, and 96 cent/pound for Maris Otter (full sacks).

It's now 73 cents for 2-row, and about $1.01 for Maris Otter. So prices up...at least on those, about 4-5 percent.