Most stuff was 55lb sacks. Some stuff was 50lb sacks, though.
There were a total of 17 of us that went in, and yes, you could order whatever the distributer had.
There was an earlier thread that had a link to the catalog... ironically, it started as a charlotte area effort, but ended up in Raleigh and the OP was not able to get involved for his own reasons (distance was not the reason):
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/country-malt-group-order-charlotte-greensboro-n-c-areas-161784/
Canadian Malting company's stuff was the cheapest at under $24 for 55lbs. I bought a sack of Gambrinus for $35. Those are prices without shipping, which ended up being about $4.25 per sack since we got a full 42-bag pallet.
edit: regarding storing it...
I only bought 55lbs, and I'll go through that in 3 months or so... not a big deal to just stick that sack in the hallway closet where we keep the dogfood. Cool, dry, and pest-free should do the trick.
One of my buddies bought close to 300lbs, though. I have no idea what he's going to do with all of that, but he seems to be brewing beer every other day.
