Really Hops Direct? - shipping comment...

[lady_brewer]

Yeah, they told me 26.95 as well... I think it is the price for the USPS medium, 5lb international box.

I thought I saw somebody post that there is no duty on 4lbs or less of hops for personal use... but of course the USPS thing works in our favour as well.

I am pretty excited about it... still need to make an order with home-brewsupplies.ca for the other things I need... and have to find a 50ft roll of copper pipe someplace... but with 4lbs of hops on the way I am well on the way to brewing beer

 

[LayMeister]

Break points on shipping are 5lb and 10lb in my experience with pellets. Leaf are much bigger and are more costly.

No 4lb limit on personal use. Get as much as you want.

Paul

Yeah, they told me 26.95 as well... I think it is the price for the USPS medium, 5lb international box.

I thought I saw somebody post that there is no duty on 4lbs or less of hops for personal use... but of course the USPS thing works in our favour as well.

I am pretty excited about it... still need to make an order with home-brewsupplies.ca for the other things I need... and have to find a 50ft roll of copper pipe someplace... but with 4lbs of hops on the way I am well on the way to brewing beer

 

[Memorex88]

No 4lb limit on personal use. Get as much as you want.

Paul

True that, we ordered 117 lbs and no duty.

 

[lady_brewer]

While I am sure that I will put my 4lbs to good use 117 is a scary number

I can see it now... so honey, I am going to place an order for hops... should run about $1300, that okay?

Hell I would be able to supply the LHBS at that point... then they would have the hops I was looking for

 

[david_42]

Funny. I had an upset customer in Oz. He couldn't understand why I didn't have the Australian states in my system. His was the only order from Oz in two years. Everything goes through PayPal now, so every place is available.

 

[Memorex88]

While I am sure that I will put my 4lbs to good use 117 is a scary number

I can see it now... so honey, I am going to place an order for hops... should run about $1300, that okay?

Hell I would be able to supply the LHBS at that point... then they would have the hops I was looking for

That was a group order lol
I myself had only 3 pounds of hops. We do one or two big orders like that per year.

When the shipment arrives, we get together to separate the hops.... everyone is happy... it's like Christmas morning

 

[lady_brewer]

I now have hops!!

My package arrived yesterday... the person at my delivery address (hubby's Aunt) wasn't home, so it went to the post office. I went to pick it up last night, but even though it is my name on the package they wouldn't let me sign for it, and Autnie had to go pick it up today. (Don't even get me started on how crazy that is security wise...)

I just threw then in my freezer as is for now. I assume that will be fine until I first want to use them and then maybe repackage?

 

[rod]

thats what i did - they are foil sealed already.
just out of curiosity- what was the dollar value of the postage on your box?
mine showed 43.45 not the 26.95 hops direct charged me.

 

[Memorex88]

I just threw then in my freezer as is for now. I assume that will be fine until I first want to use them and then maybe repackage?

Congrats! They'll be fine in the freezer, always keep them in the freezer.
Wait till you open one of them and smell the aroma! Gets me every time. There should be an air freshener with hop scent. hmmm

 

[lady_brewer]

thats what i did - they are foil sealed already.
just out of curiosity- what was the dollar value of the postage on your box?
mine showed 43.45 not the 26.95 hops direct charged me.

The postage stamp has 52.25 - I am thinking that as a company that does a pile of shipping they are guarenteed a price, and then we just see what it would have cost if we had shipped it.

I haven't done any weighing yet (don't have my scale set up) but the total weight on my 4lbs of hops box was listed as 6lbs... and frankly cardboard and packing paper is not that heavy.

Considering I could easily pay $6/oz local for hops (and they don't have any of what I ordered) or even $3/oz ordered online from a Canadian supplier and the exchange rate is nearly even, I am really excited.

Maybe a lb of Centennial, Cascade, US Goldings, and Northern Brewer just isn't enough. What should I get now?

I haven't even ordered grains yet and I have the bug

 

[hopdawg]

What should I get now?

I could help you out with that if you like. Perhaps an assortment of yeasts? Or maybe some Saaz. Oh I know, some fresh whole leaf Sterling (my private reserve, I won't sell that to just anybody, only to enthusiastic lady brewers)
www.hopdawgs.ca
Have a great weekend playing with your new hops.
Chris

 

[ChshreCat]

Ah well the joys of living in Newfoundland and Labrador...

That's what you get for living in places named after dogs.