Too good to be true pricing?
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Too good to be true pricing?
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Planning on making a pretty hefty order with my buddy and trying to think if you guys think this is legit. My local homebrew store can't touch these prices and everything going to get in just the cheapest stuff to make a scotch with to fill my used barrel
Planning on making a pretty hefty order with my buddy and trying to think if you guys think this is legit. My local homebrew store can't touch these prices and everything going to get in just the cheapest stuff to make a scotch with to fill my used barrel
Re: Too good to be true pricing?
That's a good price but the shipping is a killer. I've bought from them before
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Re: Too good to be true pricing?
And this right here is what the locals can't touch the prices. Williams is likely making some up on the S&H charges.
Edit to add, the prices aren't that great, a 55 pound sack of malt here is US$56 for base malts.
Support your local HBS. The cost per 5th from a 5 gallon barrel fill is still less than $3.
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Re: Too good to be true pricing?
Deplorable wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 6:03 pmAnd this right here is what the locals can't touch the prices. Williams is likely making some up on the S&H charges.
Edit to add, the prices aren't that great, a 55 pound sack of malt here is US$56 for base malts.
Support your local HBS. The cost per 5th from a 5 gallon barrel fill is still less than $3.
Well it said free shipping on orders over $100 so I'm confused
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Re: Too good to be true pricing?
800# above their search bar could clear it all up tomorrow.RockinRockies wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 6:42 pm
Well it said free shipping on orders over $100 so I'm confused
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Re: Too good to be true pricing?
It also saysRockinRockies wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 6:42 pmDeplorable wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 6:03 pmAnd this right here is what the locals can't touch the prices. Williams is likely making some up on the S&H charges.
Edit to add, the prices aren't that great, a 55 pound sack of malt here is US$56 for base malts.
Support your local HBS. The cost per 5th from a 5 gallon barrel fill is still less than $3.
Well it said free shipping on orders over $100 so I'm confused
"Heavy Actual Shipping Items and Alaska & Hawaii excluded. " and it looks like all the 55 lbs bags are labeled as "Heavy Actual Shipping Items"
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Are you based out of Colorado (guessing on your screen name)? If so you might contact CMC or proximity directly and see if you can buy a few hundred pounds directly. Another option is to go into one of your local micro breweries and see if you can buy a couple bags off them.
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Re: Too good to be true pricing?
Yeah I'm in central Colorado and there are some local brew stores I could go to but the pricing for bag was about 10 to 15 bucks better I had a feeling of shipping was going to be an issue.
I'm not sure who CMC is but I'll have to do some research
I'm not sure who CMC is but I'll have to do some research
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Colorado malting company. They are based out of Alamosa, that's a trek if you aren't going to pick up a truck bed full.
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Re: Too good to be true pricing?
I've bought stuff from Williams, including my still heads. It is indeed free shipping on equip over $100, but any 55 lb grain bags are NOT included in that.
Not sure how much the shipping they charge, but I've also bought grains from Adventures in Homebrewing. Their shipping calculator told me $37 to ship from MI to PA, which I guess isn't horrible.
That said, try to find a local maltster or grain wholesaler if the CMC or local brewery thing doesn't work out. Heck you could even ask where the breweries source their grains from.
Not sure how much the shipping they charge, but I've also bought grains from Adventures in Homebrewing. Their shipping calculator told me $37 to ship from MI to PA, which I guess isn't horrible.
That said, try to find a local maltster or grain wholesaler if the CMC or local brewery thing doesn't work out. Heck you could even ask where the breweries source their grains from.
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Re: Too good to be true pricing?
Support your local brew stores. Retail space isn't cheap, and they aren't getting rich selling brewer supplies and grain. They are hurting, they can't compete with the Amazon. The big mail order brew shops like Northern and Midwest are owned by Big Beer such as Gambrinus and AHB subsidiaries. I give my local brew shop samples, and good conversation and he gives me near distributer prices, and will custom order whatever I want. I usually also buy misc. brew accessories as well off the shelf whenever I can to help him out.
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Re: Too good to be true pricing?
+1 to hypno's HBS support comment, but if you absolutely have to, MoreBeer has free shipping on orders over $59, and from what I'm seeing that includes those big 55# sacks of grain (?!?!?!?).
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Re: Too good to be true pricing?
No the 55# sacks are not free shipping but the 10# ones are over $59.rubberduck71 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 6:47 pm +1 to hypno's HBS support comment, but if you absolutely have to, MoreBeer has free shipping on orders over $59, and from what I'm seeing that includes those big 55# sacks of grain (?!?!?!?).
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Re: Too good to be true pricing?
Right on. I'll do thathypnopooper wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 5:10 pm Support your local brew stores. Retail space isn't cheap, and they aren't getting rich selling brewer supplies and grain. They are hurting, they can't compete with the Amazon. The big mail order brew shops like Northern and Midwest are owned by Big Beer such as Gambrinus and AHB subsidiaries. I give my local brew shop samples, and good conversation and he gives me near distributer prices, and will custom order whatever I want. I usually also buy misc. brew accessories as well off the shelf whenever I can to help him out.