Panela

[floppy]

Is 1.34 per pound a good price it's the lowest I can find online

[nerdybrewer]

Yes if you're buying in small amounts.
You can do better with Sugar Daddy if you are buying bulk.

[Bushman]

Panela is great for making rum. Not sure where you live but as Nerdybrewer mentioned you can get a better deal buying in bulk. We in the PNW last purchase tagged in with a local distillery so got a better price. The bags are 50 lbs each and members here bought a 1000 lbs to split and I believe the distillery bought 1500 lbs.

[River Rat]

Thought I'd bring this thread back to life and try to see where panela prices are now. I contacted Sugar Daddy and he said he has none to ship right now. I have searched the internet until I found the end of the internet. The best I can find online is $2.70/lb not counting the shipping charge. Our closest decent sized city has a mexican grocery store that carries it for $2.99/LB. Are those good, bad, decent prices right now? Options seem pretty limited.
Thanks for any info.

[Bushman]

I bought in bulk years ago from Sugar Daddy and haven’t priced it in some time but those prices seem really high to me. Although Panela makes a good rum at that price I would check out some of the other recipes for rum in the Tried & True. I use a combination of Panela and blackstrap molasses. For me the Panela alone is too light.

[LWTCS]

Worker strike and covid to contribute to sugar prices.
That and some less than favorable weather for small farms with no irrigation a year or two ago.

[River Rat]

Sounds like it's just not a great time to be buying panela. I've got a bunch of SBB's all molasses sleeping on oak right now. As expected it's got some pretty bold flavor, so I wanted to try panela to see how a lighter rum tastes. Might just do a smaller than usual batch.
Thanks for the info fellers.

[Hambone]

I found 100 lbs panela left over from a previous buy. Forgot about it in corner of garage…now it a bonus!

[8Ball]

My local WalMart started carrying it on the shelf a few months ago for $1.13 a pound. I’ve got some 100% panela rum aging on toasted french oak now, plus a nice stockpile of panela in reserve. You have to get it while the getting is good. Apparently it sells well enough that they have set up a baker’s rack full of it on the corner of a main aisle. They sometimes ask me what I do with it, I tell them I make bbq sauce for a couple restaurants and it is the secret ingredient.

[River Rat]

They sometimes ask me what I do with it, I tell them I make bbq sauce for a couple restaurants and it is the secret ingredient.

I thought about asking the grocery that does have it if they could order some cases for me at a discounted rate. Inevitably they would ask what I need all that panela for. I might have to borrow that line from you, bbq sauce makes perfect sense.

[LWTCS]

I found 100 lbs panela left over from a previous buy. Forgot about it in corner of garage…now it a bonus!

Jeebus Christmas,,,,,you "found" a 100lbs!!!?
Who finds a hunnerd pounds?

[8Ball]

They sometimes ask me what I do with it, I tell them I make bbq sauce for a couple restaurants and it is the secret ingredient.

I thought about asking the grocery that does have it if they could order some cases for me at a discounted rate. Inevitably they would ask what I need all that panela for. I might have to borrow that line from you, bbq sauce makes perfect sense.

Ha! Go for it!

[8Ball]

I found 100 lbs panela left over from a previous buy. Forgot about it in corner of garage…now it a bonus!

Jeebus Christmas,,,,,you "found" a 100lbs!!!?
Who finds a hunnerd pounds?

+1
My thoughts exactly. Not only how do you find 100 pounds, but how do you forget about it??

[Bushman]

I still have 50lbs was never lost just haven’t needed to make rum lately.

[Oldvine Zin]

HaHa I still have a couple hundred pounds.

Stay safe
OVZ

[OtisT]

I bought in bulk years ago from Sugar Daddy and haven’t priced it in some time but those prices seem really high to me. Although Panela makes a good rum at that price I would check out some of the other recipes for rum in the Tried & True. I use a combination of Panela and blackstrap molasses. For me the Panela alone is too light.

Hi Bushman.
Like you I have been sitting on my last 50# bag of panela left over from a previous group buy. I am finally getting around to wanting to do something with it. I had already decided I wanted to try a blend of panela/molasses on my next batch but I have not made a plan yet. I see this post now and am hoping you can share with me the ratio of blackstrap to panela that you like?

Thanks, Otis

[River Rat]

If all that panela starts getting in your way you boys just ship it on over to KY.

[Bushman]

I bought in bulk years ago from Sugar Daddy and haven’t priced it in some time but those prices seem really high to me. Although Panela makes a good rum at that price I would check out some of the other recipes for rum in the Tried & True. I use a combination of Panela and blackstrap molasses. For me the Panela alone is too light.

Hi Bushman.
Like you I have been sitting on my last 50# bag of panela left over from a previous group buy. I am finally getting around to wanting to do something with it. I had already decided I wanted to try a blend of panela/molasses on my next batch but I have not made a plan yet. I see this post now and am hoping you can share with me the ratio of blackstrap to panela that you like?

Thanks, Otis

This is the last one I did in 6 gallon fermenters:
Panela Rum
~4.85 gallons of water
7 lbs panela
1/2 Gallon Black Strap Molasses
1/4 tsp citric acid (with dunder)
1/4 tsp gypsum (see dunder's comments)
1 Tbls red star bakers yeast

1) Bring 2.5 gal of filtered water to 180 F.
2) Remove from heat and add the 7 lbs of panela and 1/2 gallon Black Strap Molasses. Stir vigorously till panela is dissolved.
3) Add gypsum and citric acid. Stir vigorously to aerate.
4) Bring to ~4.85 gallons with cool filtered water (roughly 4.85 with head room for ferment)
5)Pitch yeast and allow to ferment.

[OtisT]

Thanks Bushman.

Otis

[Hambone]

I actually made a panela rum was now a year ago but got sidetracked and, well, sidetracked. So now I found the rest and it’s kinda like Xmas…

[Badmotivator]

Any interest in a new PNW group purchase? I could arrange it and pickup could be at my workshop in Eugene, OR. I can also conceive of a road trip to PDX and SEA if members there wanted to get in but can't travel easily.

C'mon, you rummies. Let's do this.

[Snackson]

I'm down for a couple hundred pounds.

[Bushman]

Last time we had a PNW order we piggy backed with a local distillery and got a pretty good discount. I think I still have about 40lbs left. I might be interested depending on the price but in less than a month I will be traveling to Norway for a month so may not be able to pick it up depending on the delivery time.

[Deplorable]

Any interest in a new PNW group purchase? I could arrange it and pickup could be at my workshop in Eugene, OR. I can also conceive of a road trip to PDX and SEA if members there wanted to get in but can't travel easily.

C'mon, you rummies. Let's do this.

I might well be interested if the price is right. Especially if we can get it done before I pass through on my way to Canyonville in a few weeks. I'll be towing a 5th wheel so it has to be easy access off I-5. I think we usually hit a rest area near Albany.

[OtisT]

You read my mind. I’m in. Otis

[Badmotivator]

It looks like we'll be in the neighborhood of 95c/lb. I'm talking to one local distillery to see if they'd like to get in.

Should I start a new thread to get more visibility, so more PNW folks notice and consider joining?

[LWTCS]

That's a damn good price.
$1.10 per lb is good so you're in great shape at that price point.

[Badmotivator]

With freight it's looking more like $1.65/lb though.

At that price I can fill one of my barrels, making about a case of fifths, for around $40. Not bad. With the (retail) cost of my barrel and bottles included, those fifths would be around $13 each.

[Snackson]

I'm in for 300#. Any more, I think the wifey might get a little upset unless she is sipping on a mojito...

[Badmotivator]

I just got 22 x 25 kg bags delivered at my workshop. I'm just going to keep it on hand. All of you PNW HD-ers can contact me and pick it up for my actual cost, $82/sack. Get in touch and make a plan to swing by some time!