For years I bought from Midwest Supplies, now part of Northern Brew.
They always had free shipping above $150 and every few weeks they had
a 10-20% off sale. That's usually when I bought around 10 brew kits at
a time.
Fast forward -> COVID -> no more free shipping, no more sales.
Shipping almost kills the online advantage.
Does anyone know a good place for extract kits with good prices and
free shipping when ordering a lot?
We also have a local brew shop but it's quite expensive. I buy some
things there but not whole kits. I often go to their brewpub or their
pub in town though with some friends (well, when they open again some
day, that is ...).
For years I bought from Midwest Supplies, now part of Northern Brew.
They always had free shipping above $150 and every few weeks they had a 10-20% off sale. That's usually when I bought around 10 brew kits at a time.
Fast forward -> COVID -> no more free shipping, no more sales. Shipping almost kills the online advantage.
Does anyone know a good place for extract kits with good prices and free shipping when ordering a lot?
Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> wrote:
For years I bought from Midwest Supplies, now part of Northern Brew.
They always had free shipping above $150 and every few weeks they had
a 10-20% off sale. That's usually when I bought around 10 brew kits at
a time.
Fast forward -> COVID -> no more free shipping, no more sales.
Shipping almost kills the online advantage.
Does anyone know a good place for extract kits with good prices and
free shipping when ordering a lot?
We also have a local brew shop but it's quite expensive. I buy some
things there but not whole kits. I often go to their brewpub or their
pub in town though with some friends (well, when they open again some
day, that is ...).
I like morebeer.com although I don't know about their selection of extract kits. They have free shipping for orders less than $100 -- I want to say
$69? You can look it up.
austinhomebrew.com is another well regarded supplier. They also have reasonable shipping on larger orders. Lots of kits, although I'm not sure again about extract.
You might think about bulk ordering extract online and creating or looking
up recipes, and then buying the rest from your local store. Tinkering with recipes can be part of the fun of brewing.
To: Joerg Re: Good online brew supply place? By: Joerg to
rec.crafts.brewing on Mon Jun 08 2020 01:42 pm
For years I bought from Midwest Supplies, now part of NorthernBrew. Jo> They always had free shipping above $150 and every few
weeks they had a Jo> 10-20% off sale. That's usually when I bought
around 10 brew kits at a Jo> time.
Fast forward -> COVID -> no more free shipping, no more sales.Shipping Jo> almost kills the online advantage.
Does anyone know a good place for extract kits with good pricesand free Jo> shipping when ordering a lot?
I live near www.ritebrew.com. They don't do free shippint, but they
do offer a shipping discount on larger orders.
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On 2020-06-14 19:19, Baloonon wrote:
I like morebeer.com although I don't know about their selection of
extract kits. They have free shipping for orders less than $100 -- I
want to say $69? You can look it up.
austinhomebrew.com is another well regarded supplier. They also have
reasonable shipping on larger orders. Lots of kits, although I'm not
sure again about extract.
Yes, I had eyed those two as well. Their prices seem generally a bit
higher. Maybe we just have to swallow that even homebrew costs more post-COVID.
Thanks for confirming, it's always good when another brewer vets a
place before ordering.
You might think about bulk ordering extract online and creating or
looking up recipes, and then buying the rest from your local store.
Tinkering with recipes can be part of the fun of brewing.
I do that sometimes and nearly all the recipe kits I buy get modified
here. Some a little, some more, for example because my wife doesn't
like beer with an IBU much above 50.
So far I haven't found a reasonably priced source for malt extract.
Mostly I need Pilsener and Gold.
Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> wrote:
On 2020-06-14 19:19, Baloonon wrote:
I like morebeer.com although I don't know about their selection of
extract kits. They have free shipping for orders less than $100 -- I
want to say $69? You can look it up.
austinhomebrew.com is another well regarded supplier. They also have
reasonable shipping on larger orders. Lots of kits, although I'm not
sure again about extract.
Yes, I had eyed those two as well. Their prices seem generally a bit
higher. Maybe we just have to swallow that even homebrew costs more
post-COVID.
Thanks for confirming, it's always good when another brewer vets a
place before ordering.
I think the tradeoff for free shipping is higher prices on raw ingredients, with the biggest benefit being when you're buying grain.
One thing I like about morebeer.com is that their shipments tend to arrive quickly where I live.
You might think about bulk ordering extract online and creating or
looking up recipes, and then buying the rest from your local store.
Tinkering with recipes can be part of the fun of brewing.
I do that sometimes and nearly all the recipe kits I buy get modified
here. Some a little, some more, for example because my wife doesn't
like beer with an IBU much above 50.
So far I haven't found a reasonably priced source for malt extract.
Mostly I need Pilsener and Gold.
Back when I used extract I bought from someone who sold only DME in bulk. I can't remember who it was anymore, but it may be worth searching for them,
if they still exist.
DME or LME makes no difference if the price is right.
What has gone up a lot over the last year aside from shipping is
yeast. It weird, a small pouch of yeast of less than 1/2oz for brewing
can set you back five bucks but I just bought a whole pound of baker's
yeast (instant action yeast, the fancy stuff from France) for all of
$18. That'll last us almost a year.
Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> wrote :
DME or LME makes no difference if the price is right.
My homebrewing shop will special order 50 pound sacks of grain for a relatively small markup, so one other thing to think about is seeing if yours is able to get 50 pound bags of extract from their wholesaler and sell them for a not too big premium. If you brew a lot, it may be worth buying 100 pounds at once and the store may be happy to negotiate a bulk purchase in times like this.
What has gone up a lot over the last year aside from shipping is
yeast. It weird, a small pouch of yeast of less than 1/2oz for brewing
can set you back five bucks but I just bought a whole pound of baker's
yeast (instant action yeast, the fancy stuff from France) for all of
$18. That'll last us almost a year.
I understand how the relatively small demand for brewers yeast for home brewers can result in a significantly higher price per ounce compared to bakers yeast. I'm not sure I get why there seems to be such a great variation in prices for dried brewers yeast, though, even within the product line for a single company. I'd think at this point for established strains they would work out the kinks of matching production to demand and have more consistency, but somehow that's not the case.
For years I bought from Midwest Supplies, now part of Northern Brew.
They always had free shipping above $150 and every few weeks they had a 10-20% off sale. That's usually when I bought around 10 brew kits at a
time.
Fast forward -> COVID -> no more free shipping, no more sales. Shipping almost kills the online advantage.
Does anyone know a good place for extract kits with good prices and free shipping when ordering a lot?
We also have a local brew shop but it's quite expensive. I buy some
things there but not whole kits. I often go to their brewpub or their
pub in town though with some friends (well, when they open again some
day, that is ...).
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