I recently moved from Manhattan KS to Jacksonville FL.; Mandarin area to be exact. In Kansas I was able to network and buy sacks of gain from local micro brewers such as Little Apple Brewer or Tall Grass Brewers; the owners and Master Brewer were more the happy to help us homebrews. I’ve tried to contact some of the local brewing companies here but no success so far. I know I can purchase bulk gain on line, but a $34 sack turns into a $75 sack after shipping 
, I guess my question is their anyone out there that can help me network, I can see paying $40-45 for basic 2 row, a little more for american white wheat.
Welcome to Jax from a fellow native! I typically sacks of Rahr from More Beer. $68.73 all in with shipping. At $1.25 a pound it’s a good deal.
You could go with Briess and pay $59.15 all in ($1.18/lb).
I’ll mention there is a big home brew community here (CASK) and perhaps they do group orders.
+1 also from a former Duval-er.
There’s a couple local stores there, or if you make your way out to Tampa maybe for work (like me) you can buy bulk at Southern Homebrew Supply.
Been to Southern once, awesome shop
That’s my local. Love it.
How fast do you actually go through a sack? You could order smaller amounts of several different grains from some Online shops and qualify for free or flat rate shipping due to the dollar amount.
Some Online shops have 7 or 8 different pale ale malts from the U. K. and if you bought 6 or 7 pounds of each you’d get close to a sack and shipping wouldn’t be a issue.
Is there a local or maybe not so local homebrew club near you? Some do a group buys of grains once or twice a year.
Sometimes the 10lb bags of grain from MoreBeer with the free shipping works out a better deal than buying a full sack. And you can mix up your base malts that way.
+1
Yes, these are a good deal. I buy all the grains that I don’t need in a 55 lb. sack, Vienna, Munich, Wheats, etc. in 10 lb. bags. MoreBeer’s grain prices are good too.
That’s what I was talking about, but I get smaller amounts since I usually brew three gallon batches and use more like 5-7 pounds in most batches.
So, you can get free shipping on 50 lbs of assorted grains, but not on a sack? Odd.
I think it is also easier to pack divided bags compared to a sack. The price also depends on where you live. Shipping a sack from MoreBeer to me is about $10, for most malts this is cheaper than local by a few bucks. 5 - 10lb bags are a bad deal in my case.
I was thinking about buying a sack yesterday as I was buying my 2nd 10lb. bag of Pils in about 10 days. I just don’t have anywhere to store it right now.
Cleaning and organizing are always on the list.
I think we scared OP off.
Joe
Have you ever bought from rite brew? Decent prices with spee dee shipping and you should be in the next day zone.
I have not. I’ll check them out.
When I travel through Nashville I buy all my base sacks for the year at once. Usually Weyermann or Best Pils, Vienna, Golden Promise, and Rahr 2 row. I mail order or buy the other small things local. Generally go through 5 sacks a year. I’ve not had great luck with local sacks. Uncrushed it lasts a long time. Nothing worse than needing bulk and not being able to find it local.
Hopefully no one from Morebeer is reading this topic.
Joe-
Let me know your thoughts on their pricing. I know you are next day if you order before 9. I have had great luck with them.
Our local malting company closed down. United Canada Malt. The rail service stopped and trucking is too expensive.