Depending on the flat rate pallet price from NCM to you. You may only need to buy about 10 bags to save on the shipping.
My LHBS store which happens to be. highgravitybrew.com
I need to buy 5 bags shipped by FedEx to break even with Pallet.
I get all my stuff from the Grape and Granary in Akron, OH. But now that I’m in upstate NY I’m looking for a new place. I may try Doc’s over in Binghamton. Does anyone else have any suggestions?
Forgive me here, I’m trying to figure out what you guys are talking about? Bags shipped Fed Ex from NCM?
Yeah, they ship FedEx ground but it aint cheap, about $25/shipping per sack.
Sucks that your source dried up.
Are there any other local brewers that could get you to 20 sacks on a skid?
With you buying 10 thats halfway there.
No, there is a local homebrew club but I have not had contact with them in some time. nice guys, don’t get me wrong. It’s just that “local” for me is still 30+ minutes away and I am not in the loop with them at all any more (haven’t been to a meeting in over 2+ years.) And they don’t order regularly - for me that means I need an order once every 4 - 6 months or so. They order just whenever…
The closest homebrew shop to me that sells in bulk in Rebelbrewer and they are over 2 hours a way - and much more expensive (46 bucks per sack for Rahr - I was getting Best Pils and TF MO for less than that.
Still, I’ll probably make the drive up there in the next couple of weeks as I need pils malt.
Hell, even if you go 10 or 12 sacks at a time its about $10/sack shipping
Probably cheaper than most of your other options…of course its a big nut at around $550
Get you some plastic barrels to store them in, no worries with the mices
I have one in my basement and it holds 5 full sacks of grain if I put them in there correctly.
I usually get about 6-10 sacks at a time and keep them in Rubbermaid containers. (Still have mice though, hard to keep them out of a country house.) I will certainly look into it. Looks like I’ll be paying 500 bucks rather than 350 or so though. Bummer.
BTW, looking at the site I see the homebrewers link but they only sell by the pound. Where are you guys ordering by the sack and having shipped to a residential address?
Click on the product and get to the product page.
Let say Best Pils:
http://www.northcountrymalt.com/product.php?productid=511&cat=208&page=1
Then you can pick by the pound or by the bag.
Thanks man. I don’t know why I couldn’t figure that out!!! :-\
Their website is little confusing 
Well, now it says I can’t order more than 150 lbs. Maybe they have changed since you guys ordered last. I know you used to be able to down load the bulk malt catalog and now you have to have a pass word.
You’ve got mail
Yeah, the site is hella confusing until you’ve been through it a few times
They have bulk hops too Keith… do I hear $600 
LHBS more often than not. Place is just too rad to not patronize. Prices are decent, selection is damn good, and hell, I get to drink while I’m there.
keith
order sacks 1 at a time. the shipping is cheaper that way.
the reason you can’t buy more than 150 is that is their limit with Fedex.
just order your three sacks separately.
it might be easier to pick up the phone and call them - the website is like banging your head against the wall sometimes.
cheers!
LHBS (was there today)
North Country Malt Group (was there today)
Austin Homebrew Supply (UPS dropped an order off today)
Hops Direct (in the freezer)
Northern Brewer
Midwest Supplies
Haven’t yet tried Brewmasters Warehouse, but will.
Here is Catalog Download page:
http://www.northcountrymalt.com/pages.php?pageid=27
and catalog:
http://www.northcountrymalt.com/files/PDF/2007Catalog.pdf