Anyone in Christchurch want to split a sack of Gladfield malt?
Hi,
I'm considering getting a sack of base malt (probably pale ale) from Gladfield Malt. I'm just getting started with all-grain brewing on a tight budget and paying $6 or $7 a kg ordering in small quantities via mail order is killing me.
From what I've read Gladfield Malt are happy to sell directly to homebrewers (can anyone confirm this?). I haven't contacted them yet but I'm just testing the waters here to see if there's anyone else in Christchurch who would want to split a sack with me. I don't really want to get a whole sack for myself yet, but I live in Rolleston so it's not to far for me to go out to Dunsandel to pick up a sack and then bring half into the city. Hopefully there are some others around in a similar position to me who might be keen.
I've got to get myself sorted with a grain mill, most likely a modified pasta maker on my budget. If anyone is interested in doing something along these lines in the next month or so, drop me a line.
I would also be interested to hear from anyone who's dealing with Gladfield already.
Thanks
Andy
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Permalink Reply by denimglen on
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I don't really want to get a whole sack for myself yet
Are you sure? I thought this too when I started but it's really only 5 - 6 batches depending on gravities. Just sayin' :-)
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Heaps.
At least 6 months for uncrushed grain. Maybe a month or so for crushed grain,.
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Permalink Reply by Andrew Dixon on
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure. At the moment I'm only making 12L batches, so I'm using 2-3kg of base malt per batch. So half a sack is 4-6 batches for me. Once I've tried the Gladfield malt, I've got myself setup properly and the 1/2 sack is gone, then I'll probably buy a whole one.
Thanks for the comments everyone
Andy
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Permalink Reply by David Upex on
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How much for the sack? Is that 25 kg?
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Hi David,
Yep, a sack is 25kg. I haven't got a price yet, but I'm thinking it would be in the $50-$60 range.
Thanks
Andy
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Permalink Reply by Dougal on
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From memory, a sack is 30 kg, and it was $50 cash last time I got some.
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It seems that that is the way to go. I have just got 5kg of pale + yeast + milling sent here from Liberty and that cost me $35. I will contact you Andrew.
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Permalink Reply by Richard Jack on
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Bloody hell that's cheap malt!
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