I recently went to a LHBS near me to buy ingredients. I left with some Iodophor...
I hate that place first of all, because you have to buy the grain in their special increments. For instance, I can't get 5oz of Roasted Barley...I have to buy a whole pound.
The Problem is, they are charging $16 for a 5lb bag of Domestic 2-Row. WTF is that??? A little math shows that as $3.20 a pound. The specialty grains were around $4 a pound. Another LHBS that is farther away from me charges 1.50 for base grains, and I forget what they charge for specialty, but not much more. Plus you can grind your own and get exactly what you need, not several pounds extra.
How rediculous is that??? I ended up ordering from Austin Homebrew, because with tolls and gas, it's cheaper to pay $6.99 for shipping then drive to the LHBS that I like. Plus I went in with someone else, so we are splitting the shipping.
I really would like to support my LHBS, but with prices like that, there is no way I am buying from them. I didn't even look at the hop prices. Sorry for the rant, just wanted to share the experience.
I hate that place first of all, because you have to buy the grain in their special increments. For instance, I can't get 5oz of Roasted Barley...I have to buy a whole pound.
The Problem is, they are charging $16 for a 5lb bag of Domestic 2-Row. WTF is that??? A little math shows that as $3.20 a pound. The specialty grains were around $4 a pound. Another LHBS that is farther away from me charges 1.50 for base grains, and I forget what they charge for specialty, but not much more. Plus you can grind your own and get exactly what you need, not several pounds extra.
How rediculous is that??? I ended up ordering from Austin Homebrew, because with tolls and gas, it's cheaper to pay $6.99 for shipping then drive to the LHBS that I like. Plus I went in with someone else, so we are splitting the shipping.
I really would like to support my LHBS, but with prices like that, there is no way I am buying from them. I didn't even look at the hop prices. Sorry for the rant, just wanted to share the experience.