Crushed malt 25kg £20 ?

[pms67]

I phoned a local malt supplier (massive factory) and the guy answering the phone says he has a few spare bags of Ale malt for £20 each, not much more detail than that.
Central Scotland if anyone wants any details just contact me but the way he was talking it’s only 3 or 4 (I’m taking 1)

 

[Northern_Brewer]

You should be able to get those kind of prices from a local brewery if you chat them up, eg :
https://www.staffordshirebrewery.co.uk/malt/

 

[pms67]

True but even at that they add vat and a £5 handling charge
Crisp Maltings are about to open a new production line in Alloa with all kinds of crushed malt, handy for anyone in Central

 

[pms67]

To put it into perspective I bought 4kg of grain from Brewstore in Edinburgh, it’s £2 per kilo and based on that this would be £50!!!

 

[Northern_Brewer]

But that's just the retail effect of small quantities, the rest of the industry works on 25kg sacks (or bigger). And Brewstore's flat pricing means they are kinda expensive on small quantities of base malts but relatively cheap for the specialities. Most online places will sell you base malt for £25/sack plus p&p (with an option to qualify for free p&p).

I see Staffs have now moved their page to https://www.staffordshirebrewery.co.uk/malt-5/

I was just citing them as an example because they're organised enough to sell ingredients "officially" and have prices on a website, they're as much wholesaler as brewery. But let's just say that I've had conversations with local breweries that have been £20/sack or less if I pick it up from them directly.

 

[pms67]

Say £4 for 5 kg of grain
£1.50 for yeast
£3.50 for hops
40 bottles of beer for £9
22.5p per bottle
What a great hobby this is.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I've contacted 3 local breweries asking if they sell to the public. I live in Warrington so any do I'll post them here.

 

[Sadfield]

True but even at that they add vat and a £5 handling charge
Crisp Maltings are about to open a new production line in Alloa with all kinds of crushed malt, handy for anyone in CentralView attachment 22337

There isn't on 25Kg sacks as vat barley is VAT exempt unless sold in retail packs specifically for homebrewing.

 

[pms67]

There isn't on 25Kg sacks as vat barley is VAT exempt unless sold in retail packs specifically for homebrewing.

I didn’t realise that, I only saw thist

 

[pms67]

The guy that sells the Grain at Crisp Maltings used to be a brewer and I picked his brains for ages, I’m glad I moved House now as it’s only 5 minutes from me