Just made my annual grain order from the LHBS: 3 x 55lb bags of Weyermann Pils malt, 2 x 55 lb bags of Weyermann light Munich, and 1 x 55 lb of Weyermann pale wheat malts.
This ought to hold me over for the next year-ish.
The goal: to not have to buy beer at the store for the next year or so.
The background: I've gotten fed up with how much store-bought beer has jumped in price over the last few years, and to me, when SNBC, Great Lakes, etc., started hitting the $10/sixer price point earlier this year, that's too much.
12-packs of bottles are also up to ~$17 for SNBC, and I've been buying at least one 12-pack of bottles a week during our weekly shop, for the last 2-3 years, which is getting to be a bit spendy.
The grain order was a little pricey, but I'll make it up before too long by saving $$$ at the grocery store every week.
And I get to brew more often, and that is awesome.
(about not enough grain), but in practice, I think I'll be able to maintain a decent pipeline of beer with 330 lbs of grain.
Then there's certain beers I'd hate to make a 5 gallon experiment/mistake with such as a porter or stout. My wife and I love to split a 10%'er in the evenings so I usually pick up some; Palo Santo, Narwal etc...... I guess I should find a good recipe for a porter/stout and give it a go.I too will start making more and buying less.
