numsquat wrote:I use both MoreBeer and Northernbrewer. There are a few things that one or the other store (example would be some difference in specialty grains) don't carry or there's a benefit using one over the other. Examples: I order my liquid yeast from NB because it's one day shipping (if you order noon one day you will get it the next day) for ground orders where I live (NW Iowa) versus 5 days from MoreBeer. I also order my sacks of grain from NB because the shipping is less (plus it still cost less than round trip to Des Moines or Omaha). I use MoreBeer for hardware and specialty grains mainly. Always wait until I have an order big enough for the free shipping.
Yeast shipping is the thing that pisses me off the most. I order from NB the most and B3 for the rest, lately it seems that I can get stuff from B3 in 3 days via USPS Priority mail but since NB doesn't offer USPS I have to wait a full week to get anything from them. Unfortunately, I like Wyeast so I'm stuck ordering from NB and hoping my yeast doesn't croak while sittingin the back of a dark brown truck over the weekend! F-in UPS sucks, B3 is 3 times as far from me as NB but shipping takes half as long.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot during my rant, I get my bulk grain from North Country Malt. I got together with a couple other brewers in my area and we got a couple dozen sacks on a pallet, shipping worked out to $5 per sack last winter. I'm going to be organizing another pallet in a few weeks.
