Cheap Dextrose(?)

[carpedaym]

I was looking around for cheap ingredients and somehow found that dextrose is fed to horses to up their energy intake...

At the high risk of looking stupid, can Dextrose from a horse supply store be used for brewing / has anybody done it before?

On www.garrardshorseandhound.com.au 2Kg is $12; 5Kg is $26

 

[Bribie G]

That's not cheap. Craftbrewer (sponsor) sells 25kg sacks of dex for $39.

 

[thedragon]

Probably, but it's cheaper at grain and grape in Melbourne at $19 for 6kg. Much cheaper in larger quantities.


http://www.grainandgrape.com.au/product_in...roducts_id=7503

I'm sure that Ross has it at a similar price up there in SEQ.

 

[yum beer]

I was looking around for cheap ingredients and somehow found that dextrose is fed to horses to up their energy intake...

At the high risk of looking stupid, can Dextrose from a horse supply store be used for brewing / has anybody done it before?

On www.garrardshorseandhound.com.au 2Kg is $12; 5Kg is $26

Probably worth trying home brew stores for home brew stuff....amazing what they have.
By the way does the horse supply have cheap grain as well...

 

[carniebrew]

Probably worth trying home brew stores for home brew stuff....amazing what they have.
By the way does the horse supply have cheap grain as well...

And Discount Home Brew Warehouse has 2.5kg bags of Dextrose for $6.00 if you don't want the huge volumes.

 

[carpedaym]

Ahem, so yes - stupid question.

Thank you for the links.

 

[poppa joe]

I buy by the bag...$1.60 a Kilo..
PJ