Dollar Reaches Parity...

[schooey]

Looky what turned up on my door...





My precious... :icon_cheers:

 

[brettprevans]

nice schooey. looks like they ahve changes design or the mill housing. very nice

 

[drsmurto]

Looky what turned up on my door...

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My precious... :icon_cheers:

Is that the MM3?

Still debating a 2 vs a 3 roller mill.

 

[brettprevans]

Is that the MM3?

Still debating a 2 vs a 3 roller mill.

*smack forhead*
of course. its a 3 roller. explains the differant housing to mine. i wonderied what the 2nd freaking shaft looking thing in the picture was. a shaft!

 

[schooey]

Yep, it's the MM3 2.0 with the stainless and 1/2" shaft. Heavy little ****** too!

 

[ginsoakedstranger]

Has anyone had any dealings with www.bargainfittings.com ?

Gotta get some valves and such for my keggle and they have a lot of specialist fittings at good prices. I suppose I'd have to get PRICE USA or something to send it here.

Cheers

 

[paulwin]

Has anyone had any dealings with www.bargainfittings.com ?

Gotta get some valves and such for my keggle and they have a lot of specialist fittings at good prices. I suppose I'd have to get PRICE USA or something to send it here.

Cheers

hi i have just bought some gear of them wayne is excellent to deal with.
shipping was just $15 for 4 lbs when you order just add the items to your basket them copy and paste them to a message to him to find out shipping
costs.
if your order goes over 4 lbs he will let you know what items you can take out to keep the shipping at $15 otherwise medium flat rate box is around $45
cheers paul

 

[brettprevans]

Has anyone had any dealings with www.bargainfittings.com ?

Gotta get some valves and such for my keggle and they have a lot of specialist fittings at good prices. I suppose I'd have to get PRICE USA or something to send it here.

Cheers

hey GSS. if you decide to get something from them, I wouldnt mind grabbing something also and would split shipping.

 

[argon]

hey GSS. if you decide to get something from them, I wouldnt mind grabbing something also and would split shipping.

Yes!!... this is exactly what i'm after. Lost probably +3L to trub in the kettle last brew day from a copped pickup tube that is not bent to the side. I reckon this would minimize losses for sure. Already got a compression fitting on the kettle, so be good to just get the tube.

 

[brettprevans]

Yes!!... this is exactly what i'm after. Lost probably +3L to trub in the kettle last brew day from a copped pickup tube that is not bent to the side. I reckon this would minimize losses for sure. Already got a compression fitting on the kettle, so be good to just get the tube.

thats funny. i wasnt going to get a compression fitting either as my socket is welded in. so its just a 'jam in' job.

 

[gap]

I can also vouch for Wayne at www.bargainfittings.com

I have placed 2 orders with him so each fitted into the $15 4lbs flat pack.

Very helpful and quick with delivery.

Regards

Graeme

 

[Helmut]

I'm suprised that someone locally is not thinking of selling half kilo and kilo lots of hop pellets. Surely if they are retailing locally for about $8-$10 per 90-100g, a half kilo or kilo could be solf profitably at roughly $6-$7 per 90-100g. I would rather pay a couple of dollars more and be able to buy within Australia and not have to buy 3 pounds (1.5kg) at a time to make it economical.
Leon

 

[brettprevans]

I'm suprised that someone locally is not thinking of selling half kilo and kilo lots of hop pellets. Surely if they are retailing locally for about $8-$10 per 90-100g, a half kilo or kilo could be solf profitably at roughly $6-$7 per 90-100g. I would rather pay a couple of dollars more and be able to buy within Australia and not have to buy 3 pounds (1.5kg) at a time to make it economical.
Leon

because we arent retailers, and most of us arent in this to make a buck, and we dont want to screw the retailers who are good to the AHB community (ie online sponsors)
order too much and ATO/customs come looking for your importers licence and import tax
having to front the $, as well as time and effort in organising.

if you really want some, find a few people thata re interested and arrange a buy yourselves.

 

[np1962]

I'm suprised that someone locally is not thinking of selling half kilo and kilo lots of hop pellets. Surely if they are retailing locally for about $8-$10 per 90-100g, a half kilo or kilo could be solf profitably at roughly $6-$7 per 90-100g. I would rather pay a couple of dollars more and be able to buy within Australia and not have to buy 3 pounds (1.5kg) at a time to make it economical.
Leon

Leon,
Most retailers will do this to some extent although expecting them to drop $2-$3 dollars per 90-100gms is a little too far.
I will drop $1 per 90gms for orders of more than 450gms of the same hop, so will at least one of the site sponsors.
Retailers do have costs as CM2 says, it's a consumers market at the moment with the dollar as high as it is.
Strike up a relationship with your LHBS owner and you may be suprised at what they are happy to do for you but there is a limit to what we can do.
Cheers
Nige

 

[MarkBastard]

Anyone know a place to get John Guest 1/4" fittings (to fit MFL disconnects) cheap? I need to get quite a few of them and they're at least $7 each here in Aus (wow).

 

[Helmut]

because we arent retailers, and most of us arent in this to make a buck, and we dont want to screw the retailers who are good to the AHB community (ie online sponsors)
order too much and ATO/customs come looking for your importers licence and import tax
having to front the $, as well as time and effort in organising.

if you really want some, find a few people thata re interested and arrange a buy yourselves.

I was kind of referring to the retailers and site sponsors who frequent this site, rather than thinking about a co-op type arrangement.

 

[MarkBastard]

THANKS SANTA

 

[brettprevans]

I was kind of referring to the retailers and site sponsors who frequent this site, rather than thinking about a co-op type arrangement.

ahh sorry. misunderstood.
as Nige pointed out, retailers have overheads and mouths to feed.

as strong as the dollar is etc, ive just forked out almost $80 for yeast buying off a sponsor causer they can get it quicker and cheaper (in time, effort and smaller quantities) than me. so I guess it evens out.

 

[Helmut]

I agree with you both Nige and Citymorgue. I work in retail as well and I know how even when you have put things on special and cut the margins big time, there are always customers who want more discount, or there is a competitor who is selling it cheaper than you. I am just suprised that there is not a wholesaler or retailer in OZ who is or has tried to specialise in selling bulk hops at a discounted rate. I would imagine that getting within a few of dollars per 100g of the US sites and being able to ship it to the buyers door in a couple of days rather than a few weeks would be competitive option.
Maybe?

 

[Florian]

Anyone know a place to get John Guest 1/4" fittings (to fit MFL disconnects) cheap? I need to get quite a few of them and they're at least $7 each here in Aus (wow).

These ones?