Dollar Reaches Parity...

[argon]

Just bought a monster mill at $1.05 US a couple of days ago... $157US = $153.60AU (after paypal conversion) pretty happy with that.

Just arrived... guess what i'm doing this long weekend :super:



edit: Dollar is at 1.09 now

 

[pdilley]

My tool shop browsing brought up this Apple and Fruit Crusher:

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/pro...34128_200434128

and press

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/pro...-Product%20Page

would probably need to go through Price USA to get good shipping rates?

Worth a look if you are a fruity type compared to burning out the motor in an electric juicer.


Cheers,
Brewer Pete

 

[pokolbinguy]

$1 AUD = $1.0939 today.....wahhooo

 

[Kleiny]

Blichmann therminator rocked up during the week $250 to my door from the US, pity i could not get it under $350 +del if i sourced it in Aus.

Anyway tried it out yesterday, awesome bit of kit boiling 23l Wort to 20C in around 10min and 30l of hot cleanup water into the HLT.

No affiliation Brewers Outpost

Good to deal with

Kleiny

 

[rowanb]

Same here - and I picked up some hose connections from the purple pig - great service.

Blichmann therminator rocked up during the week $250 to my door from the US, pity i could not get it under $350 +del if i sourced it in Aus.

Anyway tried it out yesterday, awesome bit of kit boiling 23l Wort to 20C in around 10min and 30l of hot cleanup water into the HLT.

No affiliation Brewers Outpost

Good to deal with

Kleiny

 

[raven19]

Sitting around $1.10 now, even better for those US purchases!

News article linky

 

[pimpsqueak]

Hooray for crippling national debts!!! I'm only a few more days of political bickering and bullshit away from a shiny new mill :icon_cheers:

 

[Wolfy]

Not as sexy as all the stainless-bling, but all the plastic bits for my kegging-setup arrived today:

Looking at it, US$162 delivered (from Apex in the US) seems expensive for a few plastic-bits, but it would have cost ~$436 (plus delivery) buying locally.

 

[Aus_Rider_22]

Not as sexy as all the stainless-bling, but all the plastic bits for my kegging-setup arrived today:

Looking at it, US$162 delivered (from Apex in the US) seems expensive for a few plastic-bits, but it would have cost ~$436 (plus delivery) buying locally.

Wolfy, could you tell me the ebay user/shop or US store where you got them from?

Cheers

 

[Amber Fluid]

Not as sexy as all the stainless-bling, but all the plastic bits for my kegging-setup arrived today:

Looking at it, US$162 delivered (from Apex in the US) seems expensive for a few plastic-bits, but it would have cost ~$436 (plus delivery) buying locally.

A shame Apex don't have photo's for us dweebs who have no idea what things are called. I am putting together a keezer with probably 6 taps and this type of price obviously suits the occasion. How long was the delivery time Wolfy?

 

[Wolfy]

Wolfy, could you tell me the ebay user/shop or US store where you got them from?

The shop link is included in your quote: https://www.totalapex.com/
It took almost a month for shipping (was sent on the 9th July) and a few more weeks before that to arrange things via email (and to wait for specially ordered stock to come in) but Jim Sonin ( [email protected] ) was helpful and friendly and I was changed shipping at the same USPS rate on the box ($30 since I ordered more stuff than fitted into a 'small flat rate USPS box' and it was registered).

A shame Apex don't have photo's for us dweebs who have no idea what things are called. I am putting together a keezer with probably 6 taps and this type of price obviously suits the occasion. How long was the delivery time Wolfy?

LOL yeah, some more photos would be nice, but can't complain about the price.
Apex's shopping-cart-system uses the exact manufacturer product numbers (which you can search for) so I looked on the JG (and other HB vendor) websites for pictures and product codes and then searching via that. I also checked with Jim to ensure that things would fit how/where I wanted them especially for the 5/16 fittings that are more common here (some of which he ordered in specially for me). Shipping was a bit slow actually, seems to be common from the USA just now, it took 3.5 weeks.

 

[Aus_Rider_22]

The shop link is included in your quote: https://www.totalapex.com/
It took almost a month for shipping (was sent on the 9th July) and a few more weeks before that to arrange things via email (and to wait for specially ordered stock to come in) but Jim Sonin ( [email protected] ) was helpful and friendly and I was changed shipping at the same USPS rate on the box ($30 since I ordered more stuff than fitted into a 'small flat rate USPS box' and it was registered).

I am a goose! And not even a beer in my system! Cheers mate!

 

[kcurnow]

wow- how about their 1BBL system for under $3000...there are some advantages to living in the us

http://conical-fermenter.com/about/attachm...brewing-system/

remi

Does anyone have any experience with the quality of these products or knows of anyone who has imported them to Australia?

 

[Dazza88]

Looks like the dollar is going to dip under parity, better get your o/s shopping done quick smart.