smata67

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Would this be adequate to begin all grain brewing? I will be doing 6 gallon batches. I'd like to be able to do beers under 7%.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Igloo-Island-Breeze-28-Quart-Personal-Cooler/16437966

Or

http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-28-Quart-Cooler-with-Molded-Handle/dp/B000W4TFX2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1316818515&sr=8-2

smata67

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Do I need a drain plug or will I be drilling my own?

jsled

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It will be adequate. But for ~$10 more, get a ≥40qt cooler, which will be good for higher-gravity 5g batches and will let you scale up to 10g batches when the time comes.

day_trippr

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Right there is a good reason to not buy that cooler.

There are humongous threads covering everything you'd ever need to know about more popular cooler mash tuns, particularly the 5 and 10 gallon round Rubbermaid coolers (which can be bought fairly cheaply at Home Depot)...

Cheers!

wilserbrewer

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Yes! IMHO thats a great cooler to start AG. A bit more room than the 5 gal round coolers and half the price...you will need to drill a hole, but if you didn't realize that...i can't help ya

Now if you think you are going to ten gallon batches or monster size grain bills anytime soon, then obviously the 28qt is not a fit for you.

Again IMHO and IME I think it is a little silly mashing say 9lbs of grain in a 52 qt "extreme" cooler...you don't need that!

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smata67

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Yes, I figured I would be drilling my own hole. Is there any reason not to drill that hole at the bottom? I will be using the braided SS approach to prevent it getting clogged. I know fist fights have broken out over this, but it appears to me that with a larger rectangular cooler I can better achieve my 2" or so grain depth than with the rounds. I think I'm looking at 15-18 pound batches.

I'm going to admit I do not plan to switch to grain, I think the extract method is already too time consuming, this would be for, at best, ocassional use (2 or 3 batches a year).

Germelli1

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I have that exact cooler and I LOVE it!

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