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mer924 · 03-26-2009, 01:19 AM

Hello all,

I need a little help..Does anyone know where I can buy a 10 Gallon rubbermaid round cooler? I cannot seem to find one on the internet or where I live in Pittsburgh. I must have went too and called a dozen places and most only have the 5 gallon.Its like I am trying to find Hoffa! I am starting to build my 1st rig, I got most of what I need but the cooler has eluded me! (BTW thanks to all for your advice, this forum is by far the best of any forum!)

Thanks!!

Hopmunky · 03-26-2009, 01:26 AM

Home Depot always seems to have them around here.

dunleav1 · 03-26-2009, 01:30 AM

I know you are looking for the round cooler, but a 10 gallon square cooler with a braid hose works great.

**diatonic** · 03-26-2009, 02:10 AM

Home Depot always has them here too.. Though they call them water coolers.

**ShortSnoutBrewing** · 03-26-2009, 02:21 AM

Ace. Order online and have it shipped to a local store. No shipping fees.

**jldc** · 03-26-2009, 03:07 AM

I bought a 10 gallon Igloo Ice Cube from Target via Amazon.
It was about $30, shipped.

It actually didn't have a drain in the bottom, but it had a thinned area where one would go. I drilled a hole (7/8" I think) and off I went.

Dougan · 03-26-2009, 03:12 AM

Yeah the rectangle one that walmart sells is great, I get around 80% unless i screw something up.

mer924 · 03-26-2009, 04:06 AM

I checked out the ACE website..They were the best at just under 50 dollars..but they ony had 1 in stock! Something is trying to keep me from making the AGB rig!! Now I am going to browse the section on some Sparge set ups for this cooler! Any idea's?

**bad coffee** · 03-26-2009, 04:14 AM

I saw a square cooler with wheels at HD the other day. Something like 44qt for $32.

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michaelm · 03-26-2009, 04:56 AM

the 10 gallon round coolers are very expensive... I only used one because I figured the round coolers gave me more leeway with grainbed depth from 5 to 10 gallons. Having a smaller footprint would help ensure I had a good grainbed pretty much no matter what I decided to brew....

That being said...... you coupld probably build 2 or 3 square/rectangle coolers with either CPVC manifolds for fly sparging or stainless mesh for batch sparging for the price of a round cooler and a good false bottom........

for normal 5 gallon batches the igloo icecube I think its the 30 or 32 quart is perfectly square and would be EASY to make a manifold for..... the larger icecubes I believe all have a wheelwell in the bottom that I would think would mess with operation.... but there are a ton of other flat bottom rectangular coolers you could use for bigger batches.....

I used the 48qt icecube for my HLT.... I like the way the valve is angled I just bent a peice of copper pipe to form a pickup tube on the inside..

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