Hi, everyone. I've decided to make the leap from extract to all grain brewing. I've been reading on the various all-grain systems that people have bought/built, and I've come to the conclusion that the round water cooler system would be the best option for me. Furthermore, I decided to start off the bat with ten gallon coolers, so I could incorporate bigger grain bills into my brews. I still plan on mainly doing 5 gallon batches, but the flexibility of doing some ten gallon batches is appealing as well.
Anyway, I've been looking all over the place for ten gallon Gott coolers. The closest I've come to finding one is a five gallon Rubbermaid Gott style cooler at Target. Other than that, I'm not finding much of anything. I have found some online, but I'd like to avoid paying shipping costs if at all possible, but it's becoming quite apparent to me this is the only option I'll have.
So, where did all you folks get your coolers? I'm also wondering what the typical price is for a ten gallon cooler of this type. I've seen them as expensive as $80 before shipping. I did find some Igloo coolers on ebay for $40 plus $15 shipping, but it seems that most sparge arms and false bottoms are designed with the Rubbermaid coolers in mind, so I'd like to stay with that brand (I don't know the dimensions of the Igloo coolers offhand, although I think they're quite similar).
Better yet, if anyone here knows of some national retailers, like Wal-Mart, Home Depot, or other well known storefront businesses that sell these coolers, that would be really helpful.
It's funny, but I have four homebrew shops within sixty miles that sell false bottoms. I'd think the false bottoms would be the hard items to locate, not the coolers! I see these damn things everywhere, but never thought about where they came from...
Anyway, I've been looking all over the place for ten gallon Gott coolers. The closest I've come to finding one is a five gallon Rubbermaid Gott style cooler at Target. Other than that, I'm not finding much of anything. I have found some online, but I'd like to avoid paying shipping costs if at all possible, but it's becoming quite apparent to me this is the only option I'll have.
So, where did all you folks get your coolers? I'm also wondering what the typical price is for a ten gallon cooler of this type. I've seen them as expensive as $80 before shipping. I did find some Igloo coolers on ebay for $40 plus $15 shipping, but it seems that most sparge arms and false bottoms are designed with the Rubbermaid coolers in mind, so I'd like to stay with that brand (I don't know the dimensions of the Igloo coolers offhand, although I think they're quite similar).
Better yet, if anyone here knows of some national retailers, like Wal-Mart, Home Depot, or other well known storefront businesses that sell these coolers, that would be really helpful.
It's funny, but I have four homebrew shops within sixty miles that sell false bottoms. I'd think the false bottoms would be the hard items to locate, not the coolers! I see these damn things everywhere, but never thought about where they came from...