I really like the looks of the Minibrew design....but I'd only make the move from the plain 'ol 6.5 gal. plastic bucket if I were to move to 10 gal. batches....and given my tastes & the volume I brew (I like lots of variety, but don't brew any more than 20-25 batches a year), I don't see that happening. I also have a hard time visualizing how I'd use the Minibrew as efficiently as I do the bucket now. Given its design, and the fact that I brew in the kitchen but ferment in the basement, it means for a safe & efficient transfer of wort I'd have to pour ærate into the bucket just like I do now. But now, All I have to do then is pitch and snap the lid on, haul it down the basement with the handle (there's a reason handy & handle share most letters in common.....), stick an airlock in the cover & walk away. With the Minibrew, I'd have to bucket the wort, haul it downstairs and transfer to the sanitized Minibrew. This means I'd be trading less efficiency on that end for an improved means of dealing with trub, etc. Not a clear gain by any means for someone who brews like I do.