10 gal rubbermade cooler
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No question, go with a 10 gallon. If you want to make some really big beers or are thinking of ever bumping up to 10 gallon batches you will just have to by another cooler then. Just by the big one and keep your options open.
No brainer...go with the 10. Bigger will let you expand and has no drawback for doing 5 gal. batches at all...
FlyGuy
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Awesome price -- go for the 10 gal. You might not find the 5 gal for much cheaper anyways.
If you batch sparge, there are basically no advantages to the 5 gal (unless you physically can't find room for the 10 gal cooler to store it). Otherwise, the 10 gal has some major advantages (let's you brew higher gravity brews or bigger batches, plus you can store a major amount of gear inside when not in use, you can stick carboys inside them for fermenting (e.g. add ice for lagering), or they make a great keg cooler, etc.)
If you batch sparge, there are basically no advantages to the 5 gal (unless you physically can't find room for the 10 gal cooler to store it). Otherwise, the 10 gal has some major advantages (let's you brew higher gravity brews or bigger batches, plus you can store a major amount of gear inside when not in use, you can stick carboys inside them for fermenting (e.g. add ice for lagering), or they make a great keg cooler, etc.)
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