BarefootFriar
Well-Known Member
I've got a 5-gallon Rubbermaid drink cooler, and it works okay. Actually, I have to work to keep temps from rising during the mash. However, it's not big enough, and since I like brewing bigger beers, I need a bigger MLT.
I was just going to trip lightly down to "big orange" and buy a "big orange" 10 gallon drink cooler, but then I got to thinking. Is there another shape that would actually be better? For instance, I've already got a rectangular, 15 gallon cooler that I could easily convert*. That would definitely give me more room, but at the expense of grain bed depth. Of course, for small grain bills I can use my current MLT, if the grain bed is too shallow.
One of my specific questions is what is the advantage to a 10 gallon drink cooler over other shapes and sizes?
Another specific question is how shallow or deep of a grain bed is optimal?
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I would just have to buy a new one for family cooler duties, since there's no way in h*** I'm letting SWMBO use my MLT for picnics.
I was just going to trip lightly down to "big orange" and buy a "big orange" 10 gallon drink cooler, but then I got to thinking. Is there another shape that would actually be better? For instance, I've already got a rectangular, 15 gallon cooler that I could easily convert*. That would definitely give me more room, but at the expense of grain bed depth. Of course, for small grain bills I can use my current MLT, if the grain bed is too shallow.
One of my specific questions is what is the advantage to a 10 gallon drink cooler over other shapes and sizes?
Another specific question is how shallow or deep of a grain bed is optimal?
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I would just have to buy a new one for family cooler duties, since there's no way in h*** I'm letting SWMBO use my MLT for picnics.