Big enough mash tun?

[Chris Craig]

I've been making 6 gallon batches in a Coleman 48qt cooler.  There's plenty of room in there.

After a 6 hour brew day this weekend, I've decided that 6 gallon batches aren't cutting it.  I need more!  I'm buying a 17 gallon kettle this week, and I think the 48qt cooler is big enough for me (I batch sparge).

Anybody doing something similar?  Any issues I might not be thinking of?

[Richard]

I think Jake already does 10gallon batches, and I'm moving over once I get a propane setup.

Where you getting your boil tun?

[Chris Craig]

Canadian Tire carries them for $99.  I can't seem to find it on their website though.  I'm picking one up after work today.

[DandyMason]

This one?

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/8 ... ?locale=en

[Chris Craig]

Yeah.  That looks about right.

[Kyle]

walmart had the 70qt coleman extreme coolers on for about $60 when I bought mine a while back that should do fine for 10g batches. I too am not happy with the "standard" batch size, 10g in the future for me too.

[Chris Craig]

I guess the next question is how to cool the wort. Right now I have an immersion chiller that works well for the 6 gallon batches.  I cool to 70F in about 15 minutes, but it is only 25' of 1/4" tubing.  This seems a bit inadequate for the job.

[Richard]

Convert it to a counter-flow chiller, should be fine then.