Reddit reviews Bayou Classic 800-775 Stainless Steel Brew Spigot with 1/2-Inch FNPT/Bulkhead Fittings/Threaded Connector for Filter Screen
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I don't see why you would need 2 coolers. Also those cylindrical coolers are more expensive than the rectangular ones by quite a bit. The stir plate is overkill even though it's "free".
Make your own mash tun! This is all stainless unlike the one you linked. Brass sucks.
52 quart cooler $39
Stainless spigot with bulkhead and bushing $29
6" stainless screen $10
1/2" stainless barb adapter $7
And some 1/2" foodsafe silicone tubing, maybe 3 feet
Assembly is super easy, just remove the plastic spigot and put on the stainless one.
Grab one of these to use as your Hot Lauter Tun and you're good to go. Just drain your sparge water from your keggle in (I typically aim 5ish degrees high to accommodate heat loss on the transfer). Then vorlauf your mashtun and drain the first runnings into the now empty kettle. Start heating the kettle. Dump the sparge water from your cooler HLT into your mashtun (don't forget to close the spigot first!). Aim for 168 F final temperature (I use 180 F sparge water). Stir in, wait 5 minutes, then vorlauf and finally drain into your boil kettle.
If you want, you can modify your cooler HLT with a spigot so you can drain from it instead of having to dump (or pump out if you get into that).