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Just some thoughts...
I'm doing another Imperial Stout later on with a grain bill that's 5 lbs more than my last one...I tried minimizing the amount of water to pound of grain to 1.25 quart per pound of grain...Not too sure I can go any lower than that. I have a 24 lb. grain bill and a 10 gallon water cooler type mash tun. With the above numbers, the calculation for mash water needed was 7.5 gallons... I'm concerned about overflowing rather than thickness of the mash...If I was smart, I would, or should have thought about this a while ago and not when it's zero hour...Wish me luck.

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TrubDog

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I've got a 5 gal Rubbermaid tun and the largest batch I can fit into it is 14 lbs. I would think 24 lbs should fit into a 10 gal tun.

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How much water can you get in that 5 gallon tun w/14lbs grain?

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http://www.rackers.org/calcs.shtml Scroll down to "Can I Mash It?"

I have the same setup and I've mashed that amount of grain before. I've successfully mashed down to 1 qt/lb without any trouble.

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Uhhhm...

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It took it like a champ! 8.5 Gallons of mash water with 24lbs of grain. I could probably go another half gallon of water if i needed, but no more than that.

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Primary1: Sweet Action Clone
Primary2: Pamela's Glacier Pale Ale
Secondary1: Mighty Warrior IPA
Secondary2: Empty
Bottle Conditioning: 15w40 Stout, Bavarian Hefeweizen, Vanilla Bean Imperial Stout, Bitter Saison, Heavy Wheat Ale, Boxing Day Baltic Porter, Pennsylvania Smoked Maple Wheat Ale
Now Serving: , Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Clone, Midnight Black Cascadian Dark Ale, Chocolate Cherry Imperial Stout
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Thanks dude!

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Primary1: Sweet Action Clone
Primary2: Pamela's Glacier Pale Ale
Secondary1: Mighty Warrior IPA
Secondary2: Empty
Bottle Conditioning: 15w40 Stout, Bavarian Hefeweizen, Vanilla Bean Imperial Stout, Bitter Saison, Heavy Wheat Ale, Boxing Day Baltic Porter, Pennsylvania Smoked Maple Wheat Ale
Now Serving: , Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Clone, Midnight Black Cascadian Dark Ale, Chocolate Cherry Imperial Stout
Gallons of beer brewed to date in 2012 = 50