Enough Room in Kettle?

[warriorpoet]

I am brewing an all-grain this morning with 31 lbs of grain. My Mash Tun holds only 14 gal...my calculations using a 1.3qt per lb. of grain = 10.075 gal.
Can this mash be done with only one step or do I need to split it, etc.?
This may be similiar to the 'double batch' thread below.
I only have one propane available to me at the moment or I would just split it with a different burner.

Thanks.

 

[Ragutis]

http://www.rackers.org/calcs.shtml says it will take 12.56 gallons of capacity to mash 31 lb of grain. I know my 10 gallon mash tun has a limit of 25-26 lb. I think you'll be OK doing it all at once. With that kind of grain bill a partigyle might be possible too.

 

[warriorpoet]

I also need to remember that the calculation does not include the empty space below the false bottom. I ended up with all the grain and 12 gal H2O into the mash tun. Thanks, all went fine. Split my batch into two similar beers with different yeasts for some fun.