high gravity brewing

[jwkempo]

Has anyone tried hight gravity brewing. I usually brew big beers with a OG of appx 1.080-1.090, in ten gallon batches.
I was thinking of diluting the uncarbonated beer with boiled spring water. appx. five gallons for the 10 gallons of fermented wort. Giving me a total of 15 gallons of beer. Any Tips?

[Fraoch]

10 gals 2 1080 - 1090??? Sorry no tips, just respect to your grav/ capacity ratio. That must be some mash tun!!!

[hophead]

Fraoch: sorry man, but my 'puter crashed and I lost your e-mail addy.....was wonderin how the cooling ideas worked....

[jwkempo]

I'm using the minibrew mash/lauter tun. It can hold appx 28 pounds of grain. So when I use about 27 pounds of grain, my S.G.with DWC pale is usually 1.080-1.090.