Minimum Pot Size For Extract/biab Brewing?

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I just got a 19L Big W pot to do allgrain and I've been able to get over 80% efficiency using BIAB. I usually do a step mash of 30 minutes at 40c (and sometimes another 30 @ 50c) , then 40 mins @62, 20m @ 68 and 10 mins @78 to mash out. I use my old pot 17L (your 10.5 would do) to rinse the grain ( basically pull out the bag, let it drain, then transfer it to the other pot waiting at 78c, stir the grain and pull the bag out, and transfer the sparge back to the 19L. I've used 4.7L of grain, each time. If you want to split some grain let me know I'm also on the northern beaches. I gave up on extracts as it is too expensive, not as much fun or variety. The all grain on the other hand is way more messy, but worth it.

So to answer to your question, 19L has been enough for me.
 
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