How Many Charcoal Brickets? Jackson Ortega-Scheiner May 15, 2007 Grilling Leave a Comment 00Q: Dr. BBQ, In order to grill 150 pounds of tri-tip in an open BBQ, how many pounds of charcoal brickets should we have on hand? –Danita A: Hi Danita, It will depend on your grill but I’d think about 50 pounds would do it. –Ray 00 Related posts: