How I Brew All Grain Beer Using the “Brew in a Bag” Method (BIAB)

Equipment
I use the BIAB method, and this video is a full brew-day how-to video.
I tried to keep it as short as possible, but there is a lot of steps.
The only step for this beer that was not filmed is the dry-hopping step, but that will take place in a week or two when I rack the beer to secondary. Perhaps I will post an update in another video.

The recipe I am using for this brew came from the Beersmith website, and was called “Galaxy Pond Pale Ale” …but since Galaxy hops are out of season right now, I had to substitute for Citra hops. So I suppose this is a “Citra Pond Pale Ale” Here is the recipe:

Recipe: Galaxy Pond Pale Ale
Brewer: Aaron Wadzinski
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.00 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.46 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.75 gal
Estimated OG: 1.055 SG
Estimated Color: 10.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 40.6 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 73.5 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
9 lbs 12.6 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 90.6 %
13.6 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt – 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 3 7.8 %
2.7 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 4 1.6 %
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] – Boil 85.0 min Hop 5 21.5 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] – Boil 10.0 min Hop 6 7.3 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] – Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 4.0 IBUs
0.75 oz Galaxy [14.00 %] – Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 7.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] – Boil 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) Yeast 10
1.50 oz Galaxy [14.00 %] – Dry Hop 3.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 12.9 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 13.51 qt of water at 161.2 F 149.0 F 60 min
Sparge: Fly sparge with 3.92 gal water at 168.0 F

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