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Thanks for the replies, I will try to incorporate the suggestions as I go along. Sunday I've got a More Beer ALL Grain kit for an Irish Red. We'll see how this one goes. Hopefully as I get comfortable with the process, the tweaking will come more naturally for me, right now just keeping track...

Brewed first beer today, 5.5 gal Centennial Blonde Ale all grain as per recipe from Biermuncher. Mash ended up with 7 gallons of 1.040 sg, then boiled down to 5.5 gallon wort of 1.050 sg which is 10 points higher than recipe calls for. Should I be concerned or need to adjust fermenting or...

even I can get this right.

IMO, what lies between the ears influences the brew more than equipment after the basic stuff is acquired. I'm going to try diligently to stay at a basic level and not give in to the good little consumer mode residing within this thirsty shell.

An interest in all grain mashing led me to homebrewing. I have bought the fixin's for Centennial Blonde Ale and look forward to a brew day in a couple weeks. Constructing mash tun and brew pot from items knocking around in my shop. I have the rest from other interests. Going low tech and cheap...