I went with the Centennial Blonde after. Brewed it on Monday . Had some fun , can defiantly see this getting addictive. I was constantly doing something and I forgot to put the bazooka strainer in the cooler HAHA, already had the strike water in . I just chalked it up to being a newbie. But everything else went pretty smooth other than my hose freezing up and my burner giving out when I was heating up my strike water, got another for back up lol.
I hit the specific gravity after my boil was done and put it in the fermenting tub but when i left it the room overnight and checked it in the morning the heater had tripped the breaker it might have been about 65 degrees in the room. I hope it didn't effect the fermenting too much. Anyhow I'm hoping to bottle before i leave on thursday. As for kegging i might have to wait until next month. Looking for a red irish ale to try next. Thanks for all the advice folks