Hello all, and of course Altrez. I am new to the forum and this entire thread was my first read. Just finished reading as I am sipping on a crowler of 10 Barrel Joe, american IPA, for the first time. We just got them here in Memphis, TN; where we are finally getting some good breweries in town. I am kinda glad I stumbled upon this thread first. There has been a lot of great info shared. I bought a partial extract kit from a local brew supply a few years back and popped it open a couple of days ago to see that it had expired. I have a BSG K3 kit with that partial extract brew. I am a lot like Altrez as I have a thing for gadgets and I will blow too much money on that instead of initially learning about the beer. Before I read this thread I knew that I wanted some better equipment before I brewed for the first time. I am an all in kinda person, although my pockets aren't as deep as Altrez's. I am so glad that I learned about the best and the cheapest equipment and that it is mostly about the science and chemistry (and patience) as long as you keep your stuff very clean. I have a setup in mind for sure, but first things first I am going to educate myself with my first money being spent on books. Here is the list of what I have on the way ( I know some of them are more advanced than I need to be on my first time around): How To Brew - Palmer, The Complete Joy of Homebrewing - Papazian, The Beer Bible - Workman, IPA - Steele, Water - Palmer/Kaminski, Yeast - White/Zainasheff, Hops - Hieronymous, Malt - Mallet. Do you guys suggest any titles in addition to these?