my first homebrewery

At the urging of my good friend Dany in Memphis and after having a great time at the December meeting of the LAGERS Club here in Louisville,  I've purchased the parts I need for a home brewery.

Here's what I'm starting with (initial cost of around $380 for the hardware, the book, and the ingredients for my first 5 gallon batch):

• 34 quart stainless steel brew pot with outdoor propane burner (I already had an old propane tank)
• pump syphon
• hydrometer
• thermometer
• 2x 6 1/2 glass carboys with temperature strips and fermentation locks
• Muslin boiling bag
• Counter Flow Wort Chiller
• 3x cases of 22 oz. bottles (and a package of 144 bottle caps)
• Bench Capper
• The New Complete Joy of Homebrewing, 3rd edition (by Charlie Papazian)

There's a few other items having to do with the bottling process that I'll get in a few weeks after the first batch ferments and is ready to bottle.

And here's the ingredients for my first 5 gallon batch of India Pale Ale:

• 5 1/2 lbs. amber plain dried malt
• 1 lb. crystal malt
• 1/2 lb. malted barley for toasting
• 2 tsp. gypsum
• 2 oz. Northern Brewer hops (boiling)
• 3/4 oz. Cascade hops (finishing)
• American ale yeast
• 1 1/4 cup dried malt extract (for bottling)