My basic setup
The hop and grape mash tun. Works really nicely. I may try fly sparging some time just to use the nice perforated metal sheet that they included.
Mmm... malt...
Getting ready for the mash
First runnings
Still murky after a bit of re-cycling but I think this'll do
Draining off after the second batch.
Mmm... hops...
Nice rolling boil. And yes, I had too much wort!
Sterilising the cooler in the last 20 mins.
Cooling in progress, helped by one of our cats.
Running into fermenting vessel. I hope that the long drop with help with aeration.
I think this was around 1039. The recipe calls for 1042 but the wort was still quite hot at this point, and I had made too much of it, so not too bad.
Looks good enough to drink, but not just yet!
And a final arty shot of the hop strainer!
It's in the bin and fermenting now. I'm a little worried about the temperature at the moment as the house is quite hot, but we'll see.
Paul.
In fact nearly good enough to drink 
The brew day started at 10am and I was done by about 4.30pm I think. The first brew day I did, on one of the recent bank holidays, was a killer as I was so wound up with anticipation about it all. I thought this time round I'd be much more cool and calm about it all but I still was pacing the kitchen, checking and re-checking everything, re-reading the recipe... you get the idea. Still an immense amount of fun though!
looking good 
