So the pale ale turned into an India Pale Ale...trust my SO to go that route instead
I mostly watched, because my husband had two capable assistants and I had a cake to bake. A friend brought over his kettle, made from an old Red Hook keg, and that helped considerably. We have a large boiling water canner that apparently could have been used should we have needed it. The other cool thing our friend had was a wort chiller.
So now we have a bucket sitting in our coat closet, under an old t-shirt, bubbling away.
Next up is an attempt to make hard cider, as my in-laws rented a cider press for the week.