Thanks very much! I will come back to you on this for sure. In general, and for the moment, i am planning to go straight to mash brewing (maybe I am already a bit naive as everybody seems to suggest starting first with kits and extracts). In terms of equipment I want to keep it small at first, and make batches of 10-20 litres. I saw a couple of interesting stainless steels fermenters/boilers. In general I want to avoid plastic wherever possible. I found a group in Amsterdam and they already said they would let me join a brew day - so that will be useful. In parallel I am starting to develop an equipment list that fits my needs and capabilities. So, I reckon it will be another few months until I can really start experimenting myself, and then happy to share my progress here. But, thanks for your encouraging words and openness! Much appreciated.