Have a look at this

[az77]

Very long winded but worth a look, quite humorous. Yes there are 17 parts. It's convinced me to give the kits a miss as a first brew, i am going to dive right into a real grain brew.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig54vZUYmrE

[Zatoichi]

Hi, Yes!! go all grain... I did for my first brew and have never looked back. I have not had any brews go wrong in 18 months and find the results to be far better than most of the pub beer around. Go for it!!!!

[Minimasher]

Hi, Yes!! go all grain

Couldn't agree more. It's nothing like as hard as it seems and it's very difficult to make a bad beer if you go with a few good recipes first. Loads of them on here.