I was thinking about starter kit #4 since bottling seems like a great way to contaminate your beer if you aren't really careful (as well as looking like a PITA). It might be easier to avoid all the yeast in each of the bottles by going with the keg. With this kit, I'd have to supply more stuff up front, like a kettle (found a 33qt ceramic kettle at the same place) that would come with kit #3.

It doesn't look as hard as I always assumed it would be. My main concern right now is temperature control during the fermentation process. There is a non-insulated closet I could use (nice and dark), but I wonder what the temperature is in there. I'm going to have to find out when I get a chance (Friday at the earliest).

I did find a local home brew shop, right down the road from me. I'll have to stop in there and talk to them.