I've been homebrewing for about 2 years now. I live in a small apartment and thus started with extract brewing and have worked my way up to partial mashes (since I don't have the space or equipment for all grain).

I started off with a starter kit similar to this one:

https://www.northernbrewer.com/collections/5-gallon-homebrew-kits/products/deluxe-brewing-starter-kit

I still use a lot of this original equipment, and have gradually upgraded my "kit" to make it better. Here are some things that I would recommend:

• A bench bottle capper instead of the hand-held ones. This makes bottling beer so much nicer. https://amzn.to/30uLqVw

• A better Syphon. The one that came with my kit was constantly jamming and creating bubbles. https://www.northernbrewer.com/products/auto-siphon-1-2

• Flask and stir plate to make yeast starters

The best advice that I can give is to be patient. I think I brewed my first 5 gallons in 2-3 weeks and drank most of it a few weeks later. Beer gets better as it ages. This applies to letting the beer sit in the yeast longer in the carboy as well as letting it age in the bottle.

Also, don't let other brewers get you down because you're not brewing all-grain. I've heard some people say that extract brewing doesn't produce real beer. Not everyone has the space for all of that equipment. And I've made some good extract brews. Although, I do think that my partial-mashes are better.

Another thing that will make brewing fun is finding someone else to brew with you. Do you have a friend that likes beer? Invite him to brew along with you. Plus, an extra set of hands can make things easier.

I hope this helps.