So the move is almost complete......

New house, new base, new job and new ideas for beer.  On our long trip, driving 5045 miles from Anchorage, Alaska to Valdosta, Georgia, we stopped in Atlanta for a bite to eat and to visit Hop City.  Hop City is a nice little beer store with extremely friendly and knowledgable staff and a small selection of beer brewing equipment.  Fortunatly, I was able to find the larger brew kettle I was looking for, their last one at that.

The 16 Gallon Polar Ware kettle with spigot and a place to insert a thermometer.  Deciding to use it as my new Mash Tun until I'm ready to upgrade to 10 gallon batches.  I hit up Lowe's for some PVC pipe and fittings to make my new draining/filtering apparatus.

I tried to ensure it would be removable for later when it no longer performs as my Mash Tun.  I also bought ingredients for an American Amber Ale and I'm itching to try my new equipment and especially try the new beer!!