Very happy with my purchase. I already had the M&B without the pump and when this one went on sale for even less than I paid for my previous one I jumped all over it! Now I use my first one to heat my sparge water and I fly sparge into the current one. I tried to run the pump continuously, but found that I have to shut it off and let it drain back down and then turn it on again. No problem this way. Highly recommend!

My first time doing all grain, and it was so easy with this all in one system. It boiled the water very quickly, pump worked great, empty into fermenter using valve on bottom. So easy to clean, glad I made this purchase, very happy. Great sale price on Black Friday here too.

I bought on sale for $259 redeemed a $10 points coupon and feel this was a good value at $250. My unit came missing the sparge arm and I contacted AIH immediately. As always they were very prompt (next day) in their response and promised to send the missing part ASAP. The unit itself arrived well packaged and sealed, but there were a few small scratches and dents and a crack in the plastic base as well as the missing arm. Maybe I got an open box return? I tested the unit as best as I could and all seemed fine, just superficial minor damage, but I doubt it happened during shipping. I use the unit to make my first all grain batch. The process was straight forward and the directions are representative of the process, but I used the brewmaster app for the calc.s instead of the recommendations in the directions. A few things I learned I guess is, one - keep an eye on the recirculation flow and adjust or turn off the pump as needed to make sure you don’t run dry. The pump is faster than the wort can filter at least it was with this brew. There is no over flow pipe so you want to make sure the element is off if your temp is good so if you do get low wort levels under the basket nothing scorches or you don’t have anything tripping b/c the reset button is under the base. I had to keep and eye on it, but had no problems. The temp sensor is -6 deg. from your set point... if you need to add heat during the mash and are setting the temp for 149 say and the wort is cooling the element won’t come on until the sensor reads 143. There was a lot of “tending” to the process stirring the mash and sparge he and foddering with the pump and using a thermometer to see what the temp is on top / b/c the sensor is o. The bottom. Not a “Robobrew”, there is no programmable step mashing and I didn’t want or need another IC - which are the main differences in my mind. - oh Robo brew does have an over flow pipe I think, but I imagine the process is much the same and the M&B is hundreds less $. So after 5 hours and another hour or so cleaning, I have a (SMaSH) IPA (APA?) in the fermenter under pressure with the first dry hop added yesterday. It looks promising and smells good... Can’t wait to try it when it’s done.

The people at homebrew are very helpful and I am very happy with the purchase.

I used this for the first time a few weeks ago on my first ever all grain batch, and it was so easy and simple to use. I read the manual beforehand to make the process easier, and everything was easy to understand. The mash went smoothly, and the pump was an amazing feature to have to keep the water circulating. I hit the expected OG, and I'll be trying the final product this weekend. Side note: i locked the lid on initially to reach the boil temperature quicker, and it started to overflow. I definitely recommend removing the lid once the temperature reached 200F to prevent this from happening. Clean up definitely took longer that day as a result of this.

I am a brewer that brews a few times a year. The reason I got this is so I could do a better job of controlling temp and do more all grain recipes. This electric kettle worked as expected and was easy to use. I had been keeping my eye on a product like this for a long while and the value was great. The quality is also great.

This is handy for small batches. Having the automated mash and boil steps makes a difference in convenience. My only real concern was the weight of the basket with wet grains makes lifting the basket out difficult for those with bad backs. I would like to have a telescoping recirculation tube to help with the sparge and an improved control interface (such as an alert for hops addition times). Also, a screen at the pump inlet could help prevent clogging. Otherwise this is well worth the sale price.

I did my first brew with this on the weekend. I love it, but it could use a few tweaks. I used to use a propane burner, mash tun cooler, etc., this is much better, simple and precise. Clean-up was a snap and I'm very happy. What would be better...is a hole in the lid so that I can leave the lid on while using the recirculation arm. This would help keep the heat in. I ended up drilling a hole in the lid to fit the tube. Second, the thermostat doesn't turn the heating element on until the temperature drops 5 degrees from the set temp. This made keeping the wort boiling a little difficult. Again, I was very happy with the process and would give 5 stars if there was a hole in the lid. I’m sure once I get used to the temperature control, I will manage the boil better.

My only regret in buying this is that I didn’t buy it sooner. This is my second Mash & Boil, I sold the first to a friend who has no interest in all grain. The upgrade to a recirculating pump is a huge bonus for mash efficiency. Winters are cold here, it’s nice to brew indoors next to the deep sink in the basement. You simply cannot miss your strike temp unless you want to. Sparging is super easy, highly recommend the Mash & Boil sparge water heater. I cannot imagine going back to mashing with a cooler and boiling with a kettle. This is the way to go.

Such a great deal! No more dragging out propane burners and tanks. This system is so convenient and easy to use. The timer makes brew days easy to plan. Wake up to your water at strike temp and start mashing. The pump ensures maximum efficiency and clarity. I added a whirlpool arm which I use while chilling and also use the pump to transfer into my fermenter. I have cut my brew day in half. You do need to make sure your crush is not too fine and I always add rice rice hulls to avoid a stuck mash. Took a few brews to work out the kinks and learn the system but it’s now super easy.

It's neat IF you have power to run it. A bit overpriced as well. I can't use it in my shed. If I could do it again I wouldn't.

I have been brewing by batch sparge with a 10 gallon igloo cooler as a mash tun. The system worked, but it involved lots of lifting and pouring heavy buckets of hot water. I was always afraid I was going to slip and burn myself. I was drawing up plans to build a 3-tier gravity system, when I saw this system on sale here at AIH. This system was cheaper than building a 3-tier system, and would involve no complicated measuring of strike water and mashout water. I have brewed 1 batch so far, and this system seems to meet my needs perfectly, no more lifting and pouring hot water. The water quantity listed in the manual for mashout is way off, but there are many places to get the proper calculations online. I found I had to throttle back the recirculation to a tiny trickle to keep the pump from running dry, but as the mash progressed, I was opening up the valve more to keep some water above the grains as the grain bed settled. The boil is not as vigorous as I get from my propane burner, but there are also no threats of sudden boil overs. Bottom line, I think I'm going to really like this system once I get used to it.

Brewed my second batch with the Brewers Edge Mash and Boil. I found the unit works just as I expected. I like to get everything setup the night before brewing and use the delay timing to have my water ready to go by morning. I was using a 5 gal cooler as a mash tun, so this makes keeping temperature of the mash much easier. I did find a little more variation at maintaining temperature of the mash. I bought the unit with the pump which I use for recirculating my water during mash. I did not like my conversion efficiency using the method in the instructions, so I ended up trying my old method of a separate sparge and collection. This brought my efficiency up from 55% to 75%. It's a little more work, it also allows me to remove sediment from the unit before boil. Boiling is so easy. Pretty much set to 218F and about 20 minutes later it reaches a nice rolling boil. Overall this unit has made brewing more fun and less work vs my old method of using a seperate mash and boil system.

My old system worked, but it was big, heavy, and slow. It involved hauling metal shelving out of the garage, firing up propane burners, and being subject to the elements. I made great beer on it, but brew day was a BIG deal, and I procrastinated my hobby. I hadn't brewed in almost 2 years. I looked at all the systems available in November of 2019. I considered my budget and my shrinking inclination to spend hours cleaning and disassembling/assembling complex machinery. For me, the BEM&B with pump fit my needs perfectly. I did NOT try out the other options. (I helped an acquaintance first use a Grainfather, which had a cracked seal. He has repaired it and is happy.) I'm not saying that you are an idiot if you get something else. I have brewed twice on it. The first brew was an extract/mini-mash batch, so I didn't get the benefit of recirculation. I was happy with brewing indoors on a windy gray day and everything worked fine. My second batch was an all-grain Two-Hearted Ale Clone. It took me about 5 1/2 hours from starting the strike water to pitching yeast, which is about what it used to take me on my old system. I could have shaved time if I had preset my strike water to be ready when I woke up, but I didn't want to commit. The process was great. The mash tube temp stayed steady. My mash was a bit compacted, so I had to throttle back the pump to keep it from running dry and the sparge was a bit slow. Next time I will add some rice hulls. It came in a bit under target gravity, but I eye-balled the volumes, and I wound up with more wort than expected. I blame my own sloppiness, not any inefficiency in the system. I am extremely pleased. It simplifies my brew day, and makes me MUCH more inclined to brew than when I had to wrestle with my 10 gallon outdoor behemoth. I appreciate increased safety, in that I'm not playing with propane or shifting 10 gallon pots of hot water around. I am infinitely more likely to keep my carboys full now that brewing is easy, indoors, and fun again. BEM&B does what it said it would do. I am sure that other systems do, as well, and by the time you are reading this there might be even more options. I cannot promise that this is the BEST system you can buy in 2020, but I can say that if you are contemplating getting this or any other similar system, do it. I'm a brewer again. Me, my family and friends are once again drinking great home-made beer.