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Hands on Review: Brewer’s Edge Mash & Boil Electric Brewery

Updated: April 14, 2025

This review is by Homebrew Finds Contributor Brad Probert.  Brad is an engineer, expert homebrewer and experienced reviewer.  Grab a link to Brad’s website at the end of this review.

Brewer’s Edge Mash & Boil

I reviewed a number of electric all-in-one brewing systems a little over a year ago. As a collective group, these systems offer a lot to the homebrewer. They provide the flexibility and control of brewing process of all-grain, and the equipment simplicity of brew-in-a-bag. The fact that they’re electric gives you the ability to brew inside and convenience of not having to chase propane tank fill-ups. The electric systems also have the ability to set a target temperature and control to it, giving you better control of your brew day. All of these combine to create a more streamlined and less stressful brew day.

Each system has its own strengths and they all span a wide price range. The units I tried last year ranged from $470 at the low end to $2,500 at the high end. When I saw the Brewer’s Edge Mash & Boil coming in at $300, I was intrigued to see how this unit would work and if you really could go all-grain with an electric system at such an affordable price point.


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Inkbird PID Temperature Controller with Relay and Probe

Inkbird ITC-106VH PID Temperature Thermostat Controllers, Fahrenheit & Centigrade, 100ACV - 240ACV, K Sensor, Solid State Relay for Sous Vide, Home Brewing (ITC-106VH + K + 40A SSR)

PID Temperature Controller with Sensor and Relay from Inkbird

PID Temperature Controllers can be used in conjunction with a relay and a temperature probe to control the your kegerator and fermentation temps. You can also integrate a PID controller into your brew system to control mash temps and more.

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Mash & Boil System from William’s Brewing – $299.99

Mash and Boil via William’s Brewing


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Do you want to get into mashing but want something simple? The patented Brewer’s Edge® Mash & Boil makes it easy. No need for an outdoor burner, complicated brewing stand, or a 220 volt special circuit – it plugs into any 110 volt GFI household outlet. The Mash and Boil’s exclusive double wall stainless construction conserves heat to achieve a rolling boil with only 110 volts and 1600 watts, and its precise thermostat and internal sparging basket lets you mash and boil in the same vessel. Protected by U.S. patent D819,385 S.

A typical brew day with the Mash & Boil begins with formulating your 5 gallon all grain recipe (up to 16 pounds of crushed grain can be mashed), and then heating your strike water to 162° F, the preset heat temperature. After 40 minutes or so, your strike water is 162° F, and you mix your crushed grain into the sparging basket already inside the Mash and Boil. The mash will cool to 152° or so, and then you set your thermostat to 150°, cover, and let mash for 1 hour. During this mash time you will need to separately heat 3 gallons of sparge water to 175° in a separate pot you provide. A thermometer hole is provided in the lid, in case you want to monitor the temperature of the top of the mash with any long probe analog or digital thermometer.

After one hour, lift the sparging bucket and lock on its included legs, and let the malt sugar drip into your Mash & Boil, which has now became a boiling pot. Turn the thermostat up to 218° F. and give it about 40 minutes to heat to a boil. During this time, ladle one gallon of hot sparge water at a time into the top of the sparging basket until you get to 5½ gallons. Now remove the grain basket, and when the boil begins, add your hops as per your recipe. Boil for 1 hour, and then cool with a suitable wort chiller (not included, our item E81 works well as does any immersion chiller that is up to 11″ in diameter). Or use the stainless valve with ½” hose barb to run the wort through your external chiller.

The Mash & Boil features an adjustable thermostat with a range of 45° F. to 218° F. (switchable from Fahrenheit to Centigrade) with an adjustable run time preset at 3½ hours for safety. It also features a delayed start timer, so you can program the Mash and Boil to turn on up to 24 hours after setting. For example, load it with strike water, and have it set to be hot when you come home from work to save time. Intended for 5 gallon batches, maximum capacity is 7½ gallons. 28” tall closed, 40” tall with basket, 14” wide. A 5′ power cord is included.
Convert the Mash & Boil to a still with optional Mash & Boiling Distilling Package (see at right).


Check out our Hands on Review of the Mash & Boil System

Brewer’s Edge Mash & Boil

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New: Flow View Heavy Weight Sight Glass with TC Fittings

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New from Brew Hardware Flow View Heavy Weight Site Glass with Tri-Clover Fittings

About: Monitor product clarity, color, and gas bubbles with this Flow View sight glass.  3″ x 1.5 ID High Temp Borosilicate Glass.  High Temp Silicone Gaskets.  304 Stainless Steel.  Both ends have 1.5 TC ports. The actual flange diameter is 2″.

FLOW VIEW HEAVY WEIGHT SIGHTGLASS – 1.5″ TRICLOVER TC PORTS – $49.99

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Using the Grainfather to Clean Draft Lines

Thanks to Twitter Follower Andy for this tip!  [Connect with HBF on Twitter]

The Grainfather

The Grainfather is an electric all grain brewing system.  Mash temperature is precisely controlled with an electric heating element.  A pump recirculates throughout the mashing process ensuring even temperatures.  At the end of the mash, The Grainfather becomes your electric brew kettle.  The Grainfather includes a counterflow chiller.  8 Gallon system for indoor or outdoor brewing.

The Grainfather

Andy has converted this for use as a draft line cleaning pump using a few fittings

  • Swivel Flare Adapter – 1/4″ OD barb
  • 1/4″ MFL Male to 1/4″ MFL Male Flare Coupling
  • Swivel Flare Adapter – 1/2″ OD barb

Check out Andy’s Youtube video detailing the project

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Stainless Thermocouple Probe

MYPIN Waterproof Stainless Steel PT100 RTD Thermocouple Thermistor Sensor Probe, Thread with Insulation Lead Wire for PID Temperature Controller Control K Type Probe 2M(6ft) (Temperature Rang: -20~420°C)

Thermocouple Thermistor Sensor Probe.  -20 to 420 deg C Range.

PID Temperature Controllers can be used in conjunction with a relay and a temperature probe to control the your kegerator and fermentation temps. You can also integrate a PID controller into your brew system to control mash temps and more.

MYPIN Waterproof Stainless Steel PT100 RTD Thermocouple Thermistor Sensor Probe, Thread with Insulation Lead Wire for PID Temperature Controller Control K Type Probe 2M(6ft) (Temperature Rang: -20~420°C)

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Inkbird ITC-308 Digital Temperature Controller| Review

Raspberry Pi (for temp control, automation, Digital Kegerator & more)

Raspberry Pi Model B+ Basic Starter Kit

Raspberry Pi Model B+ Basic Starter Kit from Vilros.  Includes Raspberry Pi Model B+, Enclosure and Wireless Wi-Fi Adapter.

This can be used to put together a temperature controller or for brew system automation and control.  Or (via HBF Reader Chris) use this in conjunction with Raspberry Pints to display a digital tap list with or without flow meters to track pints served and beer remaining.

Got a great homebrewing related Raspberry Pi Project?  We’d love to share the details with your fellow homebrewers.  Email us the deets.

Raspberry Pi Model B+ Basic Starter Kit

RelatedRaspberryPints Digital Tap List – Step by Step Tutorial

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Up to 20% Off at GF for Father’s Day – Includes SD Blichmann BrewEasy Systems!

Great Fermentations Homebrew Sale

Father’s Day Sale at Great Fermentations

Great Fermentations Father’s Day Sale is live the selection includes quite a bit of gear including kettles, growlers, CO2 manifolds, pH Meter, SCD (slight cosmetic damage) Blichmann BoilerMaker Kettles and… SCD BrewEasy Systems.  This marks the first time I’ve seen a discounted BrewEasy System.  Discounts are up to 20%.

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10 Gallon Digital Single Tier Brew System – $4,700 (Save $700)

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10 Gallon Digital Single-Tier BrewSculpture 1100D – $4,700 (Save $700)

Availability: This is a More Beer Deal of the Day.  Quantities are limited. Check the Deal of the Day section – Here – to see if this is still available.

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New Blichmann BrewEasy All-In-One Brew System


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“Blichmann’s Newest Invention: The BrewEasy.  The newest Blichmann product is now available!  The BrewEasy is a two vessel, all grain brewing system that only takes up the footprint of one kettle.  Using gravity and one pump, this innovative RIMS system maintains your mash temperature while providing excellent efficiency!”

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Dual Alarm PID Temperature Controller

PID Temperature Controllers can be used in conjunction with a relay and a temperature probe to control the your kegerator and fermentation temps. You can also integrate a PID controller into your brew system to control mash temps and more.

Dual Digital Display PID Temperature Controller SSR(2 Alarms)

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20% OFF Braumeister Best-in-Class Brewing System!

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