• Stop lifting buckets, kettles, and fermenters or relying on gravity for transfers!
  • Brew pumps unlock a world of brewing processes otherwise unavailable—create a return loop for whirlpooling in kettle during post boil hop additions
  • Stainless steel pump head comes standard—the ideal choice for attaching quick disconnects, camlocks, and other stainless fittings
  • Built-in flow control valve allows for direct flow adjustment on the pump head and eliminates the need to add an additional ball valve
  • Corny keg style pull ring PRV makes it easy to bleed the pump head of air bubbles and prime the pump
  • Tri-clamp pump head can be rotated to your preferred orientation and disassembles quickly for cleaning between uses

Imagine a brewing pump that eliminates cavitation, is easy to clean, has a built in valve, and is quiet. Introducing The RipTide pump from Blichmann Engineering, the first pump designed specifically for homebrewing.

We love this brew pump. Like a brewer wired on coffee, let us rattle off some of our favorite features.  First, the pull style relief valve that allows air to exit the pump head so the impeller won't cavitate is a genius addition. Our next favorite feature is the bad-ass, built-in flow control valve so you don't have to add additional ball-valves. While we dont manually clean our pumps very often we like the idea that we can easily do that with the clover clamp style connection. That might be particularly important if you are transferring cool wort where extra sanitation might make a difference.  Equally cool is the noise, or lack thereof, when operating. It just wears on you to hear your pump grinding away all day. The RipTide pump isn't silent, but it is much quieter.  And to top it all off we like the mounting base and the extra long 9' cord. 9' gets the plug connection a few feet away from where we are brewing and less likely to be exposed to water - a simple upgrade that is really nice.  Oh, and we almost forgot the power switch which is always a nice feature on something electric!

All in all this is a no brainer upgrade for the difference in cost.

Features:

  • Strong rare earth magnets and a curved blade impeller provide 7 GPM and up to 21 ft of lift
  • Tri-Clamp head disassembles easily for cleaning
  • 1/2" NPT inlet and outlet
  • Motor is enclosed in a splash proof and super quiet case
  • Rotatable stainless steel head
  • Integrated air release vent allows you to easily prime the pump everytime without those frustrating air bubbles and cavitation
  • Linear flow valve provided for excellent flow control
  • Power switch on base
  • 10 ft. long power cord with 120V plug

 

  • Still going strong after 5 years, super easy to breakdown and deep clean
  • Very quiet, powerful, and taking it apart for cleaning is a dream
  • SUPER Quiet! I couldn't tell if it was on or off at one point
  • 5 stars: 143 (91%)
  • 4 stars: 14 (9%)
  • 3 stars: 1 (1%)
  • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 1 star: 0 (0%)
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Matthew l.
Easy To Clean and Lasts Years

I've had my RipTide pump for almost 5 years now and it is still going strong no signs of wear and after a few moments of misuses (accidents happen) it's still preforming as well as ever! Super easy to breakdown and deep clean You can't go wrong with this pump!

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Joe J.
Mine works very well.

It does a good job in the whirlpool and I've not had any trouble yet. Tons better than the smaller magnetic pumps. Easy to take apart to get hops out of the impeller.

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Matt L.
First Pump - Fantastic

After getting used to the idea of pumping to begin with over gravity feeding everything I feel in love with this. Practice with water nail down your priming processes and this thing is simply perfect. Very quiet powerful and taking it apart for cleaning is a dream. Another win for Blichmann.

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wayne w.
Great pump

Works great and very quite. This pump requires hydro static pressure to work. It will not suck up.

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William O.O.
Great pump!

Great pump! Creates a vigorous whirlpool in my 1/2 BBL kettles. Easy disassemble for thorough cleaning. Flow control and priming valve are very convenient. I also use this pump on my 2BBL brewery. Not enough to whirlpool (that's what the pro pumps are for LOL) but the Riptide is great for the vorlauf and sparge... freeing up the big pumps for other operations.

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Tom N.
Riptide Brew pump

Excellent pump. This handles everything I throw at it. Best pump I have ever used for homebrew. Simple to pull apart clean & then sanitize. And yes: simple to reassemble.

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Kevin M.
Great pump but expensive

I like that this pump was well designed - inclusive of the built in flow control fan to cool the motor and held together by one tri-clamp fitting for easy cleaning. Completely brilliant design. However I could buy three high quality pumps for the same price elsewhere... So it really depends on if you want a Ford or a Lamborghini. Both will get you there but this definitely has all the features and could be worth the cost of it lasts for years.

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GERALD W.
Great pump

I like the ability to regulate flow. Much better than a ball valve. Very simple to keep clean.

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Lance C.
It’s a beast of a home brew pump.

This pump is a game changer for me. It’s perfect for whirlpool and the flow control built in to the pump give you great control over recirc as well as transfers through chillers into fermenters.

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Jeffery M.H.
Easy to use and clean

A real boon if you are brewing alone. Just move hoses and you can send liquid anywhere. I used it to recirculate sparse water and to transfer wort to the boil pot. Then the finished wort through the chiller into the fermenter. Eliminates almost all the lifting on brew day.

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Mitchell H.
GREAT PUMP

Easily control the flow and clean out after it was perfect for our needs!

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Timi M.
Great pump

What I like best is the pressure relief valve.

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Jonathan M.
Solid

Good Pump but I wish it was self-priming. I would buy this again.

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Matt T.
Best pump ever.

The best pump I've ever used. So easy to clean and can move so wort.

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Tom l.
The best -- and you want the best

I upgraded my chugger by adding the Blichmann pump head and that was an improvement. But I still had problems with the motor and the torque on the head mounting screws had to be perfect to have no leaks and not squeal. When the motor itself started having problems I replaced it with a Rip Tide and what an improvement! Slightly more capacity and much quieter. I also like not having the motor exposed to splashes and drips. If you are going to buy a pump get this one.

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Doug H.
I have two now

Best pump you can buy period. I have two of these both Tri-Clamp. They are fantastic pumps. easy to clean mount in any position great flow rate and of course it's from Blichmann. All their products are fantastic and well made. DON"T CHEESE OUT ON A CHEAP PUMP! for the few extra dollars you get everything in one pump with unmatched performance.

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Mike S.
Pros and cons

Pros: 1) Very quiet and solid compared to the pump and motor that came standard with the MoreBeer brew sculpture. 2) The relief valve was a benefit in priming. Not sure:1) Flow control as part of the pump design is a neat sounding feature. I found however that it was difficult to make fine adjustments such as are needed when pumping the finished wort out of the brew kettle through a cooler. There seemed to be some variability - which is unwanted. This might be correctable with experience. 2) My practice is to run clean water through the hot side pump as part of clean-up and never did run PBW through it. I don't think this was detrimental. Now it is easy - for sure - to clean the Blichmann pump with PBW but I frankly don't know if that is much of a benefit. I need to fiddle with this or talk to others who use different clean-up processes. Cons: 1) The mounting is very different from the standard motor mount. I tried a couple of homemade mounting brackets until I found one that works. The hole pattern is very different and not compatible with the original frame attachment holes Also the unit is pump-heavy which must be factored into the bracket design. I would hope soon either Blichmann or one of Morebeer's suppliers will develop an available bracket. 2) The packaging includes some environmentally unfriendly plastic foam. We should be beyond that. [I will be ordering another one for the HLT. Whatever problems I have had are secondary to the quality of the design and manufacture.]

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Kenneth S.
Blichmann RipTide Brewing Pump

This is the best pump brew pump that I have ever purchased and since this is the sixth one I should know. So if you think that it is rather pricey just think how much money I would have saved if I would have made this one my first choice.

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Rowena D.M.
Best pump there is!!!!

I've used other pumps but this one is by far the best. Does NOT cavitate pumping hot wort. The built in flow valve works great so if you deduct the cost of an additional flow valve this pump is a bargain. I have 2 pumps in my system and they are now both Blichmann's.

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Issac M.
Super Quiet Pump

Great pump. SUPER Quiet! I couldn’t tell if it was on or off at one point.

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Christopher H.
Wort pump

Wort pump go brrrrrrrrrrr

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Terry Z.
Great pump.

Solid & quiet just like the first one I bought a few months ago.

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Michael P.
Easy To Clean

Primes and cleans easily. I should have bought this a long time ago.

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John S.
Great pump

Love this pump! Very well made easy to clean and super quiet. The flow valve on the discharge makes it easy to regulate the flow. I recommend quick disconnects for your lines as makes it easy to pump sparge water wort to boil kettle and then thru chill plate all with same hoses. Highly recommend this pump.

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Thomas K.
Works incredibly well

love the thought put into it super easy to clean high flow.

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Louie P.
Love It

Got talked into buying some cheaper pumps and then bought these Wish I would of just bought these the first time They work great

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Ben S.
Buy this pump and never look back

I bought the traditional pumps many of us start with and they got the job done. I recently upgraded my whole setup to HERMS and bought riptides. These things are so quiet and the extra length of the cord is great to reach my panel. The ease of clean and built in valve plus the poppet just make this a no brainer. By the time you buy a stainless pump and add the valve and other items to make it comparable to a riptide you’re pretty much at the same price without the ease of clean and heavy build or quietness.

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Hunter F.
Amazing pump

Best home brewing pump. Period

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Stan Z.
Excellent pump.

Worked great. Quiet. Cleaning was cake. Never lost flow. High flow rate. Much better than chugger for noise and flow power