BeerSmith
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Pros
- despite the fact that Beersmith is probably the most capable software when it comes to non-IoT and non-UI stuff, it doesn't have the ability to erect guardrails and give alerts when your plan defies the laws of chemical physics.
- BeerSmith and Brewfather can work with BIAB
- Most of us use calculators. Beersmith, Brewfather, Brewsfriend are all popular ones. They will do estimation for you.
- I have an ancient ipad that I keep all my recipes in using BeerSmith. BS provides guidance if my ABV or bitterness is going outside of normal.
- I just exported my completed batches from Beersmith and came up with the following calculations from about the past 10 years of brewing
Cons
- I added all this to BeerSmith before hand but the volume was still off.
- I was curious if anyone had any articles or blogs to share for a beginner brewer on how to use and read brew steps from Brewfather or beersmith.
- I have messed around with Beersmith, Brewfather, and the Grainfather water profile apps, and I feel like I get different totals from each.
Sentiment
8 positive (73%) · 3 mixed (27%) · 0 negative (0%)
Trust + time weighted score: +76% · raw score 73%
What redditors said (10 of 11)
despite the fact that Beersmith is probably the most capable software when it comes to non-IoT and non-UI stuff, it doesn't have the ability to erect guardrails and give alerts when your plan defies the laws of chemical physics.
BeerSmith and Brewfather can work with BIAB
Most of us use calculators. Beersmith, Brewfather, Brewsfriend are all popular ones. They will do estimation for you.
I have an ancient ipad that I keep all my recipes in using BeerSmith. BS provides guidance if my ABV or bitterness is going outside of normal.
I added all this to BeerSmith before hand but the volume was still off.
I just exported my completed batches from Beersmith and came up with the following calculations from about the past 10 years of brewing
if i significantly miss my target, beersmith has a calculator and I find out how much sugar or malt extract (I usually go with extract) to add to get to target OG
BeerSmith has pretty good tutorial videos on using BeerSmith, but they might be a bit involved.
I was curious if anyone had any articles or blogs to share for a beginner brewer on how to use and read brew steps from Brewfather or beersmith.
I'd recommend a water test, then use that as your base water in Beersmith, select the water profile you're aiming for, and click the button and it'll tell you how much to add of each.