What is beersmith

The program lets you adjust pH with lactic acid, phosphoric acid, or acid malt. Personally, I usually use lactic acid. The adjustment is really straightforward on BeerSmith 3. For my recipe, it was 6. BeerSmith 3 automatically calculates the acid addition on the small calculator on the right. It calculated that I needed I really liked using the water chemistry adjustment tools on BeerSmith 3.

The values came almost identical to my other water calculator, so I feel comfortable using BeerSmith moving forward. It makes it so much easier and quicker to have this functionality built-in to the recipe design software. After all the water adjustments have been made, the additions are automatically added to the recipe tab. Modern hopping techniques and timing can be complicated. Hops are added pre-fermentation, mid-fermentation, and post-fermentation. So brewing software nowadays has to account for many options.

BeerSmith 3 has added a functional tool to help precisely design these additions. Another great addition is the whirlpool hop bitterness tool. A new calculator has been integrated that estimates IBUs based on whirlpool time and temperature. This new function makes it easy to estimate the overall IBU of a beer. You can see from the screenshot that the same amount of Citra added for the same time at different temperatures gives a different IBU estimate.

Through playing around with some of my recipes, I have found that I agree with these estimates in the perceived bitterness of the beers I have brewed. However, I find this feature needs some more experimentation to really dial it in. Previously, I always just guessed recipes or relied on online homebrewing community advice. BeerSmith 3 comes preloaded with many fruit juices, fruits, and honey.

Designing recipes has the same ease as brewing beer. All of the parameters — like original gravity or color — are automatically calculated. You can select different types of ciders, meads, or wines to fit within the stylistic guidelines as well. I think this added feature is a very welcome addition to the BeerSmith package. It could even inspire homebrewers to try fermenting something other than beer. Overall, the look and feel is almost identical to BeerSmith 2.

For new BeerSmith users, it does take some getting used to the layout and design of the software. They have put some more thought into the design, however, and BeerSmith 3 is the nicest design yet. Running the software has been bug-free for me so far. Even on my slightly older laptop, BeerSmith 3 is fast and responsive. On top of that, BeerSmith is developing a web-based version. There are a number of freebies out there and I used several of them in the past but I prefer Beersmith. I love Beersmith but have really only used the desktop version.

I should say though, that I may buy Pro Mash this next go around. Love being able to save my recipes in an exportable file that I can open up in any other version of Beersmith, or use them as a backup for when I need to reinstall OS for some reason.

I like being able to print out the Brew Day steps, I have many equipment profiles saved too. It was absolutely worth every penny I paid for it, but I have had it for 5 or 6 years I think. There was less options at that time. Joined Apr 13, Messages 1, Reaction score It really depends upon how your brew. If you buy and brew pre-made kits, then it is probably an OK investment, but it is not going to be of greatest value.

If you like designing your own recipes or modifying recipes you find on-line, then it is well worth the relatively low price. It does take some time to 'tune' to get good results in predicting what your process will produce. The interface is OK, not real intuitive, but workable. Brad does try to keep up with some of the latest developments in brewing and apply them to the software.

Sometimes they start off pretty crude in operation and take several updates to iron out the weak points like, for instance, the water profile tool and pH predictions. Strong points: Recipe formulation, water volume calculations, gravity predictions, all-in-one with multiple tools for gravity adjustment, refractometer and hydrometer adjustments, etc.

Weak areas: Water profile tool is new and a bit clumsy, whirlpool hop additions don't account for temperature drops, volume adjustment for temperature is really non-existent either hot or not , inventory control, brew timer does not allow for delay activities end of boil vs whirlpool addition.

I've been using it for 5 years now and would not be without it. I rarely miss my targets and when I do can trace it back to something I didn't follow, maintain, or do correctly oops, forgot to adjust the mill back after grinding oat malt. JohnK93 Well-Known Member. Joined Dec 27, Messages 3, Reaction score Location lincoln. Oginme said:. Morrey Well-Known Member. If you are taking a count of yeahs and nays, definitely count me in as a yeah to suggest BeerSmith. The on point review Oginme gives in post 10 would mirror my thoughts very well.

No biggie I like that you can save all the recipes you want. Brewers friend is great, but you can only save 5 recipes with the free version. I like that it was a one time license fee, rather than a subscription like Brewers friend. Yes, worth it. Also as mentioned above it is absolutely invaluable for building recipes. Well worth the cost. Setsumi Well-Known Member.

I have beersmith app. Plus is unlimited equipment profiles. You can install it on different devices. You can add to the hops. Negatives you must set equipment profiles and hops on each device and you cannot import bsmxl? If you want to share recipes you have to download from beersmith cloud. But then there are so many recepies that you will always find one that you can tweak. I started with Beertools. Most brewers in my club use Beersmith. I bought it partly so I could speak their language.

It would have probably benefited the app to run a beta for more user input and fix programming issues. Other than that I am extremely excited to write recipes on the fly, which will be so much better with easy accessibility. The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update. With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app. App Store Preview. Screenshots iPhone iPad. Description BeerSmith 2, the top selling home brewing software, comes to iPhone and iPad!

Feb 7, Version 2. Ratings and Reviews. It would be a little scary at first glance, especially for someone that does not use Excel. Their website also has a lot of information on it for those looking to get into brewing water chemistry.

The web version is free. BrewPal is an app based recipe formulation software for IOS. It allows you to take your recipes with you. It syncs between all of your iCloud devices. Though somewhat limited when comparing it to the others, when it comes to an IOS app based software, BrewPal is still a nice tool to have.

If you are looking to only use your iPhone or iPad for brew calculations, this might be just the tool you are looking for. This software, to me, feels much like Beersmith, though, not as many options. Overall the user interface is clean and navigation through all the available options is very straightforward. I would have liked to have seen more reporting from such a feature rich product.

They have a web-based version that the desktop app will sync with so that you can use it on a mobile device as well. One cool feature I noticed was that if you are a brewer that keeps on top of their inventory, this software can recommend brews based on the ingredients you have in stock. The desktop version will sync with the app version which will help with shopping lists and brewday schedules.

Once again, I have not personally used every software listed here and this post just scratches the surface when it comes to the different options available for brewing software. They change and the good ones frequently update to keep with modern devices and new platforms.