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). I've been using it for 5 years now and would not be without it. 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). Strong points: Recipe formulation, water volume calculations, gravity predictions, all-in-one with multiple tools for gravity adjustment, refractometer and hydrometer adjustments, etc., most of the calculations are user adjustable for your system, brew log function is great for archiving finished recipes and separating them from recipe library. But if shared in cloud you can download and scale tou your equipment. Also beersmith mobile cant import bmx Recipes. Recipes in cloud is limited to 5 but I download them to different devices. But can create multiple equipment profiles and mashes. 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). Beersmith mobile, can use on multiple devices but need to set equipment profiles on all devices. In the commercial space, BeerSmith is quite popular as is ProMash. I'm busy giving BrewBlogger a try now and I'm pretty impressed. Alex shares his design for Lasting Joy and the unique space and environment he and his wife were trying to create. We talk about how Alex selected his equipment for the new brewery, as well as some of the larger challenges in getting a brewery off the ground. Brad does try to keep up with some of the latest developments in brewing and apply them to the software. BrewBlogger is a web-based alternative to software such as BeerSmith, ProMash, and others. Alex explains why he decided to start Lasting Joy brewery. The interface is OK, not real intuitive, but workable. It does take some time to 'tune' to get good results in predicting what your process will produce. If you like designing your own recipes or modifying recipes you find on-line, then it is well worth the relatively low price. 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.
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