Brewing Software whats out there ?

bf514921 · Post by **bf514921** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:11 am

I am looking a little at getting some brewing software, such as pro mash.

Before i do though i was wondering what software is out there?

What are some of the pros/cons of different software?

Is pro mash the only thing going or are there other brewing software packages out there?

JimF · Post by **JimF** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:14 am

I use Beer Smith. Version 2 was released last summer and the developer, Brad Smith, continues to improve it. Last year BYO did a comparison and they didn't include ProMash, saying "ProMash is a perfectly functional application, it has not been updated in several years and future updates are uncertain." They had last reviewed it in 2002.

I am very happy with Beer Smith.

bf514921 · Post by **bf514921** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:35 pm

thats a good thing i didn't think about, longevity and / or updates

tony b · Post by **tony b** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:36 pm

Beer Smith is very popular with Club members. I use it. However, I am not an expert at it by any means. And, as Jim noted, Brad is always updating it.

carrisr · Post by **carrisr** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:45 pm

I too am a Beersmith user. If your have questions about it let me know. The beersmith site also has a bunch if videos on how to use it.

On 01/28/2012 03:36 PM, tony b wrote:

Beer Smith is very popular with Club members. I use it. However, I am not an expert at it by any means. And, as Jim noted, Brad is always updating it.

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DrPaulsen · Post by **DrPaulsen** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:44 pm

I use Beer Tools Pro & am very happy with it. Since both it and Beer Smith are very capable & actively supported, I highly recommend getting the trial version of each. If you do get a trial version of BTP & need some pointers, feel free to ask.

Matt F · Post by **Matt F** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:00 am

I have Promash because it was the most common available years ago. I would try the two mentioned above if I were starting from scratch today. I use Promash mainly to make or record recipes. I don't do much else with it.

BrewHound · Post by **BrewHound** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:26 pm

Personally, I use BeerAlchemy,

BeerAlchemy is Mac based and has apps for IPad and IPhone, which are fully functional. While not a Mac user currently, I do have an iPhone and like to have my software mobile so that is why I use it. Great little beer program, does about everything that any of the above ones do.