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One of the nicest is their batch feature. The Brewfather mobile app feels very fluid and is really easy to navigate.īrewfather has a lot of features associated with the actual brewing steps. This is hugely beneficial for me as I only have a desktop at my house. The mobile version collapses into a single column but still contains the same information and gives you the same level of control as the desktop version. There is no performance difference between the desktop and mobile versions of Brewfather. User Interface and Mobile Appīrewfather contains all of your brew day information in a single view.

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This is incredibly useful for making adjustments on the fly that instantly and automatically update to the cloud.

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Any compatible computer, tablet, or smartphone has full access to all of the application’s robust recipe design features, calculators/tools, and brewing profiles. Since Brewfather is completely cloud-based, you have easy access to your full account and all of your recipes no matter what device you access it from. These features are the main reason I purchased an annual subscription. The best part is you can save the data associated with a given batch so you can easily refer back to historical brews. The Tilt integration allows you to view your Tilt fermentation chart from within the Brewfather app-it’s pretty slick and only takes a few minutes to set up. In my eyes, Brewfather has a serious edge in terms of its overall ease of use, 3rd party integrations ( like Tilt), and mobile access from any device. Why I Prefer Brewfather Bewfather desktop view of recipe builder While the default data is a nice starting point, you’ll need to track and record every aspect of your brewing steps to really fine-tune your system to get repeatable and predictable results.

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I’ll continue to monitor this as I use the platform more.Īt the end of the day, all brewing software platforms are only as accurate as the information you put in. In my first true pilot batch, my acid calculation was once again very accurate.

I came to this conclusion based on how much acid I actually added to my mash from the previous batch compared to the actual measured mash pH. My lactic acid calculation actually favored Brewfather in terms of estimated vs actual (it was dead on). In my side by side recipe, unadjusted mash pH was exactly the same, salt additions were nearly identical (marginal differences), and lactic acid additions were very close.

The part I was most interested in comparing was acid additions, pH estimates, and water salt additions. Just to note I made sure to delete any prior water, pH, and salt additions in Brewfather to get new native calculations. Overall, the recipe rendered very similarly to previous batches…which is what I was hoping for.

Just note this is a premium feature and requires a paid prescription. In order to get a comparative sense of the platform’s functionality, I imported one of my trusted recipes via beer XML file. I love that I don’t need additional programs or calculators for any other component of my brew day, although some still do. You can build your recipes by selecting your ingredients from a database and it uses all of the information to formulate just about everything you will need. What I like about Brewfather is its all-in-one nature and general ease of use. Brewfather takes the guesswork out of your brew day by allowing you to dial in your entire process and calculate every part of the process. All of this comes packed with your typical brewing statistics such as ABV, OG, FG, IBU, SRM, water calculations, yeast starter calculations, and much much more. The platform contains both basic and advanced features for all-grain and extract brewers. What is Brewfather?īrewfather, like BeerSmith or Brewer’s Friend, is an advanced brewing program made for beer recipe design and brew day process. So I guess you can consider this my formal hands-on review of the Brewfather app. So I rebuilt my equipment profile, added a recipe, and did a brew day. I was immediately wowed by all the features I’d grown accustomed to over the years in a simplified layout and more user-friendly interface. I arbitrarily created a Brewfather account recently to see what it was all about. As I got more advanced, I used various programs and calculators to finetune my system, build and manage my own water profile, estimate mash pH, calculate acid and salt additions, and everything else associated with my brew day. I’ve been using brewing software at a really basic level since the day I started homebrewing.

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