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Homebrewing: Using Beersmith
Posted on 5/26/13 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 5/26/13 at 12:10 pm
My trial for brewer's friend ran out, so I decided to make the switch to Beersmith. I find this program extremely overwhelming to get started, even for extract. Any advice on getting started using it?
This post was edited on 5/26/13 at 12:29 pm
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Posted on 5/26/13 at 1:55 pm to LoneStarTiger
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My trial for brewer's friend ran out, so I decided to make the switch to Beersmith. I find this program extremely overwhelming to get started, even for extract. Any advice on getting started using it?
yeah.... I played around with it a good bit for the first few days.
You know the size of your brew pot and everything? Adjust your equipment and input a recipe or two and the next time you have a brew day start inputting all of the numbers that you come up with from your Pre boil OG and post boil OG etc.
Posted on 5/26/13 at 2:40 pm to s14suspense
found out one of my golf buddies is a home brewer. going to start going over and lending a hand when he brews. Also new neighbor across the street apparently brews 
Posted on 5/26/13 at 2:46 pm to Tiger Ryno
You're going to get hooked and start yourself
And then drinking really starts getting pricey
And then drinking really starts getting pricey
Posted on 5/26/13 at 3:13 pm to LoneStarTiger
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And then drinking really starts getting pricey
I've got a few gallons fermenting in the garage that cost about $6.00... Hopefully it doesn't taste that cheap!
Posted on 5/26/13 at 3:37 pm to rds dc
I used BrewBlogger and TastyBrew, the free versions, to work up everything for my 1st full grain batch. I just did a small test batch to ease back into things.
Posted on 5/26/13 at 5:39 pm to LoneStarTiger
I've been using it for better than 5yrs. You just need to play around with it. There are some things it does that I still don't fully understand like splitting the batch sparge up.....
Any questions just post them and I'll try to answer.
Any questions just post them and I'll try to answer.
Posted on 5/26/13 at 7:07 pm to LoneStarTiger
Expensive? All of my brews have been ~.80 a beer or less
Posted on 5/26/13 at 9:42 pm to TheOcean
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Expensive? All of my brews have been ~.80 a beer or less
Sure, the ingredients are cheap. And the initial capital outlay doesn't have to be outrageous. But the more you brew, the more you find equipment to spend money on.
Posted on 5/26/13 at 9:52 pm to Aubie Spr96
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Any questions just post them and I'll try to answer.
Thanks!
This post was edited on 5/26/13 at 9:53 pm
Posted on 5/26/13 at 9:54 pm to BMoney
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Sure, the ingredients are cheap. And the initial capital outlay doesn't have to be outrageous. But the more you brew, the more you find equipment to spend money on.
This
I've spent as much on upgrades as I did on the initial investment. And I still haven't gone to all-grain
Posted on 5/26/13 at 10:10 pm to LoneStarTiger
I haven't brewed in awhile but I had started using Brewmaster BC the mobile and computer programs sync with each other.
It's very convenient using my phone during the brew. Mostly to get hop additions correct.
It's very convenient using my phone during the brew. Mostly to get hop additions correct.
Posted on 5/26/13 at 10:13 pm to tetu
Beersmith has a brew sheet you can print. I haven't checked to see if they have a mobile app yet. Typically, I set my mash and ingredients and print my brew sheet to follow. Never had an issue.
Posted on 5/26/13 at 10:19 pm to Aubie Spr96
quote:I know. That's what I did before brewmaster. But I can add ingredients to my stock from my phone and it will show up on my program. Can also make up a recipe on my phone easily while at work and have it when I get home.
Beersmith has a brew sheet you can print. I haven't checked to see if they have a mobile app yet. Typically, I set my mash and ingredients and print my brew sheet to follow. Never had an issue.
Just sayin that it is convenient. Nothing earth shattering but in my experience in owning both, they are both similar but I'd rec brewmaster because of sync'ing (I I had to rec one)
Posted on 5/28/13 at 12:41 pm to Aubie Spr96
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There are some things it does that I still don't fully understand like splitting the batch sparge up.....
I'm pretty sure you can adjust that setting to where you tell it to fill 90% of your tun up and completely drain tun before sparging.
It was one of the first things I looked into when I brewed my first all grain recipe. I was very confused by those instructions.
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