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04-02-2008, 11:25 PM
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Beer Buster
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Middlebury, Ct.
Posts: 880
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Beer brewing free software?
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Is there a free version of something like Beer Pro that is fairly easy for Windows XP? What does a decent program cost and are they fairly simple to use for a total noob?
Last edited by Wade E; 04-03-2008 at 12:39 AM.
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04-03-2008, 02:35 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Posts: 19,424
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search for Qbrew.
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04-03-2008, 04:47 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Austin Tx
Posts: 311
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you can download trials for both beersmith and promash, each of which offers limited features in one respect or another. they are both about $20.
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04-03-2008, 04:56 AM
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Flyfisherman/brewer
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 4,914
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Strangebrew java is also free.
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04-03-2008, 04:58 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Addison,TX
Posts: 2,706
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I have used beersmith for a year for free... Don't tell anyone though.  |
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04-03-2008, 05:40 AM
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BeerSmith Author, Brewer
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Clifton, VA
Posts: 273
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Originally Posted by Ryanh1801
I have used beersmith for a year for free... Don't tell anyone though. |
You have?
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04-03-2008, 05:48 AM
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Mmm...beer.
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Southwest
Posts: 12,350
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As long as you offer a free demo, someone will find a way to exploit it. That doesn't mean you should stop offering the demo. I'm sure I could've found a way around the demo security, but I paid for it instead - because I like the software.
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04-03-2008, 06:10 AM
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Conqueroo Brew
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 4,449
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I would hope that the extremely low price of Beersmith would prevent people from pirating it. Come on...it's $20!
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04-03-2008, 12:19 PM
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Drink your beer!
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Upper Michigan
Posts: 41,532
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I downloaded a free trial of Beersmith, and ended up purchasing it right away. I like it alot and never tried any other software. There are some changes I'd like to see- like I'd like to be able to leave the "recipe" window open while I look for some inventory, or to look up the expected attenuation with that window still open- but over all, I like it.
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Giving beer a leg to stand on since 2006
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04-03-2008, 12:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Nashua, NH
Posts: 1,637
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Originally Posted by BlindLemonLars
I would hope that the extremely low price of Beersmith would prevent people from pirating it. Come on...it's $20!
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Seriously... Beersmith has been one of the most important elements of my brewing, perhaps second only to my HBT membership - so $20 is a steal! 
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