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Update 4/16/13 Version 1.01 has been submitted to the app store to fix a few bugs and issues. Email export will no longer crash if the recipe has no notes saved, and international number formatting will now work for decimals for locales that do not use "." for decimals. Various smaller fixes and adjustments.
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Update 4/9/13 - There is a bug where if you try to export (via email) a recipe with no notes (via the notes section on the bottom tab bar when viewing a recipe) the app will crash. This has been fixed and I will an update to the app store soon. In the meantime, just put anything at all in the notes field and it will export fine (I hope!)
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Hello HBT, I'm happy to announce the release of my free homebrew app for iPhone & iPad. I'm planning on updating it regularly so I'm hoping that on this first version I can get lots of feedback to make improvements. Please feel free to download it and give it a test run! If you like it, have any suggestions, complaints, or find any bugs, please let me know! I'm compiling a list of improvements, new features, and bugs to fix for the next update.
Fermenticus Brew Log - (Price: Free!)
App Store Link (Available in all regions that allow for alcohol-related apps, as it turns out, some don't!).
Features of Version 1.0
- Optimized for iPhone 5 and retina iPad.
- Build your recipes before brewing with built in lists of grains, extracts, adjuncts, hops, and yeasts. Selectable ingredients can be adjusted as you like since we know these can vary.
- As you add grains you will get an update on the new estimated gravity and color, great for building recipes on the go.
- Built in calculators determine original and final gravity, alcohol (ABV), bitterness (IBU), and color (SRM).
- Choose a BJCP style or make your own. (Style information limited to BJCP styles at this time)
- Designed to be an efficient brewing companion for quick logging during your brew day. This is built to be an efficient tool, so I concentrated on "doing more with fewer clicks". Multi-tasking works as you would expect for fast loading.
- US & Metric both supported. (Gallons/lbs/oz & Litres/kg/g). You can even combine units in your malt bill or hop bill.
- The app is a brewing logbook by design (hence the name!) so I am hoping you will come back to it to log information later on in the notes and brew date sections.
- Unique date handling, so you can have as many dates in the log as possible. This is a super simple process for those days that you make a quick measurement. Open the recipe, add a date and a description and you are done. There is no limitation on this, so even if you just want to note that you saw some activity or smelled something funky you can quickly add this.
- Calculates predicted gravity for all-grain, extract, partial-mash, or steeped grains. Once you make your own measurement it will let you know your actual brew-house efficiency (for all-grain) and actual yeast attenuation.
- Save your default settings such as typical batch size and if you brew extract/all-grain/steeped. Of course these can be set on a recipe by recipe basis as well.
- I have a strict philosophy with regards to who owns your data, and that is you. As of now I have a convenient email export option on the main summary page of the app. This formats all the information into a table that you can save in your email for record keeping, print out for reference, or simply copy & paste into a spreadsheet.
iPhone Screenshots:
iPad Screenshots:
Features and adjustments planned for the next update:
- Sample recipes
- Basic instructions on how to use the app when your logbook is empty. (For now, try hitting the + button!)
- Improved keyboard management (next, done, hide, etc) when going between fields
- Options with regards to formulas used (currently set to Mosher for ABV and Tinseth for IBU).
- *Open to suggestions!
Features and updates to be included in a later version:
- More logging details for your mash & sparge such as temperatures, volumes, measured pH, step mash, etc.
- More logging details for your boil, in particular boil volumes.
- More logging details for your fermentation temperatures.
- Recipe scaling options. Take you pilot batch to a larger scale easily.
- Additional export options and synchronization between your devices.
- Quick calculators for ABV, Brix/SG/Plato conversion, Hop substitutions
- *Open to suggestions!
What about Android/Windows Phone/Blackberry/Symbian/Pocket PC/Sega Dreamcast/etc
- I'm just one guy, unfortunately. I don't currently have the means or know how to bring this to non iOS platforms. It could happen in the future, but I would not recommend holding your breath for it!
About me:
I've been a homebrewer for over 10 years and an engineer (Acoustics & Audio-Visual) for the past 7 years. I've always been a spreadsheet man and after recently taking the dive into learning iOS programming it seemed like a natural fit to build a logging program. Ultimately, this app was built to match my own brewing experiences. I know that yours may vary widely so I'm hoping you'll want to make suggestions to improve it if you feel this is an app you could see yourself using regularly.
Disclosure:
- While this is my first post on HBT, I have been a big time lurker for years. I respect this community immensely and hope that by posting this I do not seem like I'm advertising for personal gain. I do intend to re-post this same information on a few other select sites. As you can imagine, this isn't exactly a smart money-making endeavour. But an endeavour nonetheless!
- The app is free and I do not intend to charge for it in the future. For now I am very happy to have people use the software and give feedback to make it better. If there is an opportunity in the future to monetize the app without impacting its fast & efficient tool-like nature, I will consider that.
Get in touch:
I'll be responding to any questions or comments on here, you can tweet @fermenticus, or email [email protected]
Cheers,
Mark!
Update 4/16/13 Version 1.01 has been submitted to the app store to fix a few bugs and issues. Email export will no longer crash if the recipe has no notes saved, and international number formatting will now work for decimals for locales that do not use "." for decimals. Various smaller fixes and adjustments.
---
Update 4/9/13 - There is a bug where if you try to export (via email) a recipe with no notes (via the notes section on the bottom tab bar when viewing a recipe) the app will crash. This has been fixed and I will an update to the app store soon. In the meantime, just put anything at all in the notes field and it will export fine (I hope!)
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Hello HBT, I'm happy to announce the release of my free homebrew app for iPhone & iPad. I'm planning on updating it regularly so I'm hoping that on this first version I can get lots of feedback to make improvements. Please feel free to download it and give it a test run! If you like it, have any suggestions, complaints, or find any bugs, please let me know! I'm compiling a list of improvements, new features, and bugs to fix for the next update.
Fermenticus Brew Log - (Price: Free!)
App Store Link (Available in all regions that allow for alcohol-related apps, as it turns out, some don't!).
Features of Version 1.0
- Optimized for iPhone 5 and retina iPad.
- Build your recipes before brewing with built in lists of grains, extracts, adjuncts, hops, and yeasts. Selectable ingredients can be adjusted as you like since we know these can vary.
- As you add grains you will get an update on the new estimated gravity and color, great for building recipes on the go.
- Built in calculators determine original and final gravity, alcohol (ABV), bitterness (IBU), and color (SRM).
- Choose a BJCP style or make your own. (Style information limited to BJCP styles at this time)
- Designed to be an efficient brewing companion for quick logging during your brew day. This is built to be an efficient tool, so I concentrated on "doing more with fewer clicks". Multi-tasking works as you would expect for fast loading.
- US & Metric both supported. (Gallons/lbs/oz & Litres/kg/g). You can even combine units in your malt bill or hop bill.
- The app is a brewing logbook by design (hence the name!) so I am hoping you will come back to it to log information later on in the notes and brew date sections.
- Unique date handling, so you can have as many dates in the log as possible. This is a super simple process for those days that you make a quick measurement. Open the recipe, add a date and a description and you are done. There is no limitation on this, so even if you just want to note that you saw some activity or smelled something funky you can quickly add this.
- Calculates predicted gravity for all-grain, extract, partial-mash, or steeped grains. Once you make your own measurement it will let you know your actual brew-house efficiency (for all-grain) and actual yeast attenuation.
- Save your default settings such as typical batch size and if you brew extract/all-grain/steeped. Of course these can be set on a recipe by recipe basis as well.
- I have a strict philosophy with regards to who owns your data, and that is you. As of now I have a convenient email export option on the main summary page of the app. This formats all the information into a table that you can save in your email for record keeping, print out for reference, or simply copy & paste into a spreadsheet.
iPhone Screenshots:
iPad Screenshots:
Features and adjustments planned for the next update:
- Sample recipes
- Basic instructions on how to use the app when your logbook is empty. (For now, try hitting the + button!)
- Improved keyboard management (next, done, hide, etc) when going between fields
- Options with regards to formulas used (currently set to Mosher for ABV and Tinseth for IBU).
- *Open to suggestions!
Features and updates to be included in a later version:
- More logging details for your mash & sparge such as temperatures, volumes, measured pH, step mash, etc.
- More logging details for your boil, in particular boil volumes.
- More logging details for your fermentation temperatures.
- Recipe scaling options. Take you pilot batch to a larger scale easily.
- Additional export options and synchronization between your devices.
- Quick calculators for ABV, Brix/SG/Plato conversion, Hop substitutions
- *Open to suggestions!
What about Android/Windows Phone/Blackberry/Symbian/Pocket PC/Sega Dreamcast/etc
- I'm just one guy, unfortunately. I don't currently have the means or know how to bring this to non iOS platforms. It could happen in the future, but I would not recommend holding your breath for it!
About me:
I've been a homebrewer for over 10 years and an engineer (Acoustics & Audio-Visual) for the past 7 years. I've always been a spreadsheet man and after recently taking the dive into learning iOS programming it seemed like a natural fit to build a logging program. Ultimately, this app was built to match my own brewing experiences. I know that yours may vary widely so I'm hoping you'll want to make suggestions to improve it if you feel this is an app you could see yourself using regularly.
Disclosure:
- While this is my first post on HBT, I have been a big time lurker for years. I respect this community immensely and hope that by posting this I do not seem like I'm advertising for personal gain. I do intend to re-post this same information on a few other select sites. As you can imagine, this isn't exactly a smart money-making endeavour. But an endeavour nonetheless!
- The app is free and I do not intend to charge for it in the future. For now I am very happy to have people use the software and give feedback to make it better. If there is an opportunity in the future to monetize the app without impacting its fast & efficient tool-like nature, I will consider that.
Get in touch:
I'll be responding to any questions or comments on here, you can tweet @fermenticus, or email [email protected]
Cheers,
Mark!