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I have not tried a tablet yet, but I am sure I will at some point. Options for units are in my plan, right now I am working on importing XML files and I have a temporary patch for the units and a fix for the newly saved file not showing up with the back button. I will make a new build once...

No... Scala!

As I said earlier this is still really preliminary, things like import and export and options are not done yet, saved items only show up when you reload the app, timers are not in, etc etc etc. I have only been at this a little while, and most of that was learning the API's. The advantage to...

The file in this location will be updated as I make changes, and I will be doing my best to keep the development version up to date as I make improvements. Hopefully this will change rapidly, the commit messages should give you some idea of what changes have been made.

https://github.com/tmonahan/BeerCalculator/tree/master/current_apk BeerCalculator is the generic name that I have been using, not at all permanent. This is my first attempt at making an android app, and first attempt at an APK so be warned! I have however successfully side loaded this APK on my...

Sound like it is going into the market early then. Any thoughts on what to call it?

I have used fresh fruit in the past with good success. Typically the goal is to add a particular flavour to the beer. Adding fruit should not impact beer sweetness, as the sugar in fruit is fermentable, and you need to add non-fermentable sugar to increase sweetness. To add fruit, heat fruit...

I wanted to learn android programming, and I love making beer so I decided to write a recipe formulation / brew day app. It its currently in really rough shape, but is almost useful as a basic recipe formulator. It will be free, open source, and supported for a little while at least. I am...

While I agree that it is a bad practice to start a siphon with your mouth, in this case I don't think it is the end of the world. Remember that the beer has already fermented and should be relatively resistant to contamination at that point. Starting a siphon by mouth is far less dangerous...

I have had good luck adding fruit to primary after heating it in a small amount of water to 160F and letting it cool in a closed container. Heating it to 160 kills the microbes and is not hot enough to destroy the fruit flavor.

Yes, it could make a huge difference. The heat is probably focused inside the ring, which is the whole pot in the first case and a smaller part of the pot in the second case. Also, having the ring sealed instead of open is probably restricting airflow. You might try lifting the put off of the...

Thank you for the insight! Is anyone else using brewing software for other tasks? (and yes, I know this is a shameless bump)

The easiest way to get started is to find your local home brew store. They should carry starter kits that include a big bucket or carboy, a bottling bucket, bottle capper, and maybe a hydrometer. A home brew store should also carry brewing kits that include all ingredients for a particular...

168 seems really high for saccrification, that would neutralize the enzymes really quickly. Did you mean 158?

All grain is easier than you think, mostly it just takes extra time and equipment. Your LHBS should be able to get you the ingredients in the correct portions, then just add hot water in the correct amounts. PaPazian's book ”Complete joy of homebrewing” is a great resource if you...

How much wort did you end up with? If you have less than the 5 gallons you were expecting then the higher gravity would make more sense. I would have trouble believing anything much higher than 85% efficiency with a homebrew setup.

Did the grain sit for a while after you crushed it

I would vote got the LHBS, your budget will barely cover a mill (and a nice mill really makes a big difference) while the LHBS should already have a mill that you can use, plus fresher grain. My LHBS will let me pre-pay for grain and give a price break, you may want to check that option out too...

My 3rd batch was all grain, and I have not been back to extract brewing since then. It seems like your first post mentioned that you missed your target OG by a few points (1.046 instead of 1.052). You should use this information to calculate your efficiency (probably something like 65%) and...

I have only really played around with the recipe formulation aspect of brewing software and have not played with many of the other features. I feel like I may be missing out on a lot of useful functionality. If you use brewing software, what features are you finding the most useful?