Beersmith?

[biggerthanyou83]

Anyone out there that has used this program is it worth buying? and how helpfull is it to you.

 

[jsweet]

Love it! New version is coming out in one hour for people who pre-ordered.

Anyway, you can try before you buy, it's fully-featured but time limited (21 days I think?). That's what I did, and I'd decided to shell out the money in less than a week. Try it, see if it works for you, then decide.

 

[ArcaneXor]

It's essential to my brewing. Could I do the math and record keeping by hand? Certainly, but Beersmith makes it faster by orders of magnitude, and more convenient because everything is stored on the PC. The new version comes out in about an hour.

 

[jetmac]

I think it's worth it. And it is very helpful to me. I've tried a few of them and this has been the best for me. Like jsweet said, do the trial and see. New version out today.

 

[lostboysbrew]

yay to new version!!!

And yes, its my favorite program out there......

 

[Psych]

Yeah it's fantastic, at the very least so you can get a feel for how much of whatever ingredient to throw in without going way out.

New version looks to be really good! Same great foundation but much more enhancements. Sweet action, well worth it imho.

 

[lschiavo]

Anyone out there that has used this program is it worth buying? and how helpfull is it to you.

Never heard of it. j/k. I love it.

 

[Bithead]

I use it. Getting familiar with v2 now. Worth buying? Absolutely yes. Takes care of all the math. Does my record keeping. Prints out my nice brew sheets. Has my inventory.

I tried several packages. I settled on this one and initially bought it when Brad had a sale going. I had no problem paying the small price for the upgrade.

 

[Poobah58]

Stick with the old version. It's MUCH better! New version is hard to get around and the fonts are so big, it's hard to fit into most boxes...