iBrewMaster (iPhone) - Great

[jediBrewer]

Just got the iPad version. This will help me organize. Love this app!

 

[DerCribben]

I am a pretty big fan of this app. I haven't even begun to max the possibilities that it provides for and I basically do all of my recipe creation/modification with it. From reading the earlier comments in this thread I can tell that the developer has gone out of their way to include anything and everything that is found to be missing or useful and are very serious about customer satisfaction and good product development. When I find something I can't do I'll be sure to bring it up but I'm not holding my breath till that happens lol.

 

[seatbelt123]

I am a pretty big fan of this app. I haven't even begun to max the possibilities that it provides for and I basically do all of my recipe creation/modification with it. From reading the earlier comments in this thread I can tell that the developer has gone out of their way to include anything and everything that is found to be missing or useful and are very serious about customer satisfaction and good product development. When I find something I can't do I'll be sure to bring it up but I'm not holding my breath till that happens lol.

I agree, I started this thread last November and I'm happy to see that the app keeps evolving. I really like having it accessible on my phone all of the time.

 

[BurgBrewer]

Ok, ok, ok, I'll buy it =)

 

[BIGREDIOWAN]

Well, I guess I have to buy it now.................lol.

 

[terps_mcgerps]

What does this have in the way of recipe scaling for odd equipment? I'd love to grab this but I often make little 1 gallon all grain batches and that's the majority of what I use these programs for.

 

[BurgBrewer]

You can select the size of wort desired and it will tell you initial boil volume. What else do you want to know about that subject specifically? I just inputted one of my own recipes and it gave me my anticipated OG and FG, as well as SRM and IBUs based off of my efficiency and hopping schedule.

 

[terps_mcgerps]

You can select the size of wort desired and it will tell you initial boil volume. What else do you want to know about that subject specifically? I just inputted one of my own recipes and it gave me my anticipated OG and FG, as well as SRM and IBUs based off of my efficiency and hopping schedule.

That's all I really need to know, whether or not it will scale down all the way. I had a bad experience with some program or other not wanting to go down past 3 gallons. Thanks a lot!

 

[BurgBrewer]

Hmm I didn't try scaling it down to 1 gallon but before you buy it let me see if it'll do it in a mock recipe.

 

[BurgBrewer]

Here is a quick view of a recipe. I haven't mastered the art of ibrewmaster yet.

 

[bottlebomber]

Iove it. There's some things I'd like to see change but overall it's great. I would really like to see some basic quick calculators such as ABV, priming sugar calculator, hydrometer temp calculator etc but I really can't complain. It's great to have for my brew club meetings because everything I've brewed and the notes are all right there.

 

[D-Hutt]

what's the easiest way to set up a batch sparge on this thing? i've got my protein rest infusion, main rest, and now I need to do the batch sparge step. any way to do it in-app?

Edit: To clarify, here's what I have as mash steps.

1. Protein Rest 10 min@ 122F, Add 14.62 qt water @ 129.4F for 9.75 lbs grain @ 1.5 qt/lb.

2. Medium Body Infusion 60 min. @ 152F, Add 8.57 qt. water @ 210F

3. I need to know how much water and at what temp. to get to a 170F mash out for a full batch sparge for a 5.25g batch. Make sense?

 

[D-Hutt]

Read this too - and I don't get it.

http://feedback.ibrewmaster.com/knowledgebase/articles/44714-how-do-i-setup-batch-sparging-

 

[Sherpa FE]

what's the easiest way to set up a batch sparge on this thing? i've got my protein rest infusion, main rest, and now I need to do the batch sparge step. any way to do it in-app?

Edit: To clarify, here's what I have as mash steps.

1. Protein Rest 10 min@ 122F, Add 14.62 qt water @ 129.4F for 9.75 lbs grain @ 1.5 qt/lb.

2. Medium Body Infusion 60 min. @ 152F, Add 8.57 qt. water @ 210F

3. I need to know how much water and at what temp. to get to a 170F mash out for a full batch sparge for a 5.25g batch. Make sense?

Honestly, Ibrewmaster is not good for this. What I do is use their mash in amount, which is whatever you set 1.25qt / lb or whatever you use.

Then I measure my initial drain, say 5 gallons, and I need 10 for total preboil, I just take the remaining liquid I need and divide by two. Works pretty good, without all the hassle. Of course it means you need an accurate way to measure initial drain, and also to measure going in.
I heat extra water, and use the remaining for cleaning all my equipment.
Hope this helps!

 

[Sherpa FE]

Just read the rest of your post, I honestly don't know on getting the water temps adjusted to give you your 170 degrees. I use 185 sparge water (I also do a double batch sparge) and normally my grain bed is around 165 - 168 degrees.

 

[alestateyall]

what's the easiest way to set up a batch sparge on this thing? i've got my protein rest infusion, main rest, and now I need to do the batch sparge step. any way to do it in-app?

Edit: To clarify, here's what I have as mash steps.

1. Protein Rest 10 min@ 122F, Add 14.62 qt water @ 129.4F for 9.75 lbs grain @ 1.5 qt/lb.

2. Medium Body Infusion 60 min. @ 152F, Add 8.57 qt. water @ 210F

3. I need to know how much water and at what temp. to get to a 170F mash out for a full batch sparge for a 5.25g batch. Make sense?

For your mash out use a custom mash step which is set as follows.

"Auto Calc."
"Infusion"
"Step"

Water to add: Calc (greyed)
Water temp: 212F
Target Mash Temp: 170F
Step Time: 5

The "Water Temp" should be set at the temp you will heat your mash out water to. It needs to be pretty hot or the calculator will one up with a huge volume to add.

The above settings will compute the volume of water at 212F needed to raise your mash to 170F.

I don't use the above settings. I always use free form and just add 8 quarts at 212F. 8 quarts is much easier to measure and gets the job done.

For batch sparge I have a 3rd step: sparge. The volume required for that step auto calculates based in prebiotic volume and the mash in and mash out volumes.

 

[meadowstream]

Does buying the iPad app also give access to the Mac version without paying more?

 

[Demon]

Does buying the iPad app also give access to the Mac version without paying more?

Nope. Mac version is still $14.99

 

[meadowstream]

Do you know which version is richer in terms of functionality? iPad or Mac?

 

[Demon]

I haven't bought the Mac version due to terrible reviews. I have iPad and iPhone versions. iPad is great, really don't think I'd need the Mac version. iPhone I only use to check recipes while at the brew shop, or if I get a goofy recipe idea when I'm at a bar.

 

[D-Hutt]

For your mash out use a custom mash step which is set as follows.

"Auto Calc."
"Infusion"
"Step"

Water to add: Calc (greyed)
Water temp: 212F
Target Mash Temp: 170F
Step Time: 5

The "Water Temp" should be set at the temp you will heat your mash out water to. It needs to be pretty hot or the calculator will one up with a huge volume to add.

The above settings will compute the volume of water at 212F needed to raise your mash to 170F.

I don't use the above settings. I always use free form and just add 8 quarts at 212F. 8 quarts is much easier to measure and gets the job done.

For batch sparge I have a 3rd step: sparge. The volume required for that step auto calculates based in prebiotic volume and the mash in and mash out volumes.

This is basically what I ended up doing. Thanks for the help.

 

[BuddyBrews]

Think i need this for the ipad!!

 

[nghtmre4u]

Will this work on my iPad and I phone or do I have to buy it on both? I'd like to have on my iPad for brewing and on iPhone for shoping or to play with recipe while I'm killing time

 

[alestateyall]

Will this work on my iPad and I phone or do I have to buy it on both? I'd like to have on my iPad for brewing and on iPhone for shoping or to play with recipe while I'm killing time

You have to buy for both.

 

[nghtmre4u]

You have to buy for both.

Thank you

 

[Safa]

Sorry if this is a total noob question guys.

I'm planning on going all grain for my next batch, but sticking to a BIAB because I just don't have the money or space for more stuff.

I'll be using a 7.5 gal pot and will be doing a sparge to bring my preboil up to 6.7 gal. Will I be able to use this app with the weird brew plan?

Just wondering since I assume its intended for regular 3 vessel type brews or standard no sparge BIAB.

 

[meadowstream]

Sorry if this is a total noob question guys.

I'm planning on going all grain for my next batch, but sticking to a BIAB because I just don't have the money or space for more stuff.

I'll be using a 7.5 gal pot and will be doing a sparge to bring my preboil up to 6.7 gal. Will I be able to use this app with the weird brew plan?

Just wondering since I assume its intended for regular 3 vessel type brews or standard no sparge BIAB.

Sure you can use this with any equipment. The same basic steps apply for all methods: mash and boil and cool and pitch and ferment and bottle/keg and drink. You can define the parameters around your equipment in the app.

I bought this after my first posts in this thread and am very impressed.

 

[Safa]

Sure you can use this with any equipment. The same basic steps apply for all methods: mash and boil and cool and pitch and ferment and bottle/keg and drink. You can define the parameters around your equipment in the app.

I bought this after my first posts in this thread and am very impressed.

Thanks, that's awesome!
I might need to post back to get help setting it all up!

 

[WKU_Doc_D]

Anyone know how to add bourbon (not bourbon flavor) to iBrewmaster? Would like to add it and see the alcohol automatically adjust when done. That might be overkill, but any help would be appreciated.
thanks,
Darren

 

[HollisBT]

Anyone know how to add bourbon (not bourbon flavor) to iBrewmaster? Would like to add it and see the alcohol automatically adjust when done. That might be overkill, but any help would be appreciated.
thanks,
Darren

I kind of doubt you are going to be able to do something along those lines...

Fwiw, I don't even use ibrewmaster's abv calculations, I use another software that I think has a more accurate calculation.