MashLab Brewing Software | Free for HBT

[MT_Keg]

Any status updates on this?

 

[Titan88]

Any status updates on this?

I already have the alpha version complete and I'm working a beta version. Predictably, being active duty military eats up a lot of my time, but it's coming along nicely and I'd like to have Version 1 rolled out extremely soon.

Thanks for checking in!

 

[Schlenkerla]

I already have the alpha version complete and I'm working a beta version. Predictably, being active duty military eats up a lot of my time, but it's coming along nicely and I'd like to have Version 1 rolled out extremely soon.

Thanks for checking in!

Titan88 - I'm looking for a new software. This sounds inspiring.

I want to control water my water usage very closely. I don't like using to much mash/sparge water and and rather mash longer for greater mash efficiency. Trading longer efficient mashes for shorter boils. Pretty much driving to the end target volume covering all loses. I strive for 6% loss in the boil.

I just bought new equipment. New MLT and HLT. Both vessels are good about minimal dead spaces. Most of the software I've seenb has adjustments for dead space losses however nothing for big false bottoms that change mash thickness. I have 1.25 gallon space between my kettle bottom and the false bottom making my mash really thick. But it's only artificially thick since I have a surplus of mash liquor below the the false bottom.

A large dead space with loses is different than large dead space with no losses.

The problem I have now is sparging, I have to go back and forth from no-sparge and batch/fly sparging based on my grist size.. Not sure if that's programmable thing. I want my vorloft to be below the surface of the mash liquor. I brew according to LOB.

I'd suggest that you have bounds checking on equipment capacity and the desired brewing process. Highlighting a recipe limit or a required process change is required to accommodate equipment. Base this on user rules for their equipment.

Looking forward to what you launch.

 

[The_Goldfish]

I am very intrigued as well. Sub'd!!!

 

[homebeerbrewer]

I'm interested too. I've been using BeerAlchemy for over 10 years, and it appears that it is no longer being developed or maintained.

One thing that I love about BeerAlchemy is that I can sync between my iMac and iPad. I use the iPad during brew day, and the iMac for recipe creation. On the iPad, I can create a new batch from a recipe, enter all the batch parameters, deduct the ingredients from inventory, take brew day notes, then store the batch as a daughter file of the original recipe. Once brew day is complete, I can sync that back to the iMac.

I wish it had a way to schedule the next steps, but I just used the calendar app. It would be a nice feature to have.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you develop.

 

[Schlenkerla]

I'm playing with Brewfather now. Seems better than Brewers Friend. I say that because it was very sluggish on mobile. However Brewfather works great on mobile or desktop. It seems to have equal or better calculators.

https://brewfather.app/