Review of BeerSmith Book?

[Oscar56]

I am hoping to get back into home brewing again this summer. I have been considering investing in BeerSmith 2.0 although it might be overkill for m first few attempts.

But I notice there is a BeerSmith book. It has some good reviews on Amazon but does not appear in the book reviews here.
Is it a good resource and companion to the software?

I already have John Palmer's book from 2009 and a copy of Papazian's book from 1983.

 

[duboman]

I use BS 2.0 and was not aware there is a book for it. While the user interface is a little difficult it is pretty powerful software for not a lot of money. When I started using it I found the online tutorials to be very helpful for setting everything up. there is a little trial and error involved and a lot of measurement verification required to get the proper equipment set up, but once you get everything in properly it works great!

Besides, perhaps additionally detailed information I am not sure the book would be any more worthwhile than the online tutorials that are free. Besides, you can get a trial version of the software for free to try!

 

[richthrift]

I also use BeerSmith 2.0. If the book you're talking about is Brewing with BeerSmith then I would recommend reading it. Id say buy it used from Amazon if you can find it but it is very informative and has taught me a lot. As a companion to the software though, I'm not sure. There isnt a whole lot of information about the software in the book unless he is promoting it.

 

[HopSong]

I had high hopes for BS.. but, I find it too difficult for me. There area a few Youtube tutorials.. but, it all happens so fast, I can't make heads or tails from them. Either a well written BS primer or a number of decent vids by users would be great. I'm quite surprised there aren't a bunch of vids from users.

 

[Oscar56]

I also use BeerSmith 2.0. If the book you're talking about is Brewing with BeerSmith then I would recommend reading it. Id say buy it used from Amazon if you can find it but it is very informative and has taught me a lot. As a companion to the software though, I'm not sure. There isnt a whole lot of information about the software in the book unless he is promoting it.

Yes, I meant the Brewing with BeerSmith book.

 

[richthrift]

Yes, I meant the Brewing with BeerSmith book.

Okay cool. Its definitely worth reading. But if you are looking for something that goes in depth about the software then this isnt the book. I havent found a book that explains the software. Its been mostly trial and error for me.