I guess software is "brewing equipment"?
I was wondering if any of you are using http://www.promash.com/?
It seems to have a lot of functionality that might be useful - scaling recipe sizes (since so many web-based recipes are based on 5 US gallons). I'm fine at scaling up, but I also think it might make sense to start paying more attention to hopping and mash efficiencies as I move off of brewing to recipe and start formulating more of my own.
The price seems low enough to risk it, and there's even a free demo. I'm just wondering if any of you have practical experience of using it, especially if you've noticed any shortcomings.
Promash
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QUOTE (sagwalla @ Sep 27 2005, 09:17 AM) I guess software is "brewing equipment"?
I was wondering if any of you are using http://www.promash.com/?
It seems to have a lot of functionality that might be useful - scaling recipe sizes (since so many web-based recipes are based on 5 US gallons). I'm fine at scaling up, but I also think it might make sense to start paying more attention to hopping and mash efficiencies as I move off of brewing to recipe and start formulating more of my own.
The price seems low enough to risk it, and there's even a free demo. I'm just wondering if any of you have practical experience of using it, especially if you've noticed any shortcomings.
Hi,
I bought Promash last year after trying the demo version. I was initially very skeptical, but after using the package, I was totally won over by it.
I use Promash primarily for keying-in recipes and working out gravity/conversion/efficiency, and also for IBU/hop bitterness estimates.
I have not graduated to water chemistry yet, but there's a section there on water chemistory which many people swear by.
Apart from Linux, this is probably one of the most useful pieces of software I use.
D
I was wondering if any of you are using http://www.promash.com/?
It seems to have a lot of functionality that might be useful - scaling recipe sizes (since so many web-based recipes are based on 5 US gallons). I'm fine at scaling up, but I also think it might make sense to start paying more attention to hopping and mash efficiencies as I move off of brewing to recipe and start formulating more of my own.
The price seems low enough to risk it, and there's even a free demo. I'm just wondering if any of you have practical experience of using it, especially if you've noticed any shortcomings.
Hi,
I bought Promash last year after trying the demo version. I was initially very skeptical, but after using the package, I was totally won over by it.
I use Promash primarily for keying-in recipes and working out gravity/conversion/efficiency, and also for IBU/hop bitterness estimates.
I have not graduated to water chemistry yet, but there's a section there on water chemistory which many people swear by.
Apart from Linux, this is probably one of the most useful pieces of software I use.
D
I downloaded the Promash trial version - use it now & then as a double check on my own calculations. Very useful for calculating strike temps etc
Also use the free version of beertools to check a recipe for style if I'm attempting something new - http://www.beertools.com/
All useful in their own way
Also use the free version of beertools to check a recipe for style if I'm attempting something new - http://www.beertools.com/
All useful in their own way
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sagwalla
It sounds like a winner, then. Maybe this weekend, ahead of anticipated brewing next weekend. I didn't know it helped with strike heats, which is good to know. It only just occurred to me on the last batch, where I upped my grain bill, that maybe my strike heat ought to be a little higher to allow for the extra heat sink. I went up a couple of degrees F, which seemed to work. I also did notice, despite using an insulated cooler around the outside of my insulated mash tun, that I lost a fair bit of heat on this go-round, which I attribute to the cooling weather.