Brewing software

[wren10]

I can see from a number of posts that some people are using software when formulating their grain recipes. So far I have used recipes from books but would like to branch out - which is the best software for the British market?

[adm]

For Mac - Steve Flack's "Beer Alchemy" (not free)
For PC - Graham Wheeler's "Beer Engine" (free still - I think)

[harry_mac]

Graham's Beer Engine - http://www.practicalbrewing.co.uk/calcu ... eerengine/

[mysterio]

I like Beersmith, it cost me £10 when I bought it. Nice interface and works fine with metric recipes.

[Parva]

I'm with mysterio. ProMash is another that many use. There are others as already mentioned and if not free most if not all have a trial period so I would give them all a try and see which you prefer.

[chris_reboot]

I like beer engine, but its no frills
if you want more dials and knobs, go for beersmith

[dave-o]

Another vote for Beersmith.

[worts n ale]

beersmith for me too

[booldawg]

Another one for Beersmith. Having said that I've not tried other products so can't compare.

[wren10]

Thanks all, it looks as though I'll be having a look at BeerSmith first.

[Mitchamitri]

I use beer engine because its free and a founding principle of my brewing is not to pay for anything if can help it, though a tenner is cheap for beersmith. Jymbos recipe database has a simple recipe formulator (and it gives BUGUs), and I always use Andys Strike Temp Calculator off the links.

[flytact]

Thanks all, it looks as though I'll be having a look at BeerSmith first.

Best feature of Beersmith: ctrl-e or ctrl-m to switch between metric and standard

[WishboneBrewery]

BeerEngine here, free is always good, and its actually very good

[dcq1974]

When I purchased brewing software (PC) I tried all of them available (as demo copies) and settled with BEERSMITH as it was the most user friendly (in my humble opinion). Cost was about £10

[Graham]

Best feature of Beersmith: ctrl-e or ctrl-m to switch between metric and standard

7 billion people around the world use metric; there is a minority of just 350 million people that are still in the dark-ages: can you possibly explain what you mean by "standard".