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Brewing Discussions => All Grain Brewing => Topic started by: RedWino on November 09, 2014, 11:19:50 AM

Title: BIAB software?
Post by: RedWino on November 09, 2014, 11:19:50 AM
I'm getting all the kit together for BIAB at the moment.

Just wondering what brewing software you BIAB'ers are using?

Is anyone using BIABacus?
Title: Re: BIAB software?
Post by: baphomite51 on November 09, 2014, 12:03:32 PM
i just use beer smith it works great for me it has BIAB options on it and i couldn recommend it enough
Title: Re: BIAB software?
Post by: Qs on November 09, 2014, 02:13:06 PM
I'll second beersmith. I don't BIAB but I'm currently using the BIAB settings to get ready for a go at no-sparge.

If you get beersmith you can do whatever sort of brewing you want really. Extract, all grain, BIAB, its all covered.
Title: Re: BIAB software?
Post by: Gugs44 on November 09, 2014, 04:57:57 PM
Beersmith all the way, very good value too for the software and great they give you a month free to check it out
Title: Re: BIAB software?
Post by: RedWino on November 09, 2014, 09:10:43 PM
Thanks guys.

I've been looking briefly at BrewMate (free, but a bit basic) and BIABacus (free, but awkward), and will give BeerSmith a try.
Title: Re: BIAB software?
Post by: johnrm on November 09, 2014, 09:48:02 PM
There was a discount code for Beersmith for full members.
PM Shiny for details.
Title: Re: BIAB software?
Post by: Sorcerers Apprentice on November 10, 2014, 10:45:06 AM
Much better discount here
http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,7953.msg99721.html#msg99721
Title: Re: BIAB software?
Post by: Garry on November 10, 2014, 12:37:42 PM
Quote from: RedWino on November 09, 2014, 11:19:50 AM
Is anyone using BIABacus?

I had a look at BIABacus before. It looks very complicated to me? BIAB is supposed to be easy.

I use BeerSmith most of the time. BrewMate is good too.

Here are some useful online calculators:

http://pricelessbrewing.github.io/Metric

http://www.simplebiabcalculator.com/


Title: Re: BIAB software?
Post by: fergus on November 20, 2014, 11:10:13 PM
I use both. I use the BIABacus for, well, BIAB and BeerSmith for everything else. I agree that on first looks the BIABacus does look complicated but it's really not. I would suggest to try one out. If you are unsure of anything, post to the biabbrewer forum. Sure , it doesn't have the nice GUI but the guy (PP) is very helpful and will explain in great detail how it works. And if you don't like it, you still have BeerSmith :)
Title: Re: BIAB software?
Post by: RedWino on November 21, 2014, 02:21:41 PM
Hi fergus.

Interesting. Why not used BeerSmith for BIAB also?
Do you find the BIABacus more accurate?