BIAB software?

[RedWino]

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?

[baphomite51]

i just use beer smith it works great for me it has BIAB options on it and i couldn recommend it enough

[Qs]

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.

[Gugs44]

Beersmith all the way, very good value too for the software and great they give you a month free to check it out

[RedWino]

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.

[johnrm]

There was a discount code for Beersmith for full members.
PM Shiny for details.

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

Much better discount here
http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,7953.msg99721.html#msg99721

[Garry]

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/

[fergus]

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

[RedWino]

Hi fergus.

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