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Notice: This software is provided without warranty or guarantee. Support is provided only by the original authors according to their own terms and conditions. All software is provided strictly on an "as is" basis. We recommend using virus scan programs on any executable file obtained on the Internet.

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Recipe Formulation and Logs

• Brewer's Notebook, written by Tim Wiley
  • BinHexed StuffIt file
  • UUencoded self-extracting archive
  • Questions? E-mail the author thwiley@aol.com
• Brewing Formulator: a brewing spreadsheet for Macs running MS Works
  Download executable (compactor archive)
• Beer Formula Calculator 1.3, by Carlo Fusco, Excel spreadsheet
  • download file (Binhexed)
• BrewMeister 1.0, by Frank and Becky Grimaldi
  • download executable (Binhexed self-extracting archive)
• The BeerStack by Robert Bush, HyperCard stack for logging beer recipes
  • download file (binhexed)
  • Questions? E-mail the author, bush@shbf.se
• Steve Zabarnick's brewing software for Filemaker Pro 3.0
  • Download file (binhexed stuffed)
  • Questions? E-mail the author: Steve Zabarnick

Calculators

• Gravity, Color, IBU Calculator, by David Miller
  • Download the file (binhexed stuffed)
  • Questions? E-mail the author, dmiller@winternet.com

Recipe Formulators and Logs

• StrangeBrew Brewing SoftwareA
  • Link to StrangeBrew Homepage
• ProMash, Jeffrey Donovan.
  Very extensive commercial brewing software.
  • Web Site
• Beersmith, Brad Smith.
  Professional Brewing Software at a Home Brew Price
  • Web Site
• Suds 4.0 written by Michael Taylor
  • Download file (self extracting archive)
  • User support available through the Suds home page
  • Suds 97 Beta version
    • New Suds Home Page
• The LeMieux Brew -- Beer Recipe Designer spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel 97
  • Download file (Zipped)
  : tool for calculating alpha acid loss due to aging and storage, by Richard Procassini
  • Download source (compressed tar file) (version 1.10)
  • Send e-mail to author: spike@llnl.gov
• HBRCP Version 2.2, written by John Varady, requires Foxpro extended support library. There are several different download options available:
• http://www.uberbeergeek.com/bih/hbrcpweb.htm
• Questions? E-mail the author rust1d@usa.net
• ABC Brew, advanced brewers spreadsheet, by Fred Klassen, requires Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows
  • Download zipped binary
  • Questions? E-mail the author fredk@ibm.net
• BrewWizard, recipe calculator from ANTROM Associates (demo version)
  • Download software
  • If link is down, an older version is available
  • BrewWizard home page
• Beer Formula Calculator 1.3, by Carlo Fusco, Excel spreadsheet
  • Download file (Zipped)
• The Brewer's Workshop 4.0, by Tom Nelson (demo version), for Windows 3.x or Windows 95
  • v4.0 demo
• Brewer's Calculator, by Mark Garetz
  • Download demo version
  • Questions? E-mail the author mgaretz@hoptech.com
• Brewing Solutions: demo version of a beer recipe design program for Windows 3.1 or Windows 95
  • Download SEA
  • Read description of program on author's web page
  • Need support? E-mail perot@endor.com
• Beer Designer PRO, Swedish beer recipe program for Windows95, 98 and NT, (English version only) by Jimmy Edberg
  • Download file
  • Questions? Send e-mail to author: edberg@tsl.uu.se
• Steve Zabarnick's brewing software for Filemaker Pro 3.0
  • Download file (zipped)
  • Questions? E-mail the author: Steve Zabarnick
• Hops and Vines by Ned Ramm
  • Web page describing software
  • Questions? Email the author, eramm@dial.pipex.com

HBD Browsers

• HBD Browser by Don Hatlestad
  • Download executable (zipped)
• HBD Reader by Ken Schwartz
  • Download file (zipped)
  • KennyEddy@aol.com

Information Resources and Databases

• Interactive Complete Joy of Home Brewing, Charlie Papazian
  • Downloadable demo version

Water Chemistry Calculators

• BreWater 3.0, by Ken Schwartz, a utility for working with water chemistry
  • Download file (zipped)
  • Problems with an AOL ftp link? Get copy via http
  • Questions? E-mail the author, KennyEddy@aol.com

Hop IBU Calculators

• Tinibuw, IBU calculator for hopping, by Pat Anderson, based on formulas from Glenn Tinseth and algorithm by Dave Draper
  • Download the file (zipped)
  • Questions? E-mail the author pata@aa.net

Mash Temperature Calculators

• Mashcalc by Pat Anderson
  Freeware infusion mash temperature calculator that will tell you how much water at what temperature is needed to mash in or boost to a target mash temperature.
  • Download the file (zipped)
  • Questions? E-mail the author: pata@aa.net

Competition Software

• Beer Competition Organizer: Info about software by Barry Delapp for organizing homebrew competitions

Recipe Formulators and Logs

• BRF: Beer Recipe Formulator for DOS, by Chris Campanelli (version 2.0, November 1995)
  • Executable
  • uuencoded and compressed version
• BrewHAHA
  • Download executable (zipped)

Beer Tasting Logs

• Biertjes: Program for logging and comparing beer tasting notes, by Erik van der Arend
  • Download file (zipped)
  • If link is down or slow, a copy is available
  • Questions? E-mail the author, arend@cs.utwente.nl

• Brewer's Little Helper: (formerly known as "BrewNIX"), by Richard Procassini
  • Download source (tar file) (version 1.20)
  • Send e-mail to author: spike@llnl.gov
• AALoss

• A brewer's log worksheet, by Chris Shenton
• Improved brewer's log worksheet, by Dave Shaver
• Extract brewer's worksheet, by Mark Stevens
  Adobe Acrobat PDF version also available
• Mead maker's log worksheet, by Michael Hall
  • Source: TeX and PS for blank worksheet and usage example (compressed tar)
• Scoresheet for judging beers
  A TeX version is also available
• Worksheet for evaluating brewpubs and beer bars, by Mark Stevens
• Cursus Bierbrouwen, a handbook for homebrewers (in Dutch---no English version available)

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MS, 11/17/97