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I can't take credit for it though, a tech friend I hire for my business set it up for me, I would not have known where to start.īS 2 was installed from a disc I bought, but I think I can update from the 'cloud' last I checked(a while ago). My computers are networked together and back each other up, hard wired, and have additional separate hard drive they also back up to. From what I understand it is not all that secure, and files can get lost, and file storage companies do get hacked, they just don't like to advertise it. I guess the 'cloud' might be nice if your going to design your beers while on the commuter train or something. When it comes to recipes, I also print them out and have them in a folder. I backup BS2 program as well as its data files along with my recipe files. Furthermore, my computer backups daily with. That is why I export all the recipes from Brewfather to a recipe folder and import to BS2 (used to import to BS3) on my computer.

I'm guessing the control concern would be related to the possibility of the server down time or possibility of data loss. With that said, you make a good point about cloud control. If the internet access is down at my home, I have two other providers at my office and with my iPhone. It is convenient for me to have a program keep an accurate track of my inventory so as I am not continually looking/recounting or using a paper log on every item to determine when I need to buy more. Nor do I have to go home to see what inventory I have. I do not have to carry a paper inventory listing with me. When I'm at my LHBS to buy ingredients or when I receive an email about a sale, I just access the inventory in the cloud. The basic calculations are pretty much the same from one program to another, even if they handle the user inputs for process variables differently, so it comes down to what you find easier to use or the features you want.įor me, it is a convenience factor that I can access my data via my computer or iPhone regardless if I am home or not. Everyone has different wants and needs from modeling software. If those programs meet your needs, by all means use them. I am pretty active on the BeerSmith forum helping others with using the program (full disclosure), but I also recognize that some of the issues people have with BeerSmith are better handled with other options such as BrewFather and Brewer's Friend. I should probably start tracking this as well though to see what that relationship actually is though.

Beersmith 3 import 1.x free#

Maybe it is just the way I had operated my process, but in switching to the Anvil and using a hop basket (versus just free additions previously, I am still at very low volume losses versus hop loading. Tracking trub loss versus hop loading for over 110 recipes brewed, I have found no reliable correlation (r 2 = 0.0182) between hop loading in boil and whirlpool (all pellets) and trub loss. I find the mash pH prediction, once you take into account the overestimation of buffering in Mark Riffe's model that BS uses, to be as accurate as Bru'n water so have not had any issues with that function.

I track inventory separately due to that particular weakness in the program. I will totally agree that the inventory and issue with cloud storage are an issue with BeerSmith. Every program has its weak points and faults, it all depends on which ones you can live with. I have trialed BrewFather and Brewer's Friend and am sticking with BeerSmith.

Beersmith 3 import 1.x software#

Any modeling software worth its weight will need to have an accurate description of the process and process variables.