i'm getting ready (within a year or so) to switch from 5gal batches to larger batches. and i'm also curious about beersmith's conversion of recipe's from small to large scale.
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Originally posted by Cethei'm getting ready (within a year or so) to switch from 5gal batches to larger batches. and i'm also curious about beersmith's conversion of recipe's from small to large scale.
MikeMike Sulyi
BillyGoat Brewing Company
mike@billygoatbrewingco.com
www.billygoatbrewingco.com
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I've used ProMash for years. PM hasn't had an udate in years. It is like any piece of software, once you play with it enough you'll figure out how to use it best for you.
That said, I have just switched to Beer Alchemy. I use it for quick calculations and not so much formulations. I'm a spreadsheet and database guy so any fancy front end software is backed by solid math.Cheers & I'm out!
David R. Pierce
NABC & Bank Street Brewhouse
POB 343
New Albany, IN 47151
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This is an old thread but thought I'd give it a bump. I've used Promash for a while but need to purchase a new program for my brewery and am contemplating a change. Does anyone have any new thoughts on the Promash vs. Beersmith debate?Hutch Kugeman
Head Brewer
Brooklyn Brewery at the Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, NY
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Originally posted by kugemanThis is an old thread but thought I'd give it a bump. I've used Promash for a while but need to purchase a new program for my brewery and am contemplating a change. Does anyone have any new thoughts on the Promash vs. Beersmith debate?Mike Sulyi
BillyGoat Brewing Company
mike@billygoatbrewingco.com
www.billygoatbrewingco.com
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Just a heads up for anyone currently using promash, I wrote a converter that takes Promash recipe files and converts them to BeerXML files (used by beersmith, and BTP). You can download it at: http://outofkey.com/promash-file-converter/
It should allow you to fairly easily try out other software with existing recipes.
All the best
bk
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vote for promash.
Use promash - with new ingredients files - up to 45hl.
I have used it since 20l brewing. I have tried a couple of others, BeerSmith inc. I still go back to promash - perhaps I just know how it works?Founder of London Brewers' Alliance | European Craft Sales Manager for SimplyHops.com | BrewWharf 2009/11 | Writes CAMRA's Homebrew Column | Opened Breakwater Brew Co | Get me @phillowry
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Originally posted by OffKeyJust a heads up for anyone currently using promash, I wrote a converter that takes Promash recipe files and converts them to BeerXML files (used by beersmith, and BTP). You can download it at: http://outofkey.com/promash-file-converter/
It should allow you to fairly easily try out other software with existing recipes.
All the best
bk
Does it convert too?
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Originally posted by OffKeyIt should convert those fine as well. The Promash session and recipe files are the same format. It leaves the files it is converting intact, so there is no risk of losing any data.
I always wanted to extract data from session file and load then to database/spreadsheet for further analysis.
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I've been using ProMash for about 7 years and find it to be a fantastic tool. But for me it's all about how well you can correlate your tool to the task at hand. Almost without exception, when I formulate recipes on ProMash, my beers turn out as expected in taste, color, gravity, bitterness, etc... So in other words, I can look at a recipe on ProMash and feel comfortable knowing how that beer will turn out, even if it's something I've never brewed before. There are a host of other utilities in the software that are helpful, such as strike water temp and the CO2 calculator for determining priming sugar additions to name a few. It's also nice to be able to easily print a brew log for each beer that list ingredients, volumes, etc...
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I want to try ProMash, but I'm a mac user. I've been using BeerSmith but have had a hard time getting accurate water volumes with it. Looking forward to trying BeerTools ProHunter Smith
President/Head Brewer
Champion Brewing Company
Charlottesville, VA
434-295-BREW
hunter@championbrewingcompany.com
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Natrat & Grassrootsvt Cheers to you!!!!!
I believe that if you wish to be the best, development of a tool like this teaches you more than you will ever learn using a pre-programed tool. I have been using tools of my own design for twenty + years, and I would never have developed the understand I have, if I used software off the self. Ultimately this is a personal decision about your own experience, and development.
Cheers
Graydon
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I understand the mentality of wanting to make your own but when there are good tools out there and it doesn't make sense to reinvent the wheel especially if the tools are robust and have ton of features. I use beersmith and I think it is a great tool and I do understand the math behind everything, but I don't feel a need to have to create my own spreadsheets, why? In my first career as a programmer I learned the invaluable skill of taking what is already out there and putting it to good use.
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Originally posted by hunterI want to try ProMash, but I'm a mac user. I've been using BeerSmith but have had a hard time getting accurate water volumes with it. Looking forward to trying BeerTools Pro
If you're looking for the best Mac native brewing software though, that would be Beer Alchemy, no contest. It is miles above any of the others.
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