HomeBrew Assistant app for iPhone and iPad


4.3 ( 7983 ratings )
Lifestyle Food & Drink
Developer: William Griffith
4.99 USD
Current version: 1.4.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 17 Mar 2012
App size: 4.23 Mb

iOS 7.1 compatible now.

Learn to make beer at home with HomeBrewAssistant.

-Built in monthly and yearly calendar
* See each batchs important brew activities at a glance
* Drag and drop events to change fermentation schedule or beer aging schedule
* Email recipes as PDF and BeerXML
* Double-click events to jump to beer instructions in progress
* Portrait and landscape mode supported to maximize screen orientation to your preference
* AirPrint support
* View all pending timers per recipe

-Create or Import beer recipes
* Built-in browser allows you to import BeerXML recipes from the web
* Modify recipes and watch the OG, FG, SRM, IBU, ABV automatically change
* Create new recipes from scratch using the more than 400 built-in ingredients
* Built-in BJCP styles with indication recipe is within style range
* Build or import "all-grain", "partial-mash", or "extract" recipes
* Watch beer icon change color to match expected recipe color as you add ingredients
* Use British Units or Metric
* Add custom image to recipe
* Ascending and descending sort of recipes by rating, abv, price, date brewed, color, or name
* Find recipes or ingredients with type-ahead searching
* Group and filter recipes by category name
* Scale recipes by volume

-Generate a checklist of each step required to create the batch from start to finish
* Dynamically calculates water volumes and temperatures based on recipe ingredients
* Calculates recommended yeast cells and yeast cell growth for multi-step starters
* Brewing timers (hops, mash, boil, etc.) automatically generated so you dont miss a step
* Estimates how long until water and wort is at a given temperature
* Timers run in the background and alert you even when the application is off
* Built in example images to explain how each step of process should work
* Built in links to more information for even more insight into each step
* Modify the default formulas to control your beer profile even more
* Learn how to harvest your yeast to save money on yeast
* Add, remove, edit, or rearrange the default instructions
* Advanced multi-step mashing including infusion and decoction steps
* Built-in brewing profiles to simplify all-grain brewing
* Calculates mash tun capacity with grains and water displacement
* Calculates sparge water volume to hit boil volume minus grain absorption, tun loss, etc.
* Calculates brew house efficiency and yeast attenuation

-Built in inventory
* Inventory decremented as you make a batch
* Alerts show up as your inventory is depleted
* Set price for each ingredient and have recipe cost calculated automatically
* Break down cost by bottle to ensure maximum value
* Filter recipe list to find recipes that use inventory on hand
* Add custom ingredient image or use dynamic SRM based icon
* Aggregate and total shopping cart needs for future recipe batches

-Built-in help
* Searchable help works while disconnected
* 30 help pages with screenshots and help text