# Beer Lab — Design your own homebrew beers

> Homebrew beer design and recipe creation tool with ingredient adjustment and brewing guidance. (iPhone/iPad app by Tim Harrison.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beer-lab/id1359830802 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Tim Harrison](https://appshunter.io/developer/731013236)
- Category: Food & Drink, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 7 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 19 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-08-26
- Data updated: 2026-06-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beer-lab/id1359830802/reviews.md

## What is Beer Lab?

Beer Lab helps you make craft beer at home

• Design beers using templates and then save them in your library

• Add, remove and tweak quantities of ingredients with immediate predictions of colour, strength (ABV) and bitterness (IBUs)

• Scale recipes by adjusting strength (ABV), litres produced and bitterness (IBUs)

• Make brew day super simple with step by step instructions for the brew in a bag process

• Quickly work out how strong your beer will be, adjust hydrometer readings for temperature or work out how much priming sugar to use

• Switch between Metric and Freedom units for easy recipe conversions

• Send your recipe to your Grainfather

## Key features

- Design beers with templates
- Adjust ingredients and predict beer characteristics
- Scale recipes by ABV, volume, and bitterness
- Step-by-step brew day instructions
- Hydrometer and priming sugar calculations
- Unit conversion (Metric/Freedom)

## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beer-lab/id1359830802/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Limited

*2023-04-03, version 2.3.0*

I dislike having to use a template especially when there is not a good variety of them. Not very useful to the experienced brewer.

### 5/5 — Great App!

*2019-08-29, version 1.0*

Really found the app useful to learn how to make beer at home it’s very enjoyable to use. Thanks for making this!

## Frequently asked questions about Beer Lab

### What is Beer Lab?

Beer Lab is a free mobile application designed to help homebrewers create and manage their own craft beer recipes. It allows users to design beers, tweak ingredients, and get immediate predictions on color, strength (ABV), and bitterness (IBUs).

### Does Beer Lab have ads?

No, Beer Lab does not contain advertisements. It is a completely ad-free experience for users.

### What devices does Beer Lab support?

Beer Lab is available for iPhone and iPod devices. It was last updated on August 5, 2022.

### How does Beer Lab help with brewing?

Beer Lab simplifies brew day with step-by-step instructions for the brew-in-a-bag process. It also includes tools to calculate beer strength, adjust hydrometer readings for temperature, and determine the amount of priming sugar needed.

### Can I scale recipes in Beer Lab?

Yes, Beer Lab allows you to scale recipes by adjusting the desired strength (ABV), liters produced, and bitterness (IBUs). This feature helps you adapt your recipes to different batch sizes and preferences.

### What is the age rating for Beer Lab?

Beer Lab has an age rating of 17+. This is likely due to the subject matter of alcohol production.

### How often is Beer Lab updated?

Beer Lab was last updated on August 5, 2022, with version 2.3.0. While the exact update frequency isn't specified, this indicates recent development.

### Can I convert units in Beer Lab?

Yes, Beer Lab supports switching between Metric and Freedom units, making it easy to convert recipe measurements and perform calculations regardless of your preferred unit system.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.3.0 — 2022-08-05

Fixed a small bug where pickers would sometimes crop the options for scaling values.

### 2.2.0 — 2021-08-13

Send your recipes to your Grainfather!
Email me your feedback from the settings screen, I'd love to hear from you :)

### 2.1.0 — 2021-02-15

Support for dark mode!

### 2.0.0 — 2021-02-07

• Now with freedom units as well as metric!

• Brew notes - note down your actual hydrometer readings as well your tasting notes

• Use your existing recipes as templates for new ones

### 1.0 — 2019-08-26

No release notes.

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## More apps by Tim Harrison

- [Food Lab](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/food-lab/id1312745430)
- [Song Lab](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/song-lab/id1508800692)

All apps by Tim Harrison: https://appshunter.io/developer/731013236

## Related topics

[beer brewing](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/beer-brewing) · [home brew](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/home-brew)

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