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Fermenticus Brew Log

Fermenticus Brew Log

Homebrew Calculator & Logbook

46 ratings
73 reviews
🔧 Utilities
🍔 Food & Drink
Free
In-App Purchases

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • April 4, 2013
  • May 16, 2020

Features

Developer

Mark Hambly
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About

This app is a comprehensive logbook, calculator, and recipe formulator for homebrewers and small craft brewers. It helps you input ingredients, perform calculations for gravity, color, and bitterness, and manage your brewing recipes.

✓Recipe formulation and storage
✓Ingredient database
✓Automatic gravity, color, and bitterness calculations
✓Mash rest and sparge calculations
✓Brew-house efficiency and yeast attenuation tracking
✓US & Metric unit support
✓Recipe export via email
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Fermenticus Brew Log. Based on 46 reviews and a 4.2/5 average, it highlights the 38 positives and 23 negatives reviewers mention most about this Utilities app.

Positive things

  • 👍Easy to use interface
  • 👍Great for recipe keeping
  • 👍Accurate calculations
  • 👍Customizable recipes
  • 👍Large ingredient list
  • 👍Good value for price
  • 👍Effective and simple
  • 👍Great for beginners
  • 👍Comprehensive brew logger
  • 👍Well-designed app
  • 👍Intuitive recipe entry
  • 👍Good for all-grain brewing
  • 👍Useful for tracking
  • 👍Great for experimenting
  • 👍Good database
  • 👍Clean format
  • 👍Helpful for learning
  • 👍Great support
  • 👍Very versatile
  • 👍Good for partial mash/extract
  • 👍No unnecessary frills
  • 👍Slick and straightforward
  • 👍Full of depth
  • 👍Surprising quality
  • 👍Accurate ingredient selections
  • 👍Easy to experiment
  • 👍Covers all categories
  • 👍Simple to use
  • 👍Awesome brewing app
  • 👍Mash and sparge calculations added
  • 👍Easy to find and understand
  • 👍Quick recipe calculations
  • 👍Self-explanatory
  • 👍Zero learning curve
  • 👍Great for notes
  • 👍Great free features
  • 👍Fantastic tool
  • 👍Works great

Negative things

  • 🐛Difficult to use
  • 🐛UI font needs scaling
  • 🐛Notes page font too small
  • 🐛Can't remove added items
  • 🐛Mash water/temp calculations get messed up
  • 🐛Local data only
  • 🐛Can't import exported recipes
  • 🐛Can't paste photos in notes
  • 🐛Not being able to sync between devices
  • 🐛Desktop site would be nice
  • 🐛Paid for slots, lost recipes on platform change
  • 🐛No response from developers
  • 🐛Font on export email tiny
  • 🐛Dry hop calculation does not work
  • 🐛Missing ingredients for cider styles
  • 🐛No iCloud syncing
  • 🐛No calendar/iCal integration
  • 🐛No field for gravity readings
  • 🐛No way to delete entered items
  • 🐛App crashes on iOS8 update
  • 🐛No in-app purchases for unlimited slots
  • 🐛App crashes when sharing grain bills
  • 🐛Update broke functionality
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What's New in Fermenticus Brew Log

5

May 16, 2020

* Malt, hops, and yeast lists are now periodically updated online! Go to the settings screen to refresh manually. * You can now suggest any missing malts, extracts, adjuncts, hops, or yeasts you'd like to see added to the default lists. Approved ingredients will be added without requiring an app update. * A new "whats new" screen will show up whenever the app updates and can be found in the Settings as well. New in version 4 * iPad will now visually maintain selection of recipe on left column * Fixes selection state when tapping on recipe New in version 3: * Updated for modern devices layouts. * New delete buttons. * Many little layout fixes and minor adjustments

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

$2.99

10 Recipe Slots

Increases maximum number of recipes by 10

User reviews

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Awesome app

Best designed app I have seen for recipe keeping and brew tracking. Huge ingredient list. Easy to use interface. Numbers are spot on. Makes brew day a breeze.
BS17264958265BS17264958265

Great app

I’ve used this app for 70+ brews. It does everything I need. The ability to export to the iPhone outlook app would be useful.
Dr_NigeDr_Nige

Great app

I’ve used both brewlog and BeerSmith and I will keep with brewlog because it is easier to follow and you can export and print your recipes. In the app there is a log that is continuous and allows me to make notes. Thanks for the updates
QorlyQorly

The best recipe app out there

This app is so user friendly. It is also customizable to meet your recipe spec needs. I strongly encourage using this app for all recipe designs. The best!!

Testimonial from 2006 California Homebrewer of the Year.
jplisejplise

Great calculator

I love this app but Mark Hambly would you please update it? There’s many more hops, yeasts, and specialty malts since it was last updated. Would also appreciate highlighting the selected recipe to be able to navigate easier within recipes, like another user reviewed.
CoolJFDCoolJFD
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Reported Bugs

15 issues

App crashes on open after paying to add recipes

Bug

Paid for additional slots and lost all recipes when changing from Android to iOS

Bug

Most recent version/update is over 2 years ago

Bug

App not functioning correctly, not estimating IBU

Bug

Cannot remove added items (grain, hops, mash rest)

Bug

Mash water and temp calculations get messed up with second sparge/mash out

Bug

Cannot paste photos in notes

Bug

Export feature only goes to email

Bug

Dry hop calculator does not work

Bug

Water volume calculations appear off

Bug

Font on export email is tiny

Bug

App crashes when trying to enter a new fermentation or brew date (since iOS8)

Bug

Cannot expand current limit of 5 recipes (no in-app purchases)

Bug

App crashes when trying to share grain bills

Bug

After an update nothing seemed to work

Bug
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Requested Features

26 requests

Export to iPhone outlook app

Feature

Highlight selected recipe for easier navigation

Feature

Update ingredient list (hops, yeasts, malts)

Feature

Ability to select Coopers products as LME addition

Feature

UI font scaling

Feature

Add common yeast strains for mead making

Feature

Sync between devices

Feature

Desktop site

Feature

Import recipes from home brew sites

Feature

Add timer

Feature

Add brewing salt addition calculator

Feature

Add common yeast strains for mead making

Feature

Export to BeerXML

Feature

iCloud syncing for other iOS devices

Feature

Calendar (or iCal integration)

Feature

Field to plug in gravity readings

Feature

Ability to delete entered items

Feature

Water dilution feature

Feature

Partigyle or second runnings brews

Feature

Export to Untappd

Feature

Print function

Feature

More brew sessions available

Feature

Upload step by step pics of brew

Feature

Timer and alert function

Feature

Dark mode option

Feature

Advanced analytics dashboard

Feature

FAQ

What does Fermenticus Brew Log do?

Fermenticus Brew Log acts as a digital logbook, calculator, and recipe formulator for homebrewers and small craft brewers. It allows users to input ingredients, automatically calculate key brewing metrics like gravity, color, and bitterness, and manage their brewing recipes efficiently.

What are the key features of this app?

Key features include a comprehensive ingredient database, automatic calculations for gravity, color, and bitterness as you add ingredients, mash rest and sparge calculations, brew-house efficiency and yeast attenuation tracking, and support for both US and Metric units. Recipes can also be saved, organized, and exported via email.

How much does Fermenticus Brew Log cost?

The app is free to download and use with a limitation of 5 empty recipe slots. Additional recipe slots can be purchased through in-app purchases, with options for +10, +25, or unlimited slots. These purchases are permanent and shared across devices.

What devices is Fermenticus Brew Log compatible with?

The app is optimized for both iPhone and iPad, offering a clean design that is easy to navigate on either device. Purchases are tied to your iTunes account and can be restored on any of your devices.

How can I use this app for my brewing projects?

This app is ideal for planning and tracking your brewing sessions. You can use it to formulate new recipes by inputting ingredients and seeing instant calculations, log your brew day activities, and organize your past recipes for future reference. It supports various brewing methods, from extract to all-grain.