Fix update
I’ve done over 25 brews with this app. Works great! Ever since the update though, the timer stops working properly. Once I leave the app and come back, the timer is frozen at whatever time I left at and won’t fix.
Mostly good...
Good enough to use on brew day. Still a little buggy so some things don't save or update and force restarting the app might help. Small ask would be to have the option of simple lines on the fermentation tracking graph, rather than filled areas that make it harder to see. Big ask would be a more open API for data.
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Crashes constantly
It’s required to get the Grainfather to brew, however the app constantly crashes or loses connection to the GF device. The old app never had this problem… very annoying having to restart resume the session multiple times per brew. 🤨
Why is this app so hard to use?
I have a G40 to simplify my brew day. The last time I used this app about 2 months ago it was okay, now I can’t even figure out how to start a brew session.
Buggy
When it works it’s great but it is just so delicate and buggy and change on your phone just kills it. This often happens mid brew day
App Crashes
The app crashes after I
complete the course when I try to claim my badge.
complete the course when I try to claim my badge.
Not working
After working great for a year and a half. The app will no longer connect to the internet. Everything else on my phone works but the Grainfather app. I have looked for solutions but can not find any fixes other then restarting my modem. I can’t even sign into the grainfather website.
Bugs bugs more bugs
The app is good for finding recipes but the built in timers don't work at all so you do have to run back and forth to check the actual timer on the vessel. If they fixed the recipes so the automation actually worked it would be great.
Annoyingly getting worse
Crashes
Won’t save gravity readings
Won’t acknowledge a brew session has finished. Instead I have to keep pairing back to the Grainfather, then saving the brew as fermenting. Yet it still somehow reverts back to the brew session being marked as “brewing”
There’s a number of other issues with this app which become apparent the more you use it and the more steps you try to include in the brew day. I shouldn’t have to list them all.
Grainfather, please fix this.
The app integration was the deciding factor on whether I purchased Grainfather products or something else, years ago. It feels as though each release of this app creates more bugs and issues.
Won’t save gravity readings
Won’t acknowledge a brew session has finished. Instead I have to keep pairing back to the Grainfather, then saving the brew as fermenting. Yet it still somehow reverts back to the brew session being marked as “brewing”
There’s a number of other issues with this app which become apparent the more you use it and the more steps you try to include in the brew day. I shouldn’t have to list them all.
Grainfather, please fix this.
The app integration was the deciding factor on whether I purchased Grainfather products or something else, years ago. It feels as though each release of this app creates more bugs and issues.
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Keep getting phantom alerts
I’ve gotten over 100 brews under my belt and prior to this update, I’ve loved the app…..however….
Here’s my setup:
G30 with GCast
iPhone 14 Plus with iWatch Ultra 2
During my brew it starts off working as normal and a few minutes into the brew I start receiving notifications saying “Grainfather has experienced a power outage and will pick up where it left off” (or something very similar). It then follows up with other notifications saying “Mash temperature reached”, “Mash finished, heating up for Mash Out”, etc. It keeps giving alert after alert and the are all false.
I’ve restarted the app (stopped the running app first), I’ve restarted my phone, I’ve deleted the app and reinstalled all to no avail. In the end I had to disable alerts until GF gets their app fixed.
Here’s my setup:
G30 with GCast
iPhone 14 Plus with iWatch Ultra 2
During my brew it starts off working as normal and a few minutes into the brew I start receiving notifications saying “Grainfather has experienced a power outage and will pick up where it left off” (or something very similar). It then follows up with other notifications saying “Mash temperature reached”, “Mash finished, heating up for Mash Out”, etc. It keeps giving alert after alert and the are all false.
I’ve restarted the app (stopped the running app first), I’ve restarted my phone, I’ve deleted the app and reinstalled all to no avail. In the end I had to disable alerts until GF gets their app fixed.
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App is crashing
App opens and then crashes less than 5seconds later. Happens on both apple software 17.2 and 17.3
Try testing before you release
iPhone 13 max pro IOS 17.2.1 app regularly crashes on open.
App Crash
In the past I haven’t had any problems with this app up until the other day. Everything was running ok, until I got to end of mash out, when Bluetooth connectivity dropped off. Then it did the same again though out two stages of the boil process. To mention this is one of the saved recipes for a 19 litre Lunar Zombie. So can this be a problem within app or something at my end which has
developed ?
developed ?
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One star is generous
Can’t agree more with the community in this. This app is not worth using. Made a critical mistake and updated to the new version of this app. Now the app crashes every time. Not working at all. Frustrated and disappointed.
I think it’s awesome
I figured it’s about time to do a review since I bought my Grainfather G30 in 2015. I have upgraded it to match the version 3 currently on the market and I believe it is the best product on the market and at a great price point for what it does. Yes you can get cheaper systems out there for about half the price but I don’t believe any of those cheaper systems can do what my Grainfather does. And now that I can connect to the app with my recipe programmed , well I’m just all smiles when I’m brewing. Sometimes I’ll brew a 5.5 gallon batch of all grain and sometimes I’ll do a 15 gallon batch by using LME with specialty grains. This G30 is awesome, to do the 15 gallons I’ll have 7.5 gallons in the Grainfather that I transfer to my fermenters then top them off for a total of 15 gallons and the beer comes out fantastic. When I wear this one out I’ll definitely be buying another Grainfather, maybe a G40 but I’m very happy with my G30.
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Bring back the old UI
The new UI is not friendly and we the community don't like it! Please bring back the old UI. Works so much better!
Broken on iOS17
Decent app but broken on the new update, it crashes on launch.
Love the product, love the app
Just having a fantastic time, learning how to brew - it’s been a very exciting system and a fantastic application as well. All the tools you need and all the details in one place
Since installing Gcast it keeps crashing
Not sure if it’s the G cast but it crashed when brewing and now crashes whilst monitoring the tilt in the conical fermenter
I love it BUT
I use the app with my G40 setup and 2 conical fermenters on an ipad pro and it is great.
However…..it crashes often now and cannot be restarted. The only fix is to delete and re install the app. I would love to keep on with it but am having to look to brewfather and see if i can get that to work as it is a real pain all the re installling.
However…..it crashes often now and cannot be restarted. The only fix is to delete and re install the app. I would love to keep on with it but am having to look to brewfather and see if i can get that to work as it is a real pain all the re installling.
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