Brewer's Mate vs MeadMaster

Brewer's Mate combines a handy selection of brewing calculators with an extensive guide to hops, making it the go to app for all home brewers.

MeadMaster is the all-in-one companion for home meadmakers — from recipe planning through fermentation troubleshooting. No more piecing together answers from Reddit threads, GotMead wiki, and spreadsheets. BATCH LOG & BREW HUB Create named batch records with honey type, weight, volume, yeast strain, and gravity targets. A chronological timeline auto-populates with every gravity log, fruit addition, nutrient dose, diagnosis, and racking event. Attach photos to any entry and build a complete visual brewing diary. GRAVITY BUDDY Log specific gravity readings with temperature correction built in. See your live ABV estimate, apparent attenuation, and a traffic-light fermentation status badge (Actively Fermenting / Slowing Down / Stalled). Includes a step-by-step hydrometer reading guide for new brewers. MEADMD INFECTION DIAGNOSIS The #1 anxiety on r/mead, solved. Use the 5-question decision tree (free) to get a Green/Yellow/Red verdict with a recommended action. Pro users can submit a photo for AI-powered surface analysis — ideal when you see something floating and need an answer fast. MELOMEL PRO FRUIT CALCULATOR Input your fruit type, quantity, and batch volume to get: recommended prep method (freeze-thaw vs. fresh vs. puree), estimated gravity contribution, pectic enzyme dosing (Pro), Campden timing, and a flavor impact note for 20+ common melomel fruits. YEAST SELECTOR Input your target ABV, desired flavor profile, and must type to get a ranked list of 3-5 recommended mead yeast strains — Lalvin 71B, EC-1118, D47, K1-V1116, Mangrove Jack M05, and more — with alcohol tolerance, temperature range, and brewing notes. TOSNA NUTRIENT SCHEDULER (PRO) Auto-calculate Fermaid-O gram amounts for your exact batch volume and OG using the TOSNA 2.0 protocol. Get a dated Day 0 / Day 2 / 1/3 Sugar Break / 2/3 Sugar Break schedule with a built-in checklist to track completions in your batch timeline. STUCK FERMENTATION RESCUE WIZARD (PRO) Answer 6 diagnostic questions and get ranked probable causes — temperature, nutrients, pH crash, osmotic stress, yeast viability — each with a specific, step-by-step rescue protocol added to your batch log. OFF-FLAVOR GUIDE & HEADSPACE CALCULATOR Reference card for the 5 most common mead off-flavors (fusel alcohol, sulfur, vinegar, medicinal, oxidation) with root causes and remediation steps. Headspace analysis fires automatically when you log a racking event. FREEMIUM MODEL Free tier: up to 3 active batches, gravity tracking, basic fruit calculator, yeast selector, and the MeadMD decision tree. Pro ($2.99/month or $19.99/year) unlocks unlimited batches, AI photo diagnosis, full TOSNA scheduler, stuck ferment wizard, pectic enzyme dosing, and batch export. Privacy Policy: https://kiloforgeai.github.io/legal/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/