Beersmith 2.0

[technoicon]

I have not played with it that much. going to do a brew tonight and give it a proper go.

 

[MeLoveBeer]

Looks good; hope they added the ability to configure your boil evaporation rate in litres p/hour instead of a percentage per hour...

 

[Paul H]

Is the newer version suitable for an immigrant from promash or should I start with the previous version?

Cheers

Paul

 

[Brown_hound]

Congrats on the OS X native. That gives you pull over the competition.

However be warned that OS X users are ex-Windows users and can take harshly to over-complicated interfaces as a sign of lazy engineers from Windows trying to flog on the OS X platform without looking at what all the native OS X developers do, make the interfaces intuitive and friendly to the point you no longer need a manual or to ask m/any questions.

Cheers,
Brewer Pete

+1

Couldn't agree more BP...

 

[chiller]

Is the newer version suitable for an immigrant from promash or should I start with the previous version?

Cheers

Paul

Beersmith V2 is my recommendation. It is very simple to use. About 10 minutes max and you will be very comfortable.

 

[fraser_john]

I love Beersmith, and keep coming back to it after trying the others.

I must say though, that making it MORE complex and harder to navigate than the original is a bad move. The tabs inside movable windows inside side lists with those icons everywhere and non standard button locations looks like a giant, hard to use train crash. Classic case of design by engineer.


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UI expert needed ASAP at BeerSmith HQ.

Yeah, in a past life as a BA/interface tester I posted comments on the suggestions part of the website quite a while ago about how the use of font size & color would make life easier with Beersmith. Does not look like it has been considered as a lot of the fonts look the same for whether it is a field label, output text or input text.

That said, it is a big improvement over the previous one. Might have to give it a trial run when it comes out.

 

[Kai]

Glad to hear there is an OS X version now, back in the day I always wanted to use BeerSmith. Nowadays however, I an very comfortable with using BeerAlchemy (on OS X and iOS) and not liable to change.

PS hi chiller!

 

[chiller]

Glad to hear there is an OS X version now, back in the day I always wanted to use BeerSmith. Nowadays however, I an very comfortable with using BeerAlchemy (on OS X and iOS) and not liable to change.

PS hi chiller!

Hi Kai,

The dispatches tell me you are a very successful brewer these days. Are you still in the West or have you moved? Due to health issues I have lost contact with most of the Adelaide brew scene and now most of the names I don't recognise. Good actually - so many new brewers to meet.

When BS2 is released have a look at the Mac version it is very well done.

Steve

 

[barls]

Everything I've seen mentioned is already part of beeralchemy. As another beer alchemy user not likely to change as it seems to be almost a clone for the interface

 

[bear09]

How much will it cost?

 

[Kai]

Hi Kai,

The dispatches tell me you are a very successful brewer these days. Are you still in the West or have you moved? Due to health issues I have lost contact with most of the Adelaide brew scene and now most of the names I don't recognise. Good actually - so many new brewers to meet.

When BS2 is released have a look at the Mac version it is very well done.

Steve

Your dispatches are a little behind, I've migrated east from littlle creatures to white rabbits.

No doubt I will have a play with BS2 when I find the time.

All the best,

Kai

 

[Logman]

I bought Beersmith pretty recently and remembered this thread - reminded me to look and see if I would get a freebie. Turns out if you bought it after 15 Feb 2011 you get a free key but you must apply by 31 July 2011 to get it.

Thought I would post in case someone else is in the same boat - application form is here.

 

[chadjaja]

Sweet a free upgrade for me after having to re buy it recently due to a pc meltdown and lost key.

 

[tomdavis]

I bought Beersmith pretty recently and remembered this thread - reminded me to look and see if I would get a freebie. Turns out if you bought it after 15 Feb 2011 you get a free key but you must apply by 31 July 2011 to get it.

Thought I would post in case someone else is in the same boat - application form is here.

Thanks Logman! I was in the same boat having recently bought V1.4 so this is good news... yay!

Everything is coming up Carlos!

 

[wizard78]

Good to see Brad looking after his clients. I just pre ordered BS2, having brought BS 1.4 early last year he has offered all 1.4 users a discount for pre ordering. $16.95 US which was slightly cheaper with the good aussie dollar. :super:

 

[razz]

I bought Beersmith pretty recently and remembered this thread - reminded me to look and see if I would get a freebie. Turns out if you bought it after 15 Feb 2011 you get a free key but you must apply by 31 July 2011 to get it.

Thought I would post in case someone else is in the same boat - application form is here.

Thanks logman, people who have had BS for some time also get a discounted price. $16.29 US