Brewer's Friend

Used the website for a while and even had a subscription. Liked to be able to go into the app and quickly update the brew session status (e.g. primary -> secondary) but the recipes fail to sync with the app which makes you unable to open the brew session with the error “Error At Getting Remote Recipe”. Ended up cancelling subscription to try out other options.

I have used this app - or, rather, attempted to use- 4 times in a row, and each time I could not find a way to start the timer. The last time, I just used BeerSmith or Grainfather because they were more straightforward. Also, the water tool is not user-friendly and, again, I turned to BeerSmith. However, it still gets 4 stars because the Calculators are unparalleled.

I downloaded and subscribed on a whim to learn a few recipes. I should have played with it for free longer. I regret spending the annual expense on an app that lacks usability on mobile. There are great features for adding ingredients and process but it is underwhelming in application due to poor software design. Making a recipe public and sharing from the app is like pulling teeth. In addition, everything is clustered into tiny boxes and drop downs. Be careful where you touch or you might change an ingredient accidentally and it won’t default back to what you had even though you didn’t select a new ingredient from the drop down. The list is long.