Brewers Calculator

JaCk_SpArRoW · Post by **JaCk_SpArRoW** » Tuesday Jan 31, 2006 7:02 am

Hi guys,

I stumbled over this & found it to be very useful if you dont know what the OG was when you started the brew.

http://www.brewcraft.com.au/wa.asp?idWe ... etails=120

pharmaboy · Post by **pharmaboy** » Tuesday Jan 31, 2006 7:51 am

nice and easy to use, but either its inaccurate or beersmith is or I am just dumb! Putting the same numbers into beersmith versus brewcraft returns a big alcohol difference. For example kit plus kilo of dex in 22.5 litres returns 5.6%, while beersmith returns 3.9%. Thats the difference between a tooheys maxim and coopers sparkling!

might have to start taking hydrometer readings again to figure out where it really lies.

JaCk_SpArRoW · Post by **JaCk_SpArRoW** » Tuesday Jan 31, 2006 7:53 am

Wow, thats a HUGE difference PB...I didnt think it would differ that much....I think relying on these sort of programs only asks for trouble...hydrometer readings are the safest way to go me thinks!

Hashie · Post by **Hashie** » Tuesday Jan 31, 2006 9:44 am

I like to use this one at the Country brewer

http://www.countrybrewer.com.au/images/ ... 0Chart.pdf

It is simple and easy to read. Being a PDF file means it is easy to print and have on hand as a ready reckoner.

JaCk_SpArRoW · Post by **JaCk_SpArRoW** » Tuesday Jan 31, 2006 9:48 am

Hashie wrote:I like to use this one at the Country brewer

http://www.countrybrewer.com.au/images/ ... 0Chart.pdf

It is simple and easy to read. Being a PDF file means it is easy to print and have on hand as a ready reckoner.

Yep already got that one Hashie, thanks mate...I use that one but just wanted a quick ref for FG & Alc %

pharmaboy · Post by **pharmaboy** » Wednesday Feb 01, 2006 8:52 pm

heh Jack, I emailed Brewcraft, and they said they are having some rounding problems with the calculator and that IT are looking into correcting it for ABV, so there you go, maybe we should trust beersmith afterall!!

JaCk_SpArRoW · Post by **JaCk_SpArRoW** » Thursday Feb 02, 2006 5:56 am

pharmaboy wrote:heh Jack, I emailed Brewcraft, and they said they are having some rounding problems with the calculator and that IT are looking into correcting it for ABV, so there you go, maybe we should trust beersmith afterall!!

Sweet thanks for that PB, I wasnt sure if the numbers were right so I hope people out there arent relying on it to give them accurate results