BeerSmith Alternatives

BeerSmith is described as 'Learn to brew beer at home and join one of the most active homebrewing communities on the web. Home brewing recipes, forum, software, articles, podcast and much more' and is an app in the home & family category. There are more than 10 alternatives to BeerSmith for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best BeerSmith alternative is Brewtarget, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BeerSmith are Brew Recipe Developer, Brewfather, Hobbybrew and brewsta.

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BeerSmith alternatives page was last updated Nov 15, 2021

Brewtarget
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Brewtarget is FREE brewing software, and an open source beer recipe creation tool available for Linux, Mac, and Windows. It automatically calculates color, bitterness, and other parameters for you while you drag and drop ingredients into the recipe.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Is Brewtarget a good alternative to BeerSmith?

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Comments about Brewtarget as an Alternative to BeerSmith

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Negative commentMay 25, 2019
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Does not import/export beersmith 2 or 3 recipes, as claimed. Lacks much functionality.
Review by a new / low-activity user.
Most users think Brewtarget is a great BeerSmith alternative.
Brewtarget is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to BeerSmith.
Brewtarget is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to BeerSmith.
Brewtarget is Free and Open SourceBeerSmith is Paid and Proprietary
Brew Recipe Developer
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Brew Recipe Developer is a Windows application that may help to develop brewing recipes. All sub-processes, start up from the selection of raw materials, over wort preparation, fermentable content, mashing process in any kind, hops, first and second fermentation(...
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows
+9
Is this a good alternative to BeerSmith?
Brewfather
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Brewfather allows you to easily create and manage your homebrewing recipes as well as keep track of all the details in your batches and your ingredients inventory.
Cost / License
Freemium (Subscription)
Proprietary
Origin
Norway
Platforms
Online
iPhone
iPad
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Is Brewfather a good alternative to BeerSmith?
Brewfather is the most popular Web-based, iPhone, iPad & SaaS alternative to BeerSmith.
Brewfather is Freemium and ProprietaryBeerSmith is Paid and Proprietary
Hobbybrew
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An open tool, tied to www.hobbybirra.com, to formulate, manage, preview homebrewing recipes, upload them to a common repository, and share them with other homebrewers. Latest official releases on http://www.hobbybirra.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Is Hobbybrew a good alternative to BeerSmith?
brewsta
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Brewsta, design, store and edit beer recipes. Cross platform home brewing software.home-brewing
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Is brewsta a good alternative to BeerSmith?
MacBarley
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MacBarley is a Macintosh application that allows a home brewer to formulate beer recipes and calculate bitterness, gravity, alcohol, color etc. It is written in Cocoa (Objective C) and is compatible with Mac OS 10.5 or later.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Is MacBarley a good alternative to BeerSmith?
QBrew
1 like
Homebrewer's recipe calculator.

Use this to formulate recipes for ales, lagers and stouts. It also includes a brewing primer for those just starting out in the homebrewing hobby.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Is QBrew a good alternative to BeerSmith?
StrangeBrew Java
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StrangeBrew Java is a Java port of the popular Windows homebrewing software, StrangeBrew.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Is StrangeBrew Java a good alternative to BeerSmith?
Brewer's Friend
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Brewer's Friend is a set of tools and homebrewing information to help you brew your very best, every time. Easy to use for beginners with powerful features for advanced brewers.
Cost / License
Freemium (Subscription)
Proprietary
Origin
United States
Platforms
Windows
Online
iPhone
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Is Brewer's Friend a good alternative to BeerSmith?
The Brew List
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Providing easy to use calculators, converters and other tools to help you with all your home brewing needs.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Origin
United States
Platforms
Online
Is The Brew List a good alternative to BeerSmith?
Brew Friar
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BrewFriar is project based, that means that you will first setup your project, define what ingredients and equipment you need.
Cost / License
Pay once
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows
+9
Is Brew Friar a good alternative to BeerSmith?
Brew Friar is the most popular commercial alternative to BeerSmith.
Brew Friar is Paid and ProprietaryBeerSmith is also Paid and Proprietary
BrewComputer
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BrewComputer can become the main tool for any homebrewer or a small craft brewery. Its core tool is a recipe calculator. You can create, adjust and calculate recipes, record brew sessions, manage equipment, share recipes with other brewers.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Platforms
Online
+1
Is BrewComputer a good alternative to BeerSmith?

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Brew Recipe Developer

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Brewfather

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Hobbybrew

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brewsta

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MacBarley

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QBrew

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StrangeBrew Java

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The Brew List

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