On all of the dialogs, you see material that is relevant to your type of beverage and not a bunch of extra stuff. This approach is carried throughout the program, so when you add a new fruit or juice, you are simply asked the brix sugar content and a few other fields and not a bunch of stuff about dry grain fine yield applicable for grains. If I changed the type to Extract, it would show me the additional boil options for making an extract beer. It shows just the options you would expect - basic volumes for starting the mead, fermentation losses, final volume and notes. For example the dialog to the right is for a mead equipment profile. So I made the dialogs and screens dynamic now. For example you might see all grain features highlighted when creating a simple equipment profile for extract brewing. Some users found BeerSmith 2 to be daunting, because it showed everything all the time. If you choose to continue running BeerSmith 2, I will continue to support you, but I encourage you to take a look at the features below and consider the total value you get from BeerSmith 3, as well as free services I provide like the BeerSmith newsletter, blog and podcast when making your purchase decision.
Brewtarget vs beersmith upgrade#
During the pre-order and early upgrade period I will have significant discounts available for those looking to upgrade.
Brewtarget vs beersmith license#
There is a BeerSmith 2 importer that checks for your BeerSmith 2 data and will import and merge it if you like when you start BeerSmith 3.Īs a major version release, BeerSmith 3 is a paid upgrade, so you will need to purchase an upgrade license if you are currently using BeerSmith 2 unless you purchased BS2 in the last 9 months. You can run BeerSmith 3 side-by-side with your existing BeerSmith 2 installation and see if its right for you. BeerSmith 3 is the first major release and paid upgrade in 7 years.īeerSmith 3 has a familiar feel as it is not a complete rewrite, but has been updated in significant ways for beer brewers as well as those looking to add mead wine or cider. You can also check out the detailed BeerSmith 3 release notes here.
This page outlines the major new features for beer, mead, wine and cider you will find in BeerSmith 3 software.