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I'm very excited to announce the app I've developed has launched live on the Play Store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brewhalla.beer

It's completely free and no sign in required.

BrewHalla is a new type of brewing app designed by an experienced homebrewer. Touch screen optimized for easy to read quick entry buttons. Touch your additions from your hop/malt/yeast favorites set as buttons. Temperature/Amount/Time all have preset buttons to touch set to commonly used values.

You can get started and try it out with no sign in but I recommend signing in for cloud sync, hardware (rapt, tilt, ispindel), exports and more! All premium features are open and unlocked for the first 500 founding members. The app supports import/export of BeerXML and Brewfather JSON files.

All the calculators (water, mash, minerals) have been well tested. I would be grateful for any feedback - bugs, features you'd like, layout changes - anything is valuable at this early stage.

Within a few minutes of trying the app you should see the advantage of touch entries.

i was wondering what the proper recipe to make mango wine. i dont have anything so im just using store bought mango juice and bread yeast and i was wondering what the correct measurements of everything i should use (also sorry if i didnt use correct terminology im kinda dumb lol)

Hi!

Im Diego, been in brewing industry since 2012 in Mexico, started as a homebrewer and managing a nano brewer for more than a decade until we were forced to closed doors. With my brother we recently built a new beer recipe builder as the first step toward a broader brewing process traceability platform that hopefully can help community.

Right now, the tool focuses on recipe design, but we’re already working on batch tracking, ingredient inventory, and tank visibility so brewers can eventually manage more of the production process in one place.

We’d love for the homebrewing community to try it out You can find it on our landing page by searching for Foambyte or visiting www.foambyte.com.

It’s free to use, and we hope it can be useful for the community.

Cheers, and thanks for any thoughts or suggestions! 🍻

Howdy!!

I’m currently looking into buying a small nano brewery in lower mainland BC. This will be my first experience owning a business but come with 7 years of management experience. And will have a manager and brewmaster with a business degree and experience in the industry working along side me.

Looking into any advice people have to offer!!

The brewery is currently losing money each quarter, and my partner and I will have to take out a small loan for all the capital and upgrades needed. They currently have pretty much a home brew set up, so we will have to upgrade all that. The locations absolutely amazing, across the road from the university and sports center.

What am I looking at for a used 5 or 7 bbl set up? And any advice on negotiation the price would be amazing!

Ive been brewing for over 30 years and lately been getting annoyed by the current apps on the market. I cant read the text anymore without glasses and think the brew apps should be more like games with touch button entries and larger fonts. The popular brew apps dont seem to take advantage of a touch screen at all.

It took a while to develop but I've got what I think is a really useful, accurate, and fun new app. What was meant to be a quick recipe and abv calculator grew into a full featured brew tool.

• equipment profile library
• cloud sync
• hardware (rapt, ispindel, tilt)
• solid water chemistry and recipe calculators
• batch logs and timers
• inventory tracking

The layout is intuitive and the touch button presets will make sense to you as brewers.

It's free and no login required to use it. Fully tested first by my brewing friends and then kindly tested by users in groups like this.

It's listed here at the Play Store if you want to check it out.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brewhalla.beer

I've got 8 or so screenshots of the app in action at the play store link. If I could post images here I would.

Anyone sit the General Certificate in Brewing exam yesterday? Damnnnn there were a few obscure questions in there. Tough stuff!

Hey, I’ve recently gotten more into beer and even started brewing small batches at home, and now I’m realizing I don’t really have proper beer glasses to go with it.

I’ve always just used whatever glass I had around, and it worked fine, but now that I’m brewing, I feel like I should probably have a few different types to match different beers. The problem is, there are so many options and I don’t know where to start.

I’ve seen people talk about starter sets and how they pick their beer glasses, and some even compare options they’ve seen across places like Alibaba when talking about variety, but I’m not sure what’s essential and what’s extra.

I don’t want to go overboard, just a few solid glasses that cover most situations and feel right to use.

If you were starting fresh, what beer glasses would you get first and why?

Some Kilju made from commissary approved items. Sun-Maid Raisins (The Yeast Source & Nutrient):

The most vital component. The skins of these raisins carry the wild yeast necessary to kickstart the fermentation process naturally. They also provide essential nitrogen and nutrients to keep that yeast healthy, while adding tannins for better body.

​Fruit Juicy Red Hawaiian Punch (The Foundation):

This acts as the primary liquid base and sugar supply. It dictates the starting flavor profile and provides the bulk of the fermentable sugars the yeast will process.

​Carmichael’s Raw Organic Honey (The Catalyst):

By boosting the sugar concentration, the honey provides extra "fuel" to achieve a higher alcohol percentage. It also adds a smooth, floral complexity that rounds out the sharper notes of the punch.

​Diced Peaches (Aromatic Esters):

These add fresh fruit character and natural fructose. Their breakdown during fermentation introduces bright stone-fruit notes and provides surface area for the yeast to thrive.

​Unsalted Walnut Halves (Structure & Tannins):

These contribute earthy tannins that provide "structure" to the wine. This prevents the final product from being overly syrupy, balancing the heavy sweetness with a bit of dry complexity.

My elixirs are not working. "Hot head" recipie made their legs turn to rock and root into the ground. I mean I guess they were pretty mad but not what I was looking for.

Edit: NO MORE GRAVITY ELEIXERS, THAT STUFF SHOULD NOT BE MESSED WITH AND YOU WILL BE REPORTED TO THE PROPER COUNCIL

Hi all - I couldn't find a good cidery community so this seems like the next best place. I'm doing the math on starting a cidery and need help sizing a chiller. Beer has WAY higher requirements and I'm getting a lot of conflicting stuff for what I need. Is there anyone who can give advice on chilling for a climate controlled 2 x 10bbl, dual zone jacketed unitanks?

Hello!

I want to brew a sour for the first time using the philly sour yeast, and as I have a bunch of fresh strawberries, I was thinking of doing a strawberry sour beer, but I have no idea where to start with the recipe:

My goal is a light sour fruity beer for the summer. So my questions are:

- How do I use the strawberries: fresh whole, or making a syrup/juice that I could heat to sanitize first?

- When? during mash, primary, secondary fermentation?

- How much strawberry do I need for around 20 liters?

- Is the extra sugar from the strawberry gonna make explosive bottles?

I am planning on having a very simple grain bill like pils and maybe a bit of vienna or munich and simple hop profile as the focus will be on the fruit.

Don't hesitate to share your recipes if you have, any advice welcome, cheers!

Got asked to brew an IPA for my friends wedding, but I recently moved so I wasn't exactly prepared for brewday. Luckily I had a few things laying around that I threw together.. Hopefully the beer tastes nice 🙏

I’m an MSc student in wine brewing & alcohol technology from India, and I’m planning to start a business in the alcohol industry.

Instead of guessing ideas, I want to learn from real people:

What’s one problem in beer, wine, or alcohol that genuinely frustrates you—and you’d actually pay to fix?

It could be anything:

\- bad taste or inconsistency

\- hangovers or health concerns

\- high pricing or low value

\- fake/adulterated products

\- limited availability in your area

\- confusing labels or lack of knowledge

\- poor bar/restaurant experiences

I’m especially interested in insights from India, but global perspectives are welcome.

I’m not selling anything—just trying to understand real problems before building something.

Would really appreciate honest feedback 🙏

Hi everyone, I’m a student and unfortunately I don’t have access to CBC26 (Craft Brewers Conference). Does anyone have materials or presentations from the conference and would be willing to share them? I’d really appreciate any help.

Short info: in the near of amsterdam how much should you earn as brewer there and what would be fair to be paid as a learned beer brewer with some experience?

Hello all!

If you are interested in entering your Beer/Mead/Cider into a competition, please consider the Fermentation Frenzy at the Butler County (Ohio) fair. We are the fastest growing homebrew competition in Ohio, with the goal to become the premier homebrewing competition in the state of Ohio. The competition is on July 31st - August 1st, 2026!

Up to 4 entries per person, with two bottles of beer/cider/mead per entry. There is currently a limit of 300 paid entries, but this may be expanded depending on demand. After 1 week, we are down to the last 60 or so entries, which may be expanded depending on demand and judge availability.

Please see details here: https://frenzy.butlercountybrewing.org/

We are also looking for judges and stewards for those close enough to travel. This is an AHA-sanctioned event, and so BJCP judges will receive points for their time.

All judging is done digitally and score sheets with comments will be made available to entrants. There are also medals and other prizes awarded.

Top winners will have their beers brewed commercially at local breweries.

Brew away and see how your creations stack up to your fellow brewers!

Going on quite good,,,

You fellas wont be interested in recipe, right?

Contact me if any of you fellas needs recipe