A few weeks ago, while scrolling through the multitude of Facebook homebrew pages I usually frequent, I stumbled upon a post. This was the first time I heard about Simple Brew app. This app, which can be downloaded for all IOS systems, was created by Vincent Allen. This app allows homebrewers to create recipes for this homebrew. It offers much more too.
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Upon downloading the Simple Brew app, which is free to download, you realize that there is a free two-week trial. After those two-weeks, you are then charged $29.99 for a one-year (prices may differ in countries other than the United States). At confirmation of purchase, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your account till be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period.
My curiosity got the best of me and I decided to give it a try. My purpose here is to walk through the process of creating a recipe and see how much I like this app. I know we all have several options that provide the same thing. Back in 2016, Homebrew Academy writer, Alex Flores, wrote up an article comparing ten different softwares. A little variety is never a bad thing.
Per the Bundle github README, Bundler is a 1 “ Bundler for non-Ruby dependencies from Homebrew, Homebrew Cask, Mac App Store(MAS) and Whalebrew.”. Brew bundle creates a text file called Brewfile listing all the currently installed applications managed via Brew and the Mac App Store. Install Apple’s Xcode development software: Xcode in the Apple App Store. Installation Overview. Installing Homebrew is straightforward as long as you understand the Mac Terminal. The Homebrew installation process guides through each step. Installation Steps. Open the Terminal app. Open the App Store to install XCode, Apple’s IDE for developing Swift and Objective-C to run on iPhones and iPads. PROTIP: Apple’s App Store only installs.app files. So programs invoked from the command line Terminal (such as gcc) need to be installed a different way. To verify XCode CLI install: /usr/bin/xcodebuild -version.
The Technology
Then you’re ready to go and enjoy the collection. And don’t forget to share your own favorite Homebrew packages in the comments too. In no particular order, here are some of the top Homebrew packages for Mac: cask. Cask allows you to easy install Mac OS GUI apps and binaries directly from the command line using Homebrew. Homebrew is a free and open-source software package management system that simplifies the installation of software on Apple's macOS operating system and Linux.The name is intended to suggest the idea of building software on the Mac depending on the user's taste. Originally written by Max Howell, the package manager has gained popularity in the Ruby on Rails community and earned praise for its. Xcode can be installed from the mac app store, its a free download but it takes a while since its around 5GB (if I remember correctly). Macports is an osx version of the port utility from BSD (as osx is derived from BSD, this was a natural choice). For anyone familiar with any of the BSD distributions, macports will feel right at home. Brew install name-of-the-package. To update the package: brew update name-of-the-package. To remove the package from your system: brew remove name-of-the-package. Start using these command and your life will become so much easier. You can even look for software packages available with Homebrew on the Homebrew Formulae webpage.
The app is pretty intuitive and relatively easy to use. You are provided with an unlimited number of recipes that you can create. On the Apple App Store, I discovered the Simple Brew app features. They include the following:
- Cloud-base, offline-first ready
- Compatible across all iOS devices
- Accurate recipe vital estimations
- Design your recipe to BJCP Guidelines
- Step-by-step brew day instructions with mash and boil timers
- Over 1,000 ingredients
- East to use fermentation tracking
- Post batch statistics
- Unlimited recipes
- Unlimited custom equipment profiles
- Metric and U.S./Imperial units support
- New features and updates pushed regularly
Running Through the Process
I like the simple ease of this app. Upon logging onto the app, you are given four things to tap on the bottom of the page. They include: Recipes, Batches, Calculators, and Setting. There are instructions on the bottom helping the users to get started. Click on the “+” button on the bottom right. This is where you are able to give your recipe a name, set your style guidelines, include your equipment profile, mash profile, boil length, batch volume target, and actual batch volume. This is helpful for when your batches do not always match-up with your previous brew days.
After setting up your preliminary info, you click on the recipe name you just created and then press the “+” button again. This will give you the option to start inputting your ingredients for your beer.
You are also able to add to the batch. You can input information such as measured Original Gravity, Fermentor Volume, and Current Temperature. After inputting this information, you will be shown a graph that gives you a visual representation of your fermentation.
What I Like
I like the simplicity of it. It does not need to be overly complicated. This app does a good job at keeping it simple. I also like the variety of ingredients that are provided. We all know how vast and expansive the hop industry is these days.
I also really like the fact that there are timers built into the program. These become extremely helpful during a brew day. I know there are easy ways to do this without software. However, it is pretty cool to have thought of this simple addition.
While reading through the reviews, I also noticed the app developer commented on some of the reviews. I thought this was a good way to stay connected with what people are saying about the product.
I also really like the Calculators that are provided. This is tremendously helpful even after your brew day is complete.
What it is Lacking
Although I did say I liked their variety of ingredients, it is nearly impossible to keep up with all malt, yeast, and especially hops. For the hops that are not included, such as Sabro for example, there should be able to enter your own custom ingredient.
The price is also a point of concern for me as well. While I understand the work and dedication it takes to make this app function, the $30 a year will not really make me want to jump ship with what I am using already for free.
Final Thought
If you are in the market for a new app for your homebrewing recipe formulation, give Simple Brew a shot.
Homebrew calls itself The missing package manager formacOS and is an essential tool for any developer.
Installation
Before you can run Homebrew you need to have the Command Line Tools forXcode installed. It include compilers and other tools that will allow youto build things from source, and if you are missing this it's availablethrough the App Store > Updates. You can also install it from the terminalby running the following:
To install Homebrew run the following in a terminal:
hit Enter, and follow the steps on the screen.
Homebrew App Store
Setting up your PATH
To make the Homebrew-installed programs available in your shell, you need to addyour Homebrew installation location to your $PATH. This is done for you already onmacOS 10.14 Mojave and newer. For older versions of macOS, do the following:
You change your path by adding /usr/local/bin to your PATH environment variable.This can be done on a per-user basis by adjusting PATH in your ~/.bash_profile.To do this, run:
(If you're using zsh, you should do this for ~/.zshrc in addition to~/.bash_profile.)
Alternatively, you can also insert /usr/local/bin before the first line of/etc/paths to change the global default paths order, for all users and allmajor shells. An admin password will be required if you modify the file.
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Then, to be able to use brew you need to start a new terminal session. After thatyou should make sure everything is working by running:
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If everything is good, you should see no warnings, and a message that you are'ready to brew!'.
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