Even before I started brewing all grain, I tested out the few homebrew programs out there and settled on Beersmith.  For me it is an excellent compromise between usability, robustness and usefulness.  Wow, what a shitty sentence.  Anyway, while the use of homebrew software is a bit overkill for the extract brewer, it is almost necessary when doing all grain as it does all the math for you.  Math and drinking don’t usually go well together.  IMHO, the $22 you pay for Beersmith is just as important as swapping out your plastic brewing gear from time to time.

Below are a direct link to my Beersmith notes:

Feel free to email me if you want a copy of the actual .bsm files.  Yes, wiseass, some people do just post them.  That, my good sir, takes time.  Time takes ambition.  I think you know where I’m going with this…