Archive for the ‘Announcements’ Category

Version 1.04 Launched, Copy and Brew Log

Monday, January 30th, 2012

The latest release is now live, which includes: Recipe Copy feature activated.  Now you can make copies of your recipes or other recipes that have been shared by others. Brew Log feature setup which allows you to record gravity readings, how much volume you collected, tasting notes, etc. When starting a Brew Session ...

Brew Feature Launched Version 1.03

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

Hello fellow brewers, Thank you to the many brewers who have written in with comments and suggestions. The positive feedback has been really great to hear. We have just launched the 1.03 installment of the Brewer's Friend Recipe Builder which we hope you will enjoy using. Recipe Builder 1.03 supports the following ...

Recipe Builder 1.02 Launched

Sunday, January 1st, 2012

Another release just went live. The 1.02 release includes the following features: New and improved Mug icon (the color is dynamically set by the brewing software). Scale by Efficiency feature launched for All Grain / BIAB / Partial Mash recipes. Uses logic to keep OG the same, while preserving flavor and color balance. This was ...

Recipe Builder 1.01 launched

Saturday, December 24th, 2011

Hello fellow brewers, Happy holidays from the Brewer's Friend team. May your brewing be merry and plentiful in 2012! Our team has been working very hard the past week and a half to make the 1.01 release of the Recipe Builder possible. There is a lot more on the way in 2012 from Brewer's ...

Complete Recipe Builder Launched

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Hello fellow brewers! Great news, Brewer's Friend has just launched the Early Release of our complete recipe builder!  We took our readers' advice and leveraged the existing calculators to create a complete tool that allows you to input, save, and print recipes.  The tools can be used anonymously, but in order ...

Site Theme Upgraded

Saturday, December 10th, 2011

Hello fellow brewers, this is a quick announcement to let you know we upgraded the site theme today! Yeah, change is no fun and we apologize if the shock of seeing the blog theme change caused anyone to spill their beer. The old theme was so familiar to me it ...

Wine Season and New Wine Calculators Released

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Home wine makers are wrapping up the season with late harvests coming in throughout the Northwest. This weekend is going to be the last chance for Oregon Pinot Noir. The California harvest is of course long over by now. Recent wine making activity has inspired me to write a ...

Good news for Oregon Home Brewers

Saturday, March 5th, 2011

The Oregon Senate has passed legislation to re-legalize aspects of home brewing that were outlawed last year. The bill, SB 444, invalidates last June's article. At that time home brew clubs and beer competitions were considered illegal. The law was so narrowly reinterpreted that taking home brewed ...

Oregon Brewing Clubs Get Screwed

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

This sucks! Home brew clubs in Oregon are no longer allowed to have home brew at their meetings! Public beer and wine competitions, like those commonly held at the state and county fairs are now considered illegal too. What a bummer for us home brewers... The clubs can ...

Spring Cleaning and Updates

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Many updates were made to the site based on feedback from visitors: 1) Extract and partial mash brew day check lists now include a reminder to make sure all equipment is on hand. Thank you Matt for sending in that comment! 2) All brew day checklists and recipe templates have been made ...

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