The next edition of BrewBlogger will be released in June, 2008. This release will address mainly bug issues, but will also include some new and updated features, including:
- A style database update to reflect the 2008 BJCP changes
- Recipe scaling
- Quick editing right on a brew log or recipe page where users can update items like brew name, status, OG, FG, and tap date
- Improvements in iconography
- Printing of contest entry forms and bottle labels of any recipe or brew log - saves time and effort filling out forms - mimics the BJCP approved forms
For now, you can take the current version for a test drive using the navigation above. Or, just download BrewBlogger 2.1.0.1 now. You know you want to...
Development is ongoing...mostly based upon the whim of its developer, a personified collision of beer and computer geekdom, Geoff Humphrey. See the newest features, experience the latest bugs, and track at the development of the next version of BrewBlogger at the BrewBlogger Beta Test Site.
BrewBlogger is a easy to set up, easy to use, browser-based homebrew log. It is a PHP/MySQL-based system that provides today's brewer not only a fast and easy way to record their brewing activities, but also forum to share their zymurgistic efforts and expertise with the homebrewing community around the world.
BrewBlogger was developed by brewing and computer geek Geoff Humphrey for zkdigital.com - mainly at his own whim and evolving need.
BrewBlogger is designed to be used by beer homebrewers at any skill level — from the first time kit brewer to the all-grain über brewer.
- Web-based log entry and display featuring:
- Brew date
- Fermentation schedule
- Yield
- Imperial or metric units of measure
- Style conforming to Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) guidelines
- Original gravity and final gravity plus intermediate gravity reading tracking
- Bitterness (IBU or HBU)
- Color (SRM or EBC)
- Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
- Plato, extract, attenuation, and efficiency calculations
- Method (extract, partial mash, all-grain)
- Cost
- Full ingredient listing
- Mash schedule
- Mash efficiency
- Water profile
- Brewing procedure
- Your comments and notes
- Bottle label image display
- Links to related Internet sites
- Password protected log entry and administration area
- Single- or multi-user options
- A personalized brewing calendar
- Brewing Calculator suite including:
- Calories, Alcohol, and Plato Calculator
- Brewhouse Efficiency Calculator
- Bitterness Calculator
- Water Amounts Calculator
- Priming Sugar Calculator
- Force Carbonation Calculator
- Plato to Specific Gravity Calculator
- Recipe Calculator -NEW-
- Reference area including:
- 98 BJCP styles
- 70+ Hop varieties
- 100+ Malt, grain, and adjunct varieties
- Printable log and recipe pages
- Export log and recipe databases to Excel, SQL and Beer XML
- Customizable display featuring:
- Choice of 10 themes
- Unique blog name
- Personalized tag line or favorite quote
- Brewer biographical information
- Brewer favorite links
- Display preferences
Yes! To test drive a working sample of BrewBlogger by choosing one of the test drive options on the navigation bar above.
BrewBlogger is FREE and open source.
I do this for a hobby, so donations for developing and maintaining BrewBlogger, frankly, are not really that important. However, if you do decide to send money, all donation funds from BrewBlogger users will be given to the Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
There is no catch. BrewBlogger something I built because I wanted an easy way to record my beer brewing activities. There was nothing web-based out there, so I made one myself.
That said, should you decide to use BrewBlogger, all I request is that you link back to this site.
Each page's footer contains the BrewBlogger 88x31 pixel image. However, if you decide to alter the footer, please link back to http://www.brewblogger.net.
You will need to have a website server with at least PHP 4 and MySQL 4 installed - most web hosting companies do feature PHP and MySQL. BrewBlogger's included instructions will assume that these open source programs are already installed.
From there, installation is easy. Simply add a few lines of configuration code, upload the BrewBlogger files to your web server, and install the backend database. Complete instructions are included with the download.
No. Entry is as simple as using any commercially available blog programs or Microsoft Word. Through a great piece of open source software called TinyMCE, text entry is a snap.
With your download you receive:
- The complete source code, provided to you under the General Public License (GPL).
- All associated, freeware image files
- 10 CSS-based themes for look and feel
- Installation instructions
- Links to help
BrewBlogger is free software covered under General Public License (GPL)