Hop Balance Adjustment Tool
  • ThymThym
    Posts: 122,569
    Ok. So you have a great recipe and you want to be able to make it consistently, but every time you buy another package of Cascade it's got a different measured AA content... what to do????

    Here's a nifty tool that will help maintain your hop profile and overall bitterness quite reliably and without much trouble.

    just enter your batch specs on the left and the hop schedule from the original recipe, then key in the AA numbers for the new ingredients and viola, you will see the appropriate amount of hops to use for each addition while maintaining the profile.

    I've included two balancing methods. Although I believe that the Weight Ratio Balance will give you more true to life results, a more traditional IBU contribution based approach is also available. The program will default to Weight Balance, since I believe the IBU based approach messes with the flavor and aroma profiles.

    Enjoy.

    http://homebrewforums.net/software/hophelper/publish.html
    The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
  • JayrizzleJayrizzle
    Posts: 90,648
    cool
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  • LothosLothos
    Posts: 2,146
    Hmmm can you make them for iphone and android
    Ain't that a Bitch
  • ThymThym
    Posts: 122,569
    Lothos said:

    Hmmm can you make them for iphone and android



    I'm going to be testing Web Based support tonight. I'll look at mobile platform SDKs after the web stuff is nailed.
    The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
  • LothosLothos
    Posts: 2,146
    Sweet

    Lothos------waiting in line for it
    Ain't that a Bitch
  • jlwjlw
    Posts: 16,454
    I just tried to download and my eset said the .exe looked malicious.
  • ThymThym
    Posts: 122,569
    It'll warn you that it's not been signed and whatnot. You can just bypass the warnings. It's safe code, I wrote it. I can't afford to get a code signing certificate.
    The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
  • jlwjlw
    Posts: 16,454
    Cool.
  • ThymThym
    Posts: 122,569
    Ok... so it took me a little longer to convert this one due to some learning curve issues. but here it is.

    http://homebrewforums.net/plugin/page/hopmagic
    The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
  • ThymThym
    Posts: 122,569
    Lothos said:

    Sweet

    Lothos------waiting in line for it



    @Lothos see above
    The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
  • viking73viking73
    Posts: 521
    Lakewood said:

    Ok... so it took me a little longer to convert this one due to some learning curve issues. but here it is.

    http://homebrewforums.net/plugin/page/hopmagic



    Doesn't seem to work. But I run Ubuntu/Firefox...
  • ThymThym
    Posts: 122,569
    viking73 said:

    Lakewood said:

    Ok... so it took me a little longer to convert this one due to some learning curve issues. but here it is.

    http://homebrewforums.net/plugin/page/hopmagic



    Doesn't seem to work. But I run Ubuntu/Firefox...


    @vinking73 there was a layout error on firefox, give it another try.
    The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
  • viking73viking73
    Posts: 521
    Lakewood said:

    viking73 said:

    Lakewood said:

    Ok... so it took me a little longer to convert this one due to some learning curve issues. but here it is.

    http://homebrewforums.net/plugin/page/hopmagic



    Doesn't seem to work. But I run Ubuntu/Firefox...


    @vinking73 there was a layout error on firefox, give it another try.


    @Lakewood Works better, tabbing between fields doesn't work, it highlights then I have to click it again to enter a value.

    I like it though, good idea.

    btw, @vinking73? who's that?
  • ThymThym
    Posts: 122,569
    viking73 said:

    Lakewood said:

    viking73 said:

    Lakewood said:

    Ok... so it took me a little longer to convert this one due to some learning curve issues. but here it is.

    http://homebrewforums.net/plugin/page/hopmagic



    Doesn't seem to work. But I run Ubuntu/Firefox...


    @vinking73 there was a layout error on firefox, give it another try.


    @Lakewood Works better, tabbing between fields doesn't work, it highlights then I have to click it again to enter a value.

    I like it though, good idea.

    btw, @vinking73? who's that?


    He's my imaginary friend from typoville.
    the tabbing thing is a little funny due to the automatic postback. I need to work out some UI tricks to make it a little more seamless.
    The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
  • C_BC_B
    Posts: 88,962
    This is a pretty cool little deal.
    "On it. I hate software." ~Cpt Snarklepants
  • JayrizzleJayrizzle
    Posts: 90,648
    I used it for a beer for the first time tonight. Worked for me (and tastes about right) though the fields reset themselves a few times for no reason...
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  • ThymThym
    Posts: 122,569
    Cool. Glad you got a chance to give it a try. The fields resetting is a result of the automatic refreshing. I need to work on the smoothness there. It works great in the windows desktop version of the tool, but takes a little getting used to on the web.
    The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
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