QBrew is an open source recipe calculator for homebrewed ales, lagers and stouts. It uses Qt for creating its graphical user interface and provides facilities for creating your own beer recipes.
You can create and modify ale and lager recipes as well as calculate gravity, color, and bitterness. QBrew includes a database of styles, grains, hops, and miscellaneous ingredients.
The software even has a manual describing how to brew your first beer yourself!
Key Features
- Easy to use with attractive graphical user interface.
- Recipe formulator to enter ingredients.
- Calculates IBUs, SRMs, OG, FG, ABV, ABW on the fly.
Website: github.com/flycodepl/QBrew
Support:
Developer: David Johnson, Abe Kabakoff, Michal Palczewski
License: Unrestricted

QBrew is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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