Watch BeerSmith in action with our short video tutorials!
BeerSmith Desktop 4 Videos
BeerSmith 4 is our latest desktop version of BeerSmith. Here are the release notes for BeerSmith 4.
- BeerSmith 4 Brewing Software Overview (3:10)
- BeerSmith 4 New Feature Highlights (3:36)
- Creating a Beer Recipe in BeerSmith 4 (6:16)
- BeerSmith 4 Quick Start for Existing Users – Startup and Importing Data (6:54) – Article on Getting Started/Importing Data
- The New Cloud Storage Mode in BeerSmith 4 (4:12) – Article on Cloud Storage Mode
- Software Licensing and Activation in BeerSmith 4 (1:47)
- New Yeast Features, Yeast Pitch Calculator and Yeast Starters in BeerSmith 4 (5:05) – Article on New Yeast Features
- How to Adjust Your Brewing Water Profile in BeerSmith 4 (4:27)
- Adjusting your Mash pH in BeerSmith 4 (3:05) – Article on Adjusting Mash pH
- The New Recipe Session Features in BeerSmith 4 (3:58) – Article on Session Features
- How to Check Your Recipe Before Brewing in BeerSmith 4 (4:15)
BeerSmith Web Videos
NOTE: The Web version of BeerSmith is available at BeerSmithRecipes.com. It works with any browser, tablet or phone and is included with any Gold, Platinum or Pro desktop license.
- An Overview of BeerSmith 3 for Beer, Mead, Wine and Cider Making (3:50)
- Creating a Mead Recipe in BeerSmith 3 (8:17)
- Creating a Cider Recipe in BeerSmith 3 (4:13)
- Creating a Beer Recipe in BeerSmith 3 (3:52)
- Creating a Wine Recipe in BeerSmith 3 (5:33)
- Adjusting your Water Profile in BeerSmith 3 (4:20)
- Mash pH Adjustment Tools in BeerSmith 3 (3:21)
- Whirlpool, Steep and No-Chill Hops in BeerSmith 3 (4:17)
- High Altitude Brewing Features in BeerSmith 3 (3:21)
- Scaling the Size of a Recipe in BeerSmith 3 (4:02)
- Rating and Sharing Cloud Recipes in BeerSmith 3 (3:42)
- Using the Cloud Folder Features in BeerSmith 3 (2:02)
- Licensing and Activating BeerSmith 3 (2:52)
BeerSmith 3 Desktop Videos!
Many of these videos also apply to BeerSmith 4 which has the same general features though the layout has changed slightly.
- BeerSmith Web – Highlight of Major Features
- BeerSmith Web Detailed Overview for Existing Users
- BeerSmith Web Detailed Overview for New Users
- Building a Recipe using BeerSmith Web
- Creating an Equipment Profile in BeerSmith Web
- Recipe Adjustment Tools
- Finding and Scaling Recipes
- Building Recipe Pro Tips
- Profile and Ingredients Overview
- The Recipe Design Tab
- The Yeast Starter Tab
- Adjusting Water Tab
- The Mash Tab and Mash pH
- The Brewday Timer
- The Session Tab
- Shopping List and Inventory Features in BeerSmith Web
BeerSmith 2 Videos
NOTE: Virtually all of the features from BeerSmith 2 have carried over to BeerSmith 3 so these videos are applicable to BeerSmith 3.
Getting Started with BeerSmith™ Desktop
- BeerSmith™ 2 Overview (6:14)
- What’s New in BeerSmith™ 2.2 (7:20)
- Building Your First Recipe (4:15)
- Finding and Downloading Recipes from BeerSmithRecipes.com (3:14)
- Creating Your Equipment Profile (6:13)
- Using Metric and English Units (2:21)
- Getting Help for BeerSmith™ 2 (2:39)
- BeerSmith™ 2 Tools Overview (6:19)
- Adding New Ingredients (2:54)
- Add-on Ingredients and Recipes (1:58)
- Searching Local Beer Recipes (1:48)
- Note: More BeerSmith™ desktop videos are below – scroll down!
Using BeerSmith™ Mobile for Android, iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire
- BeerSmith™ Mobile Overview (8:23)
- Transferring your Equipment, Profiles and Ingredients from BeerSmith™ Desktop to Mobile (2:58)
- Creating an Equipment Profile in BeerSmith™ Mobile (6:39)
- Creating a Recipe on BeerSmith Mobile (4:56)
- Transferring Recipes from BeerSmith™ Desktop to BeerSmith™ Mobile (2:31)
- Using the Brew Day Timer in BeerSmith™ Mobile (3:50)
Using the BeerSmithRecipes.com Cloud Service
- BeerSmithRecipes.com and BeerSmith™ 2.1 Overview (7:58) – covers everything!
- Creating a BeerSmithRecipes.com cloud account (2:48)
- Uploading a recipe to the BeerSmith™ Cloud (3:23)
Working with Recipes on BeerSmith™ Desktop
- Scaling a Recipe (2:08)
- Adjusting the Original Gravity of a Recipe (1:14)
- Adjusting the Color of a Recipe (1:08)
- Converting an All Grain Recipe to Extract (1:38)
- Adjusting Grains by Percentage (1:29)
- Fermentation Profiles (2:45)
- Using the Shopping List (2:12)
- Importing Your BeerSmith1 Files into BeerSmith™ 2 (4:18)
Additional Brewing Resources
- How to Brew Video Series – Two full length introductory videos on the Extract and All Grain brewing process I shot with author John Palmer
- BeerSmith Quick Tips – Very short 1-2 minute tips on using BeerSmith and brewing in general are available on my YouTube channel – these are best viewed after you have a basic understanding of the program from watching the videos below