BEER!
Jun/07/2010 11:25 AM
Well, we all have hobbies. My hobbies, aside from writing software and procrastinating, include brewing beer.
So I've been looking for a good beer brewing app, one with timers and logs - recipe calculators and suggestions. There aren't any for Maemo (big surprise?). Well, this just can't be! So I'll just have to write one!
Yeast - like the others, this is just a project name until I come up with something clever. Maybe I'll never come up with anything more clever... doesn't matter. This app will be free (as in Beer) because, well, I want to support homebrewers all over the world.
Feature requests will be considered from anyone who also submits their favorite recipe. If you're really hoping this app will have a particular look and feel to it, the best way to get that is to draw up a sketch and email it to me at: jared@bitflung.com
This app will initially be released with a very small feature set, trivial really, just enough to justify downloading it (or free remember). Why? Because I want to get it out there ASAP. It will be a labor of love for years to come however, and I don't see any way that I'll ever stop adding features to it. The first version will be a simple recipe calculator. Then I'll add timers and alarms for aiding in the brew process. After that I think should come some logging features, like entering in the temp of the fermenter as often as you like and having the app predict the specific gravity over time. Maybe some ebay or craigs list integration for buying/selling parts like wort chillers, etc. How about suggesting a recipe based on the varieties of hops and grains you have available to you? Or helping you to care for your own hops/grains crop by tracking the weather in your area and warning you of heat/cold/drought/humidity? Online databases? Recipe trading with other users? Guides for identifying and handling infections? On and on my imagination tumbles.
Got an idea? Go ahead and send it in. Otherwise wait a bit, my first app is nearing completion and this one won't take long to reach its first (oh so featureless) release.
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So I've been looking for a good beer brewing app, one with timers and logs - recipe calculators and suggestions. There aren't any for Maemo (big surprise?). Well, this just can't be! So I'll just have to write one!
Yeast - like the others, this is just a project name until I come up with something clever. Maybe I'll never come up with anything more clever... doesn't matter. This app will be free (as in Beer) because, well, I want to support homebrewers all over the world.
Feature requests will be considered from anyone who also submits their favorite recipe. If you're really hoping this app will have a particular look and feel to it, the best way to get that is to draw up a sketch and email it to me at: jared@bitflung.com
This app will initially be released with a very small feature set, trivial really, just enough to justify downloading it (or free remember). Why? Because I want to get it out there ASAP. It will be a labor of love for years to come however, and I don't see any way that I'll ever stop adding features to it. The first version will be a simple recipe calculator. Then I'll add timers and alarms for aiding in the brew process. After that I think should come some logging features, like entering in the temp of the fermenter as often as you like and having the app predict the specific gravity over time. Maybe some ebay or craigs list integration for buying/selling parts like wort chillers, etc. How about suggesting a recipe based on the varieties of hops and grains you have available to you? Or helping you to care for your own hops/grains crop by tracking the weather in your area and warning you of heat/cold/drought/humidity? Online databases? Recipe trading with other users? Guides for identifying and handling infections? On and on my imagination tumbles.
Got an idea? Go ahead and send it in. Otherwise wait a bit, my first app is nearing completion and this one won't take long to reach its first (oh so featureless) release.
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