$16.95 for existing Beersmith users until the launch at NHC…I can live with that.
Sorry…late out of the gate but I want to give two mugs up for Beersmith!
It’s saved me on brewday more than a few times. Looking forward to the new release.
Good deal. I’ll definitely be upgrading. I hope I have my product registration key for 1.4 somewhere in my email at home…
If you don’t have it there is a good chance that Brad has it. Did you order online? Then I’m sure he has it.
If you’re already running 1.4, open it and go to the help tab, click “enter registration key”. It’s right there.
Now if only he’d offer a discount on the kindle edition of the book for loyal users. 
Hmm, I’ve got my original copy/key I bought a ways back plus a CD Rom version/key that was some recent comp swag. Upgrade both or just one? Decisions, decisions…
If it was recent enough, you might qualify for a free upgrade. Check out the website. I don’t know if it will apply to prizes though.
I submitted my info for the free upgrade.
Excellent, thanks. Pre-order completed!
mine too, that’s how I knew where to find it.
Well, not that recent (on/after 15 Feb 2011). Oh well
I really need to find time to sit down and spend some time getting acquainted with Beersmith. I’ve looked at it quickly a few times, but I get frustrated and end up just going back to Promash.
Sweet! Free upgrade. 1.4 was ordered on 3.19.
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Just bought it, got the pre-order discount. The fact that BS2 will work on the Mac and PC got me to pull the trigger. Now to get used to the first version while I wait a month for the second…
Just preordered my upgrade.
i have tried the trial versions of beersmith, promash, brewers workshop. i have tinkered with the hbd recipator. i have used the brewsmarts website and app that is free and the brew pal iphone app. i like to use them to get rough ideas, but mostly to print out the base recipe that i can take notes on. i still tend to do all my calcs by hand. i guess my question, is what am i missing by not having a software like beersmith or promash?
Software provides a way to record your brews and to perform the calculations relating grains, hops, and yeast to results. Knowing how to do this by hand is awesome. It means you likely have a very good understanding of the process and its intricacies.
In the end it is a preference.
The biggest benefit to me is when tweaking recipes. When tweaking, I’m constantly adjusting malt/hop/etc. amounts and varieties and can instantly see how a particular change affects the OG, IBU, SRM, etc. No way would I try to calculate those values by hand for every permutation.
Plenty of other benefits, but I consider that the biggest from my perspective.
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I just pre-ordered Beersmith 2.0. Hope it’s as good as the original…