Sparge Pal Reviews – Page 4
3/5 rating based on 39 reviews. Read all reviews for Sparge Pal for iPhone.
Sparge Pal is free iOS app published by David Parker
Time Saver, but not perfect
John99654
I have been brewing about 20 years but have only been doing all grain for the last three. The water amounts seem to be in line with my manual calculations, but the strike water temps on this app, like my own calculations, seem to be a bit low. Trying to attain a mash temp of 155 Degrees Fahrenheit resulted in a 143F mash. I had to use corrective actions to adjust the mash temp. This could be due to my particular setup though. I would use it again just for the time savings in water volume calculation. When I reached my wort volume, the remaining OG in the mash tun was 1.008, which was the right time to stop.
What happened to BrewPal????
Yetihunter
It doesn't exist anymore? I had recipes on there that I've lost now! Your site also says there's a BrewPal 3 available on the App Store. The App Store says it doesn't exist. What the heck is going on???
If it doesn't work, you are doing it wrong
RDK70
I saw several reviews blaming this app for inaccurate strike temps, but I have had 100% accurate results. Take your strike temp from the mash tun not the liquor tank. You have to adjust for the drop in temperature your equipment may cause. I go 10 degrees higher and after transfer the water is the correct temp or a degree too high (so I wait a few before dough in). I do not use the boil time feature.
Works Great
Magger01
This is a big help for volume and strike temps. Very quick and easy. I don't need to perform any adjustments like others because I preheat my MLT so there is no loss from that. If you don't preheat, you will need to compensate for that loss outside of this apps calculations. If you preheat your tun, you should nail your mash temp. It even nails the strike temp for protein rest on a two step infusion. (Which uses lower thickness and temps than typical single step numbers.) Also, I've only used this for 5 gallon batches. Not sure how scaling would affect accuracy.
Works great
Hermy t
Every brew house is different, but with spare pal and a couple brews under your belt you can really dial in the strike and sparge water. This ap is great!
Update please
Mad fireman
The app worked beautiful easy to use and all until I updated my iPhone . Can you update the app so I can keep using it? iOS 11. Thanks! Cheers!!
Needs Update
Troutman34
Great app but needs to be updated to work with OIS 11. Worthless without updates version.