Essential for serious brewers – MrMalty YC Review

I was not going to buy this app because Jamil has so generously provided a free version of it online for years, and I don't really need the portability (though cdburg makes a good point about using the app to enter yeast expiration dates while at the brew store to calculate packs needed) . Then I saw the whining of a few sourpusses who resent having to pay a few bucks, and who petulantly demand features that are superfluous to the needs of serious brewers who know how to manage yeast. So I'm buying this just to support Jamil, who, yes, did personally develop this very useful tool, as he has explained in detail on his site. He has given so much to the homebrew community for free. His podcasts on how to brew each style amount to a university level course (for free), and are a whole lot more fun. His "Brewing to Style" is the text to accompany the podcasts. And if you resent his charging for his and John Palmer's book, ..........well, I don't know what to say, other than to encourage others to buy the app, like I did, because it's very useful, and worth the price.
Review by Tongatim on MrMalty YC.