Fermento
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How they differ
Brewfather is a recipe designer and batch tracker for beer, with an inventory and hydrometer integrations. Brew Meister records gravity, temperature and pH from Anton Paar's meters and other hydrometers, and works out ABV.
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Fermento tracks mead, cider and kombucha next to sourdough, pickles and cheese, with steps, reminders and photos on each batch.
Fermento is a fermentation journal for iPhone and iPad. It keeps pickles, sourdough, cheese, kombucha and charcuterie on schedule with timelines and reminders, and logs pH, salt, weight, photos and notes in one place.
Side by side
| Fermento | Brewfather | Brew Meister | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | people who ferment more than one thing: sourdough, kombucha, pickles, cheese, charcuterie | homebrewers who design beer recipes and run brew days | brewers who measure gravity with a connected meter or hydrometer |
| Where it runs | iPhone and iPad, offline, in English and French | iPhone, iPad, Android and the web | iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, in 12 languages |
| What it covers | every kind of ferment, from sourdough and kombucha to cheese, charcuterie and miso, each with its own steps and calculators | beer brewing: recipe design, batch tracking, inventory and device integrations | beer, kombucha and hard seltzer: gravity, temperature, pH and ABV |
| What you log | pH, salt, weight, temperature, photos and notes on a timeline, with reminders for feeds, flips and checks | gravity and temperature on a fermentation chart, by hand or from a connected hydrometer | readings from a connected device or typed by hand, tagged by brewing stage |
| How you pay | free to download, with a paid plan for some features, such as HACCP plans | a free plan capped at 25 recipes and 25 batches; device integrations, import and export need a Premium subscription, and the AI assistant needs Premium Plus | free to download, with the advanced features on a Full Access subscription, monthly or yearly |
What Brewfather is
Brewfather is a brewing app for recipe design, batch tracking and fermentation monitoring. It has a recipe designer with style guidelines, a brew timer, water and yeast calculators, an ingredient inventory, and remote logging from hydrometers such as Tilt and iSpindel.
What Brew Meister is
Brew Meister is the companion app for Anton Paar's Tony measuring devices. It records gravity, temperature and pH from an EasyDens, SmartRef or pH2Go, or from a wireless hydrometer such as Tilt, draws fermentation curves, works out ABV and compares batches. Readings can also be typed in by hand.
Questions
Which is better, Brewfather or Brew Meister?
Brewfather is a recipe designer and batch tracker for beer, with an inventory and hydrometer integrations. Brew Meister records gravity, temperature and pH from Anton Paar's meters and other hydrometers, and works out ABV. Fermento tracks mead, cider and kombucha next to sourdough, pickles and cheese, with steps, reminders and photos on each batch.
What is the difference between Brewfather and Brew Meister?
Brewfather is built for homebrewers who design beer recipes and run brew days. Brew Meister is built for brewers who measure gravity with a connected meter or hydrometer.
Is there an alternative to both Brewfather and Brew Meister?
Yes. Fermento is built for people who ferment more than one thing: sourdough, kombucha, pickles, cheese, charcuterie. Fermento tracks mead, cider and kombucha next to sourdough, pickles and cheese, with steps, reminders and photos on each batch.
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We make Fermento. What we say about Brewfather and Brew Meister comes from their own pages, read on 11 November 2026: Brewfather on the App Store, brewfather.app, Brew Meister on the App Store, get-tony.com. Spotted a mistake? Write to support@fermento.guide. Each name belongs to its owner, and Fermento is not affiliated with either.