Fermento
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The short answer
Fermento is one journal for every ferment in the house, with timelines, readings, photos and reminders. Brewfather is a recipe designer and batch tracker for beer.
Pick Fermento if
- You make mead, cider or wine next to sourdough, kombucha and pickles.
- You want photos, taste notes and reminders on every batch.
- You sell what you ferment and need HACCP records.
Side by side
| Fermento | Brewfather | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | people who ferment more than one thing: sourdough, kombucha, pickles, cheese, charcuterie | homebrewers who design beer recipes and run brew days |
| Where it runs | iPhone and iPad, offline, in English and French | iPhone, iPad, Android and the web |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
What Fermento is
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.
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.
Questions
Is Fermento a good alternative to Brewfather?
Yes, if you want one journal for everything you ferment, with a timeline and readings for each batch. Fermento is one journal for every ferment in the house, with timelines, readings, photos and reminders. Brewfather is a recipe designer and batch tracker for beer.
What is the difference between Fermento and Brewfather?
Fermento is built for people who ferment more than one thing: sourdough, kombucha, pickles, cheese, charcuterie. Brewfather is built for homebrewers who design beer recipes and run brew days.
How is Fermento sold compared with Brewfather?
Fermento: free to download, with a paid plan for some features, such as HACCP plans. Brewfather: 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.
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We make Fermento. What we say about Brewfather comes from its own pages, read on 11 November 2026: Brewfather on the App Store, brewfather.app. Spotted a mistake? Write to support@fermento.guide. Brewfather belongs to its owner, and Fermento is not affiliated with it.