Tools

Homebrewing tools

Welcome to your new favorite corner of the internet for making better beer.

We’ve built a growing collection of practical homebrewing tools designed to take the guesswork out of the process and put the fun back in. You’ll find a bunch of handy calculators covering everything from ABV and IBU to mash efficiency, priming sugar, water chemistry, and more. They’re straightforward, no-nonsense, and ready whenever you need them.

One of our favorites is the AI beer recipe generator. Tell it what you’re in the mood for—style, hops you already have, target ABV, whatever, and it’ll help you sketch out a solid starting recipe in seconds. It’s great for sparking ideas or fine-tuning something you’ve been mulling over.

And we’re not stopping there. New tools get added regularly as we keep expanding what’s available, so it’s worth checking back often. Whether you’re dialing in your first extract batch or chasing the perfect all-grain recipe, the goal is simple: give you useful stuff that actually helps you brew the beer you want.

You can also check out our selection of over 28 clone recipes created by our AI Beer Recipe Generator here.

Grab a tool (and a beer!), experiment, and go make something tasty.

AI Beer Recipe Generator – Embark on a brew adventure with your own custom recipes. Select All-grain or extract, describe the style, or clone what you want to brew, and the Beer Recipe Maker takes care of the rest. You can print the results and save them to your computer as a PDF.

All-Grain to Malt Extract Conversion Calculator – Our All-Grain to Malt Extract Conversion Calculator makes it easy to estimate how much liquid malt extract (LME) or dry malt extract (DME) you’ll need to replace the base grains in an all-grain recipe. 

Beer Yeast Substitution Database – Over 150 beer yeast varieties.  Find the best beer yeast substitutes with our searchable database. Compare liquid and dry yeast strains by brand, beer style, and fermentation characteristics.

Homebrew Hops Database – This interactive, comprehensive database lists 175 different hop varieties and their recommended substitutes.

Hops Alpha Acid Calculator – Hop Alpha Acid Calculator for homebrewing. Quickly substitute hops with different AA% while maintaining bitterness. Easy-to-use tool.

Beer Attenuation and ABV Calculator – Just punch in your OG and FG. Your results will list the Apparent Attenuation, Real Attenuation, and ABV.

Beer Calorie Calculator – How many calories does any beer have? View total calories as well as calories from alcohol and calories from carbs.

Malt Extract Conversion Calculator – LME and DME are not comparable by weight. Use this calculator if you want to know LME to DME, or vice versa.

SRM Color Scale – Understanding Standard Reference Method (SRM) to Measure a Beer’s Color. Includes a beer color chart.