BreweryTimer is a simple windows application to help you keep track of time-sensitive tasks during the brewing process.  Brew on time!

Key Features:

• Configure up to 5 timers (ex. water heating, mash schedule, sparge, etc)
• Boil Timer with activity alarms.
  
• Boil Activity Alarms- add unlimited activity alarms so you know when to take action during the boil. For example, you can add alarms for all your hop additions or add an alarm to remind yourself to clean your fermenter or prepare the whirlflock. 
  
• Import boil additions and boil duration from your recipe.  Supports the following popular brewing applications and formats: Beer Tools, BeerXML, ProMash.
• Ability to save timer templates so that you only have to configure your timers, boil settings, and common boil alarms once. 

For example: Say you always use 3 timers (Hot Liquor, Mash, Sparge), you boil for 1 hr 30 min, and you add whirlflock at 15 min.  Simply configure everything and save the settings as your default template (you can also save as many other templates as you like).  Once your default template is saved, every time you start the BreweryTimer application, all your settings will be loaded and ready to go (or you can load a non-default template).

• Calculators: Brix to S.G., Hydro Temp Adjustment, Wort Dilution
• Customize the alarm sound via a WAV file of your choice.

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You can configure up to 5 timers with custom titles and types (image below).  BrewTimer also allows you to save templates so that you don't need to set-up your timers every time you brew.

Download BreweryTimer (v 1.015):  BreweryTimer.zip 

Requirements:

• Windows
• Latest version of the .NET runtime (download here if you receive an error when starting)

Installation Instructions:

• Simply create a folder on your computer and un-zip the contents into the folder. 
• Double click on the BreweryTimer.exe to start.
  
• Note: this program does not include an installation program and does not make any changes to your registry.  It is a simple, stand-alone program. To un-install simply delete the files.
  
• It's safe! - used by many homebrewers around the world.  Think of all the great beer BreweryTimer has helped brew!!
  
• Upgrade Warning: If you are upgrading to the current version from a previous version and have saved your default template, you should not copy the Brewery_Timer_Default.xml file from the release zip. This will ensure that your previously saved default settings stay in-tact.
  

Help: 

• Screen Saver Warning: Many laptops default to a very aggressive power-saving configuration when running on battery power.   Make sure that your screen saver's power settings do not put the computer to sleep.  This will stop all timers and alarms.
  
• Timer Settings: you can configure up to 5 timers.  The "Count-Down" timers include an alarm sound when the time has expired.  The "Count-Up" timers are simple stop-watch style timers. 
• Templates: once you configure your timers, boil duration, and common boil alarms, you can save the settings as a template.  To make it your default template, simple choose the "Save Default Template" option from the 'Settings' menu.  Every time you start BreweryTimer, this template will be loaded.  You can also choose to save other templates and load them as needed or re-load the default template.
• Boil Alarms: you can configure any number of boil alarms.  For example, an alarm for each hop addition.
• To add a custom alarm sound, replace the alarm.wav file located in the same directory as the exe with a file of your choice (just make sure it's named alarm.wav).

Recent Release History:

• 12/15/2011 - v 1.015: More UI modifications for smaller screen support.
  
• 02/16/2011 - v 1.013: Changed UI for smaller screen support.
  
• 04/01/2009 - v 1.012: Minor UI bug fix, upgrade to use .NET 3.5
  
• 09/18/2008 - v 1.011: The configuration templates now support the saving of the boil alarms.  Add your common boil alarms (ex. whirlflock @ 15 min) and save your default template.  The alarm will not be pre-loaded when you open the application.
• 09/03/2008 - v 1.009: Added ability to edit/delete/add alarms while the main timer is active (running or paused).  If you forgot an alarm, you can now add it without having to re-set the main timer.
•  07/02/2008 - v 1.008: When importing recipe, includes boil duration and other non-hop additions, added re-set buttons and other minor UI improvements, minor bug fixes
•  06/25/2008 - v 1.007 : Bug fix w/ previous release - Boil Timer was not displayed.
•  06/25/2008 - v 1.006 : Added ability to import hop schedule from ProMash.

Guarantee & Licensing: 

Use this program at your own risk - it carries no guarantees. Please see License and Notice files included in installation zip.

Development: 

Big thanks to the other brew timers out there.  I've used several over the years and gleaned many ideas from them.  I decided to program my own since I tend to do things a little differently.

If you find a bug, please email me so that I can fix it (email address in 'About' screen).

Contributors (thank you!):

• Anthony
• TJ