Brew Pilot: Beer Brew Co-Pilot
Brew Day Timers & Calculators
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Tired of brewing app subscriptions? Full recipe design, mash pH, cascading timers & Apple Watch - free forever, pay once for premium.
Brew Pilot is the offline-first brewing companion that lives in your pocket and on your wrist. Design recipes on your phone, execute flawlessly on brew day with cascading timers and real-time calculations, all without internet, without accounts, without monthly subscriptions.
BREW DAY FEATURES
• Cascading equipment-aware timers for steep, mash, boil, and fermentation
• Real-time mash pH calculator with water chemistry adjustments
• Integrated brew log with one-tap step completion
• Apple Watch Companion, Live Activities & Dynamic Island timer (watchOS + iPhone 15+)
RECIPE DESIGN
• Complete all-grain, extract, partial mash, kettle sour, and mixed fermentation recipes
• 109 BJCP style profiles with gravity ranges and characteristics
• BeerXML import/export (compatible with Brewfather, BeerSmith, Brewer's Friend)
• Unlimited recipes in free tier
WHY BREW PILOT WINS
• Offline-first: No internet required, no data harvesting
• No account needed: Your recipes stay on your phone
• Free forever: Full recipe design + brew logs, zero paywalls
• One-time Pro ($24.99): Advanced water chemistry, BJCP profiles, dark mode, iCloud sync
• watchOS + Dynamic Island: Brew day timer on your wrist—no phone needed
• Cascading timers: All timers sync, reset, and pause together
MADE FOR HOMEBREWERS WHO VALUE SIMPLICITY
Built by someone who got tired of paying subscriptions for software that didn't
work when you needed it most. No email harvesting. No monthly charges. Just a tool
that disappears into your brew day and gets out of the way.
FREE FOREVER. PREMIUM ONCE.
• Brew Pilot is free with unlimited recipes, imports and exports, 1 active brew day, full brew day tracking, and 7 ready-to-brew house recipes.
• Brew Pilot Premium unlocks pro calculators, BJCP, stepped mash, multiple equipment setups, water chemistry, cost tracking, iCloud and more with a single one-time purchase.
• No subscription. No recurring fees. Ever.
1.5.2:
- Source water chemistry
- Live Activity support for running two brew days in parallel
1.5:
- iCloud Sync
- Custom Mash Thickness
- % weight of grain for grain bill
- Metric units
- Use Plato instead of SG if desired
- Multiple equipment profiles
The developer, Benjamin Holder, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Benjamin Holder
- Size
- 19.3 MB
- Category
- Food & Drink
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
18+
- 18+
- Frequent
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Brew Pilot Premium $24.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Benjamin Holder