Calculators
Choose a calculator
Free BROWIN calculators for home winemakers, cheesemakers, liqueur makers and charcuterie makers. Tell us how much fruit, milk or meat you have — the calculator will work out the proportions, prepare a step-by-step recipe and suggest the ingredients and equipment you will need. No guesswork and no maths on paper: recipes based on BROWIN's experience in home food processing since 1979.
Wine
Wine calculator
Make homemade wine from the fruit you have at hand. Choose the fruit, enter its weight or the amount of wine you want to make, and set the strength and sweetness — from dry to sweet. You will get a step-by-step recipe for your batch and a list of the products you need.
Cheese
Cheese calculator
Make cheese at home, just like in a cheese dairy. Choose the type of cheese, the milk and its amount, and the calculator will scale the recipe to your batch: exact amounts of bacterial cultures, rennet and salt, the stages of cheesemaking and a list of the equipment you need.
Liquor
Liquor calculator
Make a fruit liqueur with exactly the strength you like. The calculator works out how much spirit or vodka and sugar to add to the fruit, estimates the strength of the finished liqueur and helps you dilute alcohol to the percentage you choose — with no mistakes in the proportions.
Meat
Meat processing calculator
Homemade cured meats without guesswork. Choose the method (ham cooker, hot smoking, simmering or ageing), the type and weight of the meat and the curing method. The calculator works out the amount of curing salt, spices and processing time, gives you a step-by-step recipe and suggests the right wood for smoking.
How do BROWIN calculators work?
Each calculator guides you step by step: first you choose what you want to make, then you enter the amount of raw material you have or the amount of finished product you want. Based on that, the calculator scales the recipe and shows the exact amounts of ingredients for your batch.
With every recipe you get a list of BROWIN products that will help you along the way — yeast, bacterial cultures, spices, curing salt, thermometers and equipment for fermenting and smoking. You can check them in the shop straight away and add them to your cart.
The calculators are free and you do not need an account. They are just as useful for your first homemade wine or cheese as for experienced home producers who want to quickly scale a proven recipe up or down.
Looking for inspiration? Browse our recipes and our blog for tips and proven recipes for wine, cheese, liqueurs and cured meats.