BrauMo
by BrauMo (Berlin)
Kombucha, water kefir and vinegar brewing software that installs on one Mac or Windows computer in the brewery and serves every phone, tablet and laptop on the local network: cultures, F1 to F2 batches, HACCP records, lots with best-before dates, recipes netted against stock into draft purchase orders, and invoicing with DATEV and XRechnung exports. One flat price per brewery.
Why it is classified this way
We call this a Batch / process manufacturing product. Built around recipes or formulas, batch runs, and lot genealogy. May or may not include full time-phased planning.
It is not labeled Full MRP because we have not verified that it accepts dated demand, sales orders, a forecast, or a master production schedule; nets that demand against stock on hand and orders already incoming; uses lead times or required dates; and produces dated buy, make, transfer, release, or reschedule recommendations. That is a statement about the evidence we found, not a claim that the product is weak, see the capability table and the sources below.
The six Full MRP tests, and how BrauMo does on each (2 of 6)
- YesIt represents a bill of materials, recipe, or formula.Evidence: braumo.com(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Tour(opens in a new tab)
- PartialIt accepts dated demand, sales orders, a forecast, or a master production schedule.Not established. Only partly shown: the evidence covers some of this but not all of it, so the test is not established.
- PartialIt nets that demand against stock on hand and orders already incoming.Not established. No evidence found yet.
- YesIt explodes requirements through at least one level of the bill of materials.Evidence: braumo.com(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Tour(opens in a new tab)"Recipes explode into what to buy, netted against stock." The tour: "Plan the next brew: Scale the recipe to the tank, print the brew sheet, and see what stock the brew will need."
- PartialIt uses lead times or required dates.Not established. Only partly shown: the evidence covers some of this but not all of it, so the test is not established.
- PartialIt produces dated buy, make, transfer, release, or reschedule recommendations.Not established. Only partly shown: the evidence covers some of this but not all of it, so the test is not established.
These rules are applied identically to every product and enforced at build time, a record cannot be published as Full MRP unless all six pass with a source attached. Read the methodology.
Best for
- Kombucha, water kefir and vinegar makers who want cultures, F1 to F2 batches, HACCP records and stock in one app built for those products
- Small breweries that want the data on a computer in the building, working offline, at one flat price with unlimited users
- German producers who need XRechnung e-invoices, Lieferschein and DATEV exports from the same records
Not a fit when
- Beer, spirits or wine producers: the product is built around living cultures, pH and acidification, and the vendor sends beer breweries elsewhere
- Teams spread across several sites who want the vendor to host the data; the vendor itself says cloud software serves that case better
- Anyone who needs a general ledger, a live accounting sync or a documented API
Pricing facts
What it costs to do manufacturing in this product.
Advertised from
€45/month
Useful entry price
€45/month
Billing basis
Flat rate
Free trial: 21 days.
What moves the real bill
- Onboarding fee. None for the software: "No setup fee for the software". An optional spreadsheet migration service costs €390 / $420 one-off.
Plans
| Plan | Price | Add-ons and setup |
|---|---|---|
| BrauMo, billed yearlyBilled yearly, shown per month | €45/mo | — |
| Businesses only: "Offered exclusively to businesses (Unternehmer, § 14 BGB), not to consumers." One brewery per license; unlimited users; every feature for kombucha, water kefir and vinegar. EU price. "Founding price while places last"; the stated regular price is €59 a month billed yearly (€708 a year). International region $35 (regular $49), Emerging markets $19 (regular $29), both in USD. Spreadsheet migration service, €390 / $420 one-off. The setup wizard itself is free. | ||
| BrauMo, billed monthlyBilled monthly | €60/mo | — |
| Businesses only: "Offered exclusively to businesses (Unternehmer, § 14 BGB), not to consumers." One brewery per license; unlimited users; every feature for kombucha, water kefir and vinegar. EU price, "Cancel anytime". "Founding price while places last"; the stated regular price is €79 billed monthly. The monthly founding figure is read from the page's pricing script, since the static markup shows the yearly state only. International region $45 (regular $65), Emerging markets $26 (regular $39), both in USD. Spreadsheet migration service, €390 / $420 one-off. The setup wizard itself is free. | ||
Cheapest paid plan that manufactures, by paid users
- 1 user: BrauMo, billed yearly, €45 a month (billed yearly, shown per month); first year €540.
- 5 users: BrauMo, billed yearly, €45 a month (billed yearly, shown per month); first year €540.
- 10 users: BrauMo, billed yearly, €45 a month (billed yearly, shown per month); first year €540.
Pricing detail
One flat price per brewery with unlimited users and every feature; the price follows the billing country. EU prices are the ones printed by default: €45 a month billed yearly (€540 a year, our arithmetic) or €60 billed monthly, both labeled "Founding price while places last" against a stated regular price of €59 a month billed yearly (€708 a year) and €79 billed monthly. The page's pricing script also carries two US-dollar regions: International (USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan and every country not listed elsewhere) at $35 a month billed yearly ($49 regular, $588 a year) or $45 monthly ($65 regular), and Emerging markets (Latin America, South and Southeast Asia, Africa) at $19 billed yearly ($29 regular, $348 a year) or $26 monthly ($39 regular). The water kefir, vinegar and continuous brewing pages print the regular prices: "In the EU that is €59 a month on the yearly plan or €79 month to month; in emerging markets, US$29 or US$39." Net prices, tax added at checkout, sold to businesses only. The 21-day trial needs no card; after it, or if you cancel, the app "switches to read-only: everything stays viewable and exportable". The one paid extra is the optional spreadsheet migration at €390 / $420.
Checked on October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com(opens in a new tab). Prices change. Check before you buy.
Manufacturing capability
20 of 25 fields resolved. "Unknown" means we have not found first-party evidence. It is not a No.
Planning
Working out what to buy or make, and when.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Accepts dated demandYou can tell it what is due and when, sales orders with dates, a forecast, or a production schedule. | Partial | Planned brews are the demand: "Planned brews are netted against current stock, then drafted as purchase orders by supplier." The Planner holds "brews, tanks, cultures, packaging and tasks" on "a ninety-day tank timeline". No page describes sales orders or a forecast with due dates feeding the buy list.Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Tour(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Nets against stock on handIt subtracts what you already have before telling you to buy more. | Yes | "Recipes explode into what to buy, netted against stock. One click drafts purchase orders by supplier." And: "Planned brews are netted against current stock, then drafted as purchase orders by supplier."Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Counts incoming ordersIt knows about purchase orders and production orders already placed, so it does not tell you to order twice. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation showing open purchase or production orders included in the supply picture.Know the answer? |
| Uses lead timesIt works backwards from when you need something to when you must order or start it, using supplier and production lead times. | Partial | Changelog v417: "Reorder points now appear on the forecast, and suppliers can carry a typed lead time." No page says the lead time shifts a suggested order date.Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com › Changelog archive.json(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Produces dated buy/make suggestionsThe output is an actionable list with dates, order this much by this date, start this batch on this date. | Partial | Changelog v504: "the stock forecast can draft orders for you, one per approved supplier." The agent page lists "Burn rate and run-out dates" and "What to buy for planned brews". We found run-out dates but no order-by date on a suggestion.Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com › Changelog archive.json(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Agent(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Capacity planningChecks whether your people and machines can do the work in the time available. | Partial | Vessel availability only: "Every vessel on one board: what is in it, when it comes free, and how long since it was cleaned. Plus a floor plan of your cellar, and a ninety-day tank timeline in the Planner." No people or machine load check is described.Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Production
Recipes, bills of materials, and running the work.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Bill of materialsA list of the parts and quantities needed to make one of something. | Yes | Recipes are the component list: "Scale a recipe to any tank size, print a brew sheet for the floor, and see cost per litre from your own stock prices." The tour: "Scale the recipe to the tank, print the brew sheet, and see what stock the brew will need."Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Tour(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Multi-level BOMSub-assemblies inside assemblies, a part that is itself made from other parts, nested as deep as you need. | Partial | Two levels by design: "One base ferment split into many flavours", and the tour's "Split one base into flavours; ingredients deducted automatically". Changelog v578 adds that "a finished culture blended into a batch comes out of bulk stock". No page describes a recipe nested inside another recipe.Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Tour(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Changelog(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Recipes & formulasBatch-style production by weight, volume, or percentage, including scaling a batch up or down. | Yes | "Recipes by type, tea blends, batch calculator" with scaling: "Scale a recipe to any tank size". Versioned: "Every batch stays tied to the recipe version it was brewed to."Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Tour(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Work / manufacturing ordersA record authorising and tracking the making of a specific quantity. | Yes | Batches are the production record ("Batches F1→F2"), and packaging runs are work orders: "Work orders, lots & retention samples, labels and caps deducted". Changelog v448: "Cans on packaging work orders: plan a canning run alongside bottles and kegs".Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com › Tour(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Changelog archive.json(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Routings & operationsThe ordered steps a product goes through, and which machine or station does each one. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of operation sequences or routings attached to production.Know the answer? |
| Shop-floor trackingOperators report progress, time, and completions as the work happens. | Yes | "Log readings from the floor." The free phone app "connects to the BrauMo server already running in your brewery" and "brings every screen to the tank, barcode scanner included".Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Tour(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Quality controlsChecks, tests, holds, and non-conformance records tied to production or receiving. | Yes | "Live pH, Brix and TA readings, with go/no-go quality bands." HACCP page: "CAPA and recalls. Corrective actions and mock recalls documented in the same place." Changelog v504: "a lot on hold is passed over" when a batch consumes stock.Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Haccp software(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Changelog archive.json(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Inventory & traceability
Knowing what you hold and being able to trace it.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Batch & lot traceabilityWhich incoming material lots went into which finished batch, and where those finished goods went. | Yes | Changelog v504: "when a batch consumes tea, sugar or packaging, the received lot is drawn down first-expired-first-out, a lot on hold is passed over, and the batch page shows which supplier lot each deduction came from". Outbound: "the lots shipped stay traceable to the customer". The HACCP page adds a limit: "Traceability runs one step back and one step forward."Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com › Changelog archive.json(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Tour(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Haccp software(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Expiry & shelf lifeBest-before dates on materials and finished goods, with warnings before they lapse. | Yes | "lots with best-before dates"; changelog v486: "Every packaging run gets its own best-before, dated from the day it was actually packaged". Raw materials are "drawn down first-expired-first-out" (v504), and the agent page lists "Lots near best-before".Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com › Water kefir(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Changelog archive.json(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Agent(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Serial numbersUnique identifiers on individual units, for warranty or field service. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of serial number tracking on individual units.Know the answer? |
Commerce & accounting
Costs, purchasing, storefronts, and the books.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Product costing & COGSWhat it costs you to make one, and the cost of the goods you sold. | Yes | "see cost per litre from your own stock prices"; the tour lists "Cost per litre, yield and month-end" and "Analyse: loss & yield, KPI scorecard, benchmarks". No page describes a COGS report by the name.Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Tour(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| PurchasingRaising and tracking purchase orders to suppliers from inside the system. | Yes | "One click drafts purchase orders by supplier." The tour lists "Purchase orders", "Approved suppliers" and "Supplier bills"; changelog v579: "goods that arrive can be booked against an open purchase order".Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Tour(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Changelog(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Accounting connectionSends financial data to bookkeeping software, or includes its own general ledger. | Yes | File exports, not a live sync: "A DATEV booking batch" and "A monthly bookkeeping CSV" for the accountant, plus "An XRechnung XML" e-invoice. Changelog v460 adds for US breweries "QuickBooks (IIF) and Xero (CSV) exports for your accountant". The vendor is plain that it is "Not your accounting system".Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com › Bookkeeping(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Changelog archive.json(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Ecommerce connectionPulls orders and pushes stock levels to a storefront or marketplace. | Partial | Orders in: "Orders from Shopify and Zettle can come off stock on their own." The tour: "Shopify and Zettle sync, or a CSV from any shop or till". No page says stock levels are pushed back to the store.Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Tour(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Openness & your data
Getting data in, out, and away if you leave.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| APIA documented programming interface so other software can read and write your data. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: public api documentation.Know the answer? |
| WebhooksThe system can notify other software the moment something changes. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of outbound webhooks or event subscriptions.Know the answer? |
| MCP supportA Model Context Protocol server, letting an AI assistant read or act on this data. Useful, but it has nothing to do with whether the product plans materials. | Yes | Changelog v401: "Point Claude Desktop (or any MCP client) at BrauMo and ask about your batches, stock, quality records and invoices in plain language." The agent page: "It reads. It never writes." Off by default, included in the license.Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com › Changelog archive.json(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Agent(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| CSV exportYou can get your lists out as spreadsheet files. | Yes | "Batches export as CSV, HACCP records and certificates of analysis as PDF"; the switching page: "Everything exports: CSV and Excel always".Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com › Haccp software(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Switching(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Full data exportYou can take everything, including history and relationships, not just a few screens' worth of rows. | Yes | The database is a local file: "One SQLite file you can copy, back up and keep", and "the whole database as a file you keep". After cancellation: "Read-only stays, everything exports."Reviewed October 10, 2026. Source: braumo.com(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Haccp software(opens in a new tab); braumo.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Deployment, licensing and your data
- Deployment
- Self-hosted, Desktop app, Mobile app
- Licensing
- Proprietary on-premise
- Team sizes
- Just me, 2–5 people, 6–20 people
- Manufacturing styles
- Batch & recipe products, Continuous process
Integrations
- Shopify
- Zettle
- DATEV (export)
- XRechnung (e-invoice export)
- QuickBooks (IIF export)
- Xero (CSV export)
- Bank statement import
- Claude Desktop and other MCP clients (read-only)
- Anthropic API (Mo assistant, your own key)
Industries
Jobs this product qualifies for
Derived from the capability table above, not hand-assigned.
Editorial notes and cautions
Things we would want a friend to know before buying.
- The €45 and €60 figures are a "Founding price while places last". The page states the regular price beside them: €59 a month billed yearly (€708 a year) and €79 billed monthly, so budget for the regular rate.
- BrauMo runs on one Mac or Windows computer in the brewery that has to stay plugged in and awake: "while it sleeps, nobody else can reach the app." Backups to a second drive or synced folder are yours to set up, and the vendor says not to install a second copy.
- Prices follow the billing country. The International and Emerging-markets USD prices are in the pricing page's script and show only after picking a region; the page opens on EU prices.
- Most capability evidence is the vendor's own marketing pages plus its public changelog; the in-app help is offline only and there is no public manual. We did not run the trial.
- Accounting is by file export. DATEV and XRechnung are built for German breweries; the QuickBooks IIF and Xero CSV exports for US breweries appear only in a changelog entry.
Alternatives to BrauMo
An alternative is always an alternative for a reason. There is no universal replacement.
- BrewwBetter commerce & accounting connection
Breww posts invoices and stock journals to QuickBooks Online or Xero as a live sync, where BrauMo hands your accountant export files; it is built for beer rather than kombucha.
Beer30's sibling Bucha30 is the cloud kombucha system from the same vendor family; a brewery that wants the vendor to host the data rather than run it on a computer in the building would look there, at a far higher from-price.
Evidence and verification
Why this record is not Verified. Held at partially verified on purpose: the capability claims rest on marketing pages and changelog entries rather than a manual, and the pricing is a promotional founding rate.
Researched 2026-10-10 from the home, pricing, tour, getting started, HACCP, bookkeeping, continuous brewing, compare, switching, remote access, agent, water kefir and vinegar pages, the public changelog and its JSON archive (releases since v356); regional and monthly prices were read from the pricing page's own script, since the static page shows only the EU yearly state. The in-app help is offline only and was not read, and we did not run the trial.
Sources we checked (15)
braumo.com
- Home page(opens in a new tab)
- Pricing(opens in a new tab)
- Tour(opens in a new tab)
- Welcome(opens in a new tab)
- Haccp software(opens in a new tab)
- Bookkeeping(opens in a new tab)
- Continuous brewing(opens in a new tab)
- Compare(opens in a new tab)
- Switching(opens in a new tab)
- Changelog(opens in a new tab)
- Changelog archive.json(opens in a new tab)
- Remote access(opens in a new tab)
- Agent(opens in a new tab)
- Water kefir(opens in a new tab)
- Vinegar(opens in a new tab)
What we still want to confirm
We publish our gaps rather than hiding them. If you can point us at a first-party page for any of these, we will update the record and credit the correction.
- Confirm the monthly founding price of €60 at the checkout; the static pricing markup shows only the yearly state, and the figure comes from the page's pricing script.
- Confirm whether What to buy counts open purchase orders and uses the supplier lead time to date its suggestions.
- Confirm whether a recipe can nest another recipe, for example a tea blend inside a kombucha recipe.
- Confirm whether the Shopify and Zettle sync pushes stock levels back to the store or only pulls orders.
- Confirm the QuickBooks IIF and Xero CSV exports on a current build; the only mention is changelog v460.
- Confirm whether any documented API or webhooks exist beyond read-only MCP agent access, and whether kegs carry serial numbers.
- Read the in-app help from a trial install.
Still unknown: counts incoming orders, routings & operations, serial numbers, api, webhooks.