CaptainBrew is now open to all members

We removed premium-member restrictions so recipe tools, private recipes, and core account features are available to everyone.

What changed
One member experience: all regular CaptainBrew accounts now follow the same rules.
No upgrade workflow: the old PayPal and manual activation flow has been retired.
No premium gating: recipe creation, private recipes, brew sessions, and recipe deletion are no longer split across free vs paid tiers.
Cleaner experience: the public site no longer depends on upgrade prompts and membership-based ad removal.

If you want to keep up with CaptainBrew improvements, the best next step is simply to keep brewing, keep using the calculators, and share the site with other homebrewers.

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