 | Brewer's Name - Name used as the default in creating new recipes. |
 | Brew Type - The type of brew you most often create. May be
Extract, Partial Mash or All Grain. |
 | Equipment - Lists the current equipment settings. It is
important that you customize this setting to your particular equipment as
these settings are used to calculate boil volume, water needed and other
important recipe values. |
 | Choose - Displays the table of available brewing equipment.
Select the one closest to your actual brewing equipment and then adjust the
settings using the Details button. |
 | Details - Displays the details of the current equipment settings so
you can adjust them. |
 | Fix Boil Volume Based on Equipment - If checked, calculates the
boil volume based on the current equipment settings. |
 | Batch Size - The batch size for brewing, defined as the amount of
wort going into the primary fermenter. |
 | Boil Volume - The volume of wort you start the boil with. If
the Fix Boil Volume flag above is checked, the boil volume will be grayed
out and automatically calculated based on equipment settings. |
 | Brewhouse Efficiency - For partial mash and all grain brewing
only. The efficiency is the amount of potential sugars extracted from
grains in the mashing process. For most home brewers this is a value
in the range of 70-78%. |