Brewing Options
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Description

Options page that controls the brewing defaults used in creating new recipes.

Use

bulletSelect the Brewing tab in the options dialog.

Dialog Description

bulletBrewer's Name - Name used as the default in creating new recipes.
bulletBrew Type - The type of brew you most often create.  May be Extract, Partial Mash or All Grain.
bulletEquipment - 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.
bulletChoose - 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.
bulletDetails - Displays the details of the current equipment settings so you can adjust them.
bulletFix Boil Volume Based on Equipment - If checked, calculates the boil volume based on the current equipment settings.
bulletBatch Size - The batch size for brewing, defined as the amount of wort going into the primary fermenter.
bulletBoil 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.
bulletBrewhouse 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%.
 
 
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