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TableofContentsIntroduction

Chapter1

Chapter2

Chapter3

Appendices

Glossary

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BrewtargetVersion2.3

ContributorsManysoulshavecontributestoprovidingyouwiththismanual,herewemakeanefforttothankthemfortheirwork.Youtoocouldcontributetothecommunitybyeither:improvingthesoftware,improvingthismanual,ortranslatingthismanualinyourlanguage.

Localetranslation Basemanual

Sameasbasemanual MaximeLavigne(malavv)duguigne@gmail.comPhilipG.Leerocketman768@gmail.com

ForewordByPhilipG.Lee

DearReader,

ThismanualisintendedtoquicklyacquaintyouwithusingBrewtarget.Itisbynomeanscomprehensive,butisinsteadfocusedonprovidingconcreteexamples.Ifsomethingisunclear,pleaseletusknowatoursourcecoderepository.

PrefaceAsofthewritingofthisdocument,Brewtargetalreadyhadalonghistoryofhelpinghomebrewersachievethebrewtheywished.

Chapter1:AWalkthrough

Thisbookmakestheassumptionthatthebestwayofgettingyoustartediswithwhatwealllove,makingabeer.YouwillbeguidedherethroughmakingyourfirstbeerusingBrewtargetwithaneasytofollow,step-by-stepguide.

Chapter2:GeneralConcepts

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GeneralConceptsarefunctionalitiesthatBrewtargetoffersyou.Theyrangefromrecipemanagement,tocostreportingtoexportingandimportingrecipes.Thissectionwillprovideyouwithanoverviewonwhatisofferedintheapplicationandhowtouseit.It'sagreatwaytograduallylearnnewfeatures.

Chapter3:Tools

ThetoolssectionispresentsspecifictoolswithinBrewtargetmeanttoeaseyourlife.Theydescribewhattoolsareavailable,theirpurposeandhowtousethem.

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Chapter1:AWalkthroughItisprobablyeasiertodemonstratethefeaturesoftheprogramratherthantryingtoexplaineverysingleconcept.So,herewewillcreateasimpleAmericanAmberAle,touchingonasmanyfeaturesaspossible.

SettingOptions

First,let’ssetafewoptions.Brewtarget’soptionsareinTools→Options.

Figure1.SelectOptionsHereyoushouldsetyourpreferencesfortheunitsystemyouwishtouse,andwhichformulaeyouwanttouseincreatingyourrecipes.Forthepurposesofthiswalkthrough,gototheunitstabandsetweightandvolumetoUStraditional,temperaturetoFahrenheit,gravitytospecificgravity,andcolortoSRM.

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Figure2.Units

ImportantIfyouchoosePlatoforgravity,thenallthedisplayedFGnumbersarenotcorrected.So,thedisplayedFGreflectstheactualFG:notwhatyouwillseeifyouuseyourrefractometer.

OntheFormulastab,setColorto"Morey’s"and"IBU"toTinseth.Thescreenshouldlooklike:

Figure3.Formulas

DefiningYourEquipment

Important alwayssetupanequipmentprofilebeforecreatingarecipe.

HavinganequipmentprofileforyourrecipeisveryimportantinBrewtarget.Itcontainsalotofinformationaboutyourparticularsetup,andhelpsBrewtargetmakebetterestimates.

Therearethreewaystocreateanewequipmentprofile.YoucanclickView->Equipmentstoopentheequipmenteditor:

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Figure4.EquipmentYoucanclicktheEquipmenticoninthetoolbar

Figure5.EquipmentToolbar…oryoucanopentheequipmenttree.Rightclickandselect"new".

Figure6.EquipmentTree

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Ifyouusethefirsttwomethods,youneedtoclicktheblue"+"atthebottomofthewindowtocreateanewprofile.Afteryouclicktheplus,orifyoustartedfromtheequipmenttree,youwillneedtoprovideanamefortheprofile.Onceyouhavedonethat,press"OK".

Filloutasmanyofthesefieldsasyoucan.

Table1.EquipmentFieldsField Description

SetasDefault Setasthedefaultprofiletobeusedwhencreatingrecipes

RequiredFields

Name Anynameyouchoosetotitleyourequipmentsetup

Batchsize Howmuchwortyouwantintheprimaryfermenter

Pre-boilvolumeAmountofwortinthekettleimmediatelypriortoboil.Alternativelyselect"Calculatepre-boilvolume"belowtoautomaticallycomputethisvalue.

Calculatepre-boilvolume

Automaticallycalculatethepre-boilvolumebasedonboiltime,losses,andwateradditions,insteadofenteringitbyhand

Boiling&Water

Boiltime Howlongyouusuallyboil

Evaporationrate Waterlossduringtheboil,perhour.Typically,around3Lor0.75USgallons.

Kettletop-upwaterAmountofwateryouusuallyadddirectlytothekettlebeforeboiling.Forextractrecipes,thisshouldbeequaltotheboilvolume

Finaltop-upwater Amountofwatertoaddtothewortimmediatelybeforegoingintotheprimary

Grainabsorption

Howmanylitersofwaterarepermanentlylosttoeachkilogramofgrainduringmashing.Thedefaultvalueis1.0875litersperkilogram.Thiscanfluctuateduetothefine-nessofyourgrind,humidity,brand,andotherfactors.Pressingthe"DefaultAbsorption"buttonwillresetthevaluetothisdefault

BoilingPointofWater

Thetemperatureatwhichwaterboils.Thedefaultvalueis100C(212F),buttheactualvaluewillvarywithaltitude.

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HopUtilization Correctionforhoputilization.Typically100percentinhomebrewsystems,somewhatmorethan100percentforlargersystems.

MashTun

Volume Themaximumvolumeyourmashtuncanhold

Mass Massofyourmashtun

SpecificHeatSpecificheatofthematerialofyourmashtunincal/(g*C).Typicalvaluesare*Aluminum-0.215*Copper-0.092*Iron/Steel-0.108*Plastic-0.359

Losses

Kettletofermenter Howmuchwortyouleaveinthekettlewhenyoutransfertheworttoprimary

Lauterdeadspace Howmuchwortyouloseinthelautertun

Whendone,pressthediskettebuttonatthebottomofthedialogtosavethenewprofile.Youshouldhavesomethinglikethis.

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Figure7.EquipmentProfile

MakingaNewRecipe

ClickoneitherFile->"NewRecipe",clicktheblueplusinthetoolbaratthetopofthemainwindoworright-clickintherecipetabofthetreeandselect"NewRecipe".Nameyourrecipeintheboxthatpopsup,andclick"OK".

AdjustingRecipeParameters

Ifyoucreatedyourequipmentprofileasshownabove,andyoumadeitthedefaultprofile,youwon’tneedtodoanythingelse.

Otherwise,choosetheequipmentprofileyousetupinDefiningYourEquipmentfromtheEquipmentdrop-downlist.Youcanalsodragitfromthetreeontheleftanddropitontherecipe.Afterselectingordroppingtheequipment,youwillbeaskedifyouwanttosetthebatchandboilsizeoftherecipetothatoftheequipment.Click"Yes".

SelectingtheStyle

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Brewtargetcomespre-loadedwithalloftheBJCPstyles.Youcancheckyourrecipeagainsttheguidelinesfortheparticularstyleyouarebrewing.Todothis,select"AmericanAmberAle"fromtheStyledropdownlist

Youwillnoticethatthebubblesintherightpanechanged.

Figure8.BeforeStyle

Figure9.AfterStyleThedarkgreenbubblesshowtheexpectedrangeforthestyleyouselected.Thecolorbubbleshowstheexpectedcolorsforthestyle.Sincewehaven’taddedanygrains,hopsoryeasttoourbeeryet,theydon’tshowanythingelse.

AddingIngredients

Openthe"Fermentable"treeintheleftpane(denotedwithabarleyicon),

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Figure10.FermentableTreeanddragthefollowingitemsintotheFermentablespane.

Briess2RowBrewersMalt

BriessCaramelMalt80L

ThisisnotanendorsementofBriess;theyaresimplynearthetop.

Inthemainwindow,youwillseethosetwomaltsinyourrecipe.ClickontheCrystal80’s"Mashed"checkboxtotellitthatwewanttohavethisinthemash(maltcanalsobesteeped).Youshouldhavethis:

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Figure11.RecipeAfterFermentablesDouble-clickthe2-row’s"amount"cellandenter"4.536kg".Youwillseethatitgetsconvertedautomaticallyinto"10.000lb"ifyou’reusingUSunits.FortheCaramel80,tellit"32oz".YoucanchangeUS/English/SIpreferencesinTools->Options.Pleasesee[SupportedUnits]inthisdocumenttoseethecorrectabbreviationforeachunit.

Nowyoushouldnoticesomethingdifferentaboutthebubblesinthemainwindow.TheOGbubblenowhasawhitelinewith"12.2"aboveit,withinthedarkgreenbubble.ThismeanstheOGiswithintherangedefinedbytheAmericanAmberstyle.

TheFG,though,iswayofftotherightofthebubbleandnowherenearthedarkgreenbubble.ThismeanstheFGistoohighforthestyle.TheABVispeggedatzero,fartotherightofthe"tostyle"range.Wewillfixthisonceweaddayeastandamashscheduletotherecipe.

Thecolorbubblenowhasawhitelinewithinthe"tostyle"range.

Finally,theIBU/GUmetershowsthebeeras0andcloying.Thisbubbleprovidesageneralguideonhowbalancedyourbeeris.

Now,gototheHopstabandadd1ozCascadeat1hr,1ozCascadeat15min,and1ozCascadeat5min.TheIBUsshouldbeabout33.4,andinthegreen.

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Figure12.AddingthehopsAddWLP001yeasttotherecipe.Noweverythingshouldbeinthegreen.

Figure13.Addingtheyeast

MakingaMash

Let’sdoa2-stepmashwithaproteinrestat121Fandaconversionrestat152F.

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Important

Untilnow,Brewtargethasbeenlyingtoyou.Underneaththetargetbatchsizeonthemainwindow,itsaysyourcalculatedbatchsizeandthecalculatedboilsizearenot0.Theseareestimatesbasedonyourequipmentprofile.Brewtargetislyingbecauseit’sconvenientjusttobeabletostartaddingtheingredientsandgetanapproximateanswer.Aftersettingthemashadditionvolumes,youwillgetarealanswer.

SwitchtotheMashtabinthemainwindow.Clickon"EditMash"andgiveitaname.Youcanentertheinitialgraintemp,spargetempandinitialtuntemphere.Enteringtheseasaccuratelyaspossiblewillgiveyouthebestchancetonailyourtemperatures.Tosettunmassandspecificheat,youshouldclick"FromEquipment".

Figure14.SetupthemashYoucansavethismashprofilebypressing"SaveMash"atthebottomofthemashtab.Itwillbesavedunderthenameyougaveitinthe"Editmash"dialog.Youcanrecallamashprofilebyselectingitintheappropriatedropdownbox.Fromhere,therearetwowaystocreatethemash.

Method1:MashWizard

Gotothemashtabandclicktheblueplus.Nameit"Protein"andclick"OK".

Figure15.ProteinstepDoubleclickits"TargetTemp"cellandchangeto"121F",andchangethe"Time"to"20min".Thismeanswewanttohitatargettemperatureof121Ffor20minutes.

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Figure16.ProteinstepDothesamefora"Conversion"stepat"152F"for"1hr".

Figure17.Conversionstep

Figure18.ConversionstepThemashwizisforquicklyandeasilygettingthecorrectmashtemperaturesandvolumesforasinglebatchspargemash.Clickonthe"Mashwiz"button,andgiveitamashthicknessof1.25qt/lb(or2.6L/kg).

Figure19.Mashwizard

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Whenyouselect"OK",themashwizarddoes3thingsforyou:calculatedinfusionvolumes,infusiontemps,andgaveyouaspargestepthatwillmakeyouhityourpre-boilvolume.

Figure20.MashwizardresultsNowBrewtargetisnotlyinganymoreaboutthecalculatedboilvolumeandbatchsize.Youcanseeanyoftheinfusiontemperaturesunderthe"InfusionTemp"column.

Important

Youdon’thavetoactuallyspargewithallofthespargewater,butcanputaportiondirectlyintothekettledependingonhowyouliketosparge.Youcanalsosplitthespargewaterintomultiplespargebatches.Flyspargingshouldunderstandthe"finalbatchsparge"toindicatethevolumeofspargewatertheyshouldcollect.

Important Sinceyourequipmentandrecipemightchange,youshouldalwaysdothemashwizardafterrecallingasavedmashprofile.

Method2:MashDesigner

Themashdesignerisformoreadvanceduse.Itcanbeusedtocreateanymashscheduleyoudesirewithhowevermanysparges,andatwhateverinfusiontemporvolumeyoudesire.Tostartit,justclickthe"MashDes"button.Adialogwillaskyouforthetemperatureofthetunbeforethefirstinfusion,soenter70Fandcontinue.

Figure21.MashdesignerstartWearenowlookingattheparametersforthefirstinfusion.Enter"Protein"forthename,leavethetypeat"Infusion",enter"121F"for"Targettemp.",and"20min"forthetime.Now,youcaneithermovetheinfusion/decoctionamountsliderORtheinfusiontempslider.Movingonewillcausetheothertomovesothatthecombinationofamountandinfusiontempcausesyoutohit121F.Theupperandlowerlimitsoftheseslidersarebasedonthemaximumavailablespaceleftinthetun(asgivenbythecurrentequipment),andtheboiling

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temperatureofwater.Starttheamountslideratthefarleft.Youwillseethatthetunfullnessmeterontherightshowsaninfusionratioof0.11qt/lbwhichisfartoolow.HowdoIknowit’stoolow?Thetotalcollectedwortmetershowsanegativevalue,meaningthatthegrainwillabsorballoftheinfusion’swaterandcouldabsorbmore.So,slowlymovetheamountslideruntiltheinfusionratioreachesabout1.25qt/lb.

Figure22.MashdesignerproteinrestYoushouldseethatthetunisabouthalffull,andwehavereached1.9galofthe6.25galthatweplantocollectpre-boil.Click"Next".

Namethisstep"Conversion"andsetthetargettempto152Fandthetimeto1hr.Slowlymovethetempsliderallthewayto212F.

Figure23.MashdesignerconversionstepClick"Next".Namethisstep"BatchSparge".Clickthe"BatchSparge"checkbox,setthetargettempto165F,andthetimeto15min.Youwillnoticethatthetunfullnesshasgonedown,simulatingthatyouhavedrainedthetunofliquid;thisisthepurposeofthecheckbox.Movetheamountsliderslowlytotherightuntilthetotalcollectedwortreachesabout6.25gal.

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ImportantIfyouexceedthetargetcollectedwortvolume,theprogressbarwillstillshow100percent,sobecarefulandpayattentiontothetextwhichshowstheactualcollectedwort.

Figure24.MashdesignerFinally,click"Finish"toreturntothemainwindow.

Figure25.MashdesignerfinishedCongratulations!YouhavejustcreatedyourfirstrecipewithBrewtarget!

BrewdayMode

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Nowthatyourrecipeisallplanned,wouldn’titbegoodtohavesomeinstructionsonyourbrewday?Clickthe"Brewday"tabatthetopofthemainwindow.Click"GenerateInstructions".Ithasmadeallinstructionsforyouandlistedthemontheleftinorder.Youcanremove,shiftup/down,insert,changestepsasyouseefittohelpyoubeorganizedonyourbrewday.

Thereare3timerstohelpyouwithtime-criticalstepsifyouclicktheclockbuttoninthetoolbarofthemainwindow.TheyareinHH:MM:SSformat,andthetextboxaboveeachoneiswhatyouusetosetit.Justenter"1:00:00"andpress"set"tosetthetimerfor1hour,forexample.The"Sound"buttonallowsyoutoselectasoundthatwillbeplayedwhenthetimerreacheszero.Brewtargethasprovidedmanydefaultsoundstochoosefrom,oryoucanselectanyothersoundfileonyourcomputer.

PrintingtheRecipe

Printandprintpreviewareavailableunderthe"File"menu.Therearetwoprintoutsavailable.Oneis"Recipe"andtheotheris"Brewday".Therecipeprintoutisalltheinforelatedtotherecipeyouhavemade.Thebrewdayprintoutisformattedinorganizedspecificallyforfollowingwhenyoubrew.

SavingYourWork

WhenyoucloseBrewtarget,youwillbegivenanoptiontoeithersaveordiscardyourwork.

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Chapter2:GeneralConceptsBrewtargetmaintainsadatabaseofrecipes,ingredients,etc.Ifbrewtargetshouldcrashunexpectedly,youwillbepromptedtoeitherrestorethechangesmadelastsessionorrollbackthedatabasetodiscardthechangesinthelastsession.

Inventory

Brewtargetcankeeptrackofhowmuchofeachbrewingingredientyouhaveavailable.Themechanismisstraight-forward.Openuptheitemyouwanttorecordyourinventory,say"Briess2RowBrewersMalt".Towardsthebottomofthelefthandside,entertheamountyouhaveininventory.Onanyrecipeyouhaveusedthismalt,youcannowseewhatyouhaveininventory.

Everytimeyouusethe"BrewIt!"functionality,theamountininventoryisreducedbytheamounttherecipeuses.Besomewhatcareful;brewtargetdoesnotwarnyouifarecipecallsfor2kgofcrystal80,butonly1kgisavailableintheinventory.

Trees

Atreeisahierarchicalviewofingredients,recipes,andotheritems.

Theapplicationwindowissplitintothreemajorpanes:thetrees,therecipeandtheingredients.Thetreepaneisasetoftabsthatdisplaysyourrecipes,equipmentprofiles,fermentables,hops,miscellaneousitemsandhops.Youcansortanyofthetreesonthedisplayedfields.

Doubleclickingonanyiteminthetreewillopenuptheappropriateeditorforthatitem.Doubleclickingarecipewillopentherecipeinthemainwindow.

Thereare6tabs:

Recipes-thistreeshowsallyourrecipes.Youcandraganddroptherecipeontothemainwindowandthatrecipewillbeloaded.Eachrecipewillalsoshowanyassociatedbrewnotes.

Equipment-thisshowsallyourdefinedkit.Youcandraganddropapieceofequipmentontoyourrecipewhichwillhavethesameeffectaschangingtheequipmentviathedropdownbox.

Fermentables,Hops,MiscandYeast-theseshowallofyouringredients.Dragginganitemontothemainwindowwilladdthatitemtotherecipe.

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Youcandroprecipes,stylesandequipmentprofilesontotherecipepane;youcandropfermentables,hops,miscellaneousandyeastontotheingredientspane.

Youcanright-clickalmostanywhereonatreeandgetamenuofoptions.Themenuallowsyoutocreateanewitemorafolder.Theitemyoucancreatedependsonthetreeyouclickedin.Ifyouright-clickedinthemiscellaneoustree,forexample,youcancreateamiscellaneousitem.Otherwise,themenusareidenticalforeachtree.

Youcanselectmultipleitems,right-clickandthenperformanactionontheentireselectedlist.Theonlyexceptionisthe"Export"function.LimitationsintheBeerXMLformatdonotallowrecipesandingredientstobeexportedatthesametime.

Folders

Itemsintreescanbeorganizedintofolders.

Thefolderseparatoris"/".Youcancreatemanysubfolders,like"/IPA/BYO/2012/Sept",aslongasyouuseforwardslashes(/)toseparatethem.

Emptyfolders,orfoldersthatcontainonlymoreemptyfolders,willberemovedafterrestart.Ifyouwantafoldertobepreserved,makesuretoputatleastoneiteminthefolder.

Deletingafolderdeletesitscontentstoo.Youwillonlybepromptedtodeletethefolder,noteachiteminthefolder.

Becarefulwhendroppingafolder.Thereisaspacebetweenitemsthatisnotavaliddroptarget.Nothingwillhappenifyoudropitthere,whichwillcanbefrustrating.

BrewNotes

Ifyouright-clickarecipe,youcanselectanactioncalled"BrewIt".Ifyouselectthisaction,anewentrywillbecreatedbelowtherecipeandanewtabwillbeopenedinthemainwindow.Thisnewtaballowsyoutorecordimportantinformationaboutyourbeerduringbrewing(sg,volumes,temperatures,etc.).Thisallowsyoutotrackperformanceovertimeandadjustequipmentandefficienciestobetterpredictwhatyoubrew.

Thevaluesarepreloadedbasedontherecipeaswritten.Asyoumovethroughyourbrewday,youcanrecordtheactualnumbers.Thecalculatedvaluesinthemiddleofthescreenwillchangebasedonthoseinputs.Forexample,ifyouexpectedanSGof1.036butonlygot1.032theprojectedOG,ABVandABVwillallchangetoreflectthelowerSG.

Therearefourmainsectionsonthebrewnotetab.

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Table1.BrewnoteFieldsField Description

Preboil

SG Specificgravityofthecollectedwort

Volume Thevolumeofwortthatmadeitintoyourboilkettle

Finaltemp Thetemperatureofyourmashafterdoughin

Postboil

OG Specificgravityofthewortaftertheboil

PostboilVolume Thevolumeofwortinyourboilkettle

VolumeintoFermenter Thevolumeofwortinyourprimaryfermenter

Pitchtemp Thetemperatureofyourwortwhenyoupitchedtheyeast

Postferment

FG Specificgravityofthewortafterfermentation

Volume Thevolumeofbeerbottledorkegged

Date Thedatethebeerfinishedfermenting

Notes

Notes Anynotesspecifictothebrewday

AddingIngredientstoaRecipe

Method1:Editors

IfyouarelookingforafermentablewithaspecificSRMorayeastfromaspecificlab,thisapproachallowsyoutosortonanycolumnyouwant.

1. Choosetheappropriatetabinthemainwindow(Fermentable,Hops,… ).

2. Clickthe"add"buttoninthetab.

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3. Selectanycolumnoftherowoftheingredientyouwishtoadd.

4. Click"AddtoRecipe".

Method2:DragandDrop

Thisisasimplermethod,aslongasyoudon’tmindthedefaultsorting

1. Opentheappropriatetreeintheleftpane.

2. Clickontheitemyouwishtoadd.

3. Dragittotheingredientspaneonthemainwindow,anddropit

4. Thetabswillchangeifrequired.E.g.,ifyoudropahopontothe"Fermentables"tab,thefocuswillchangetothe"Hops"tab.

ImportingRecipes

YoucanimportotherBeerXMLrecipes(suchasfromBeersmith)byusingFile->ImportRecipes.However,beawarethatBeersmithandothersoftwaredonotstrictlyadheretoBeerXMLorXMLstandardsingeneral,soyoumayhavesometroubleimportingrecipesfromtimetotime.Brewtargettriestomaintainstrictcompatabilitywiththestandards.

ExportingRecipes

ThisoptionwillexportselectedrecipestoBeerXML.

DatabaseBackupandRestore

Formanyreasons,youmaywanttobackupallyourrecipes,ingredients,andeverythingelse.Todothis,gotoFile->"BackupDatabase"andselectanemptydirectory.Restoringthedatabaseisjustassimple.

Important whenyourestoreadatabase,everythinginyourcurrentdatabasewillbereplaced.

Important Restoringadatabasewillcausebrewtargettoautomaticallyrestart.

SharingRecipes

Brewtargetofferstwodifferentmethodsforpostingyourrecipesinsimplereadableformats.

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Method1:RecipetoClipboard

Thistoolmakesatextversionoftherecipesothatyoumaypostitonlineorprettymuchanywhereelse.Toexportatextversion,Tools->"RecipetoClipboardasText",thenclickpastewhereyouwanttherecipetexttobepasted.

Method2:RecipetoHTML

AnotherwayyoucanshareyourecipesistoexportthemtoHTML,whichisviewableinanywebbrowser.UseFile->"Recipe"->"SavetoHTML".Youcanexporteithertherecipeorthebrewdayinstructions.

SupportedUnits

BrewtargetsupportsSI,Imperial,andUScustomaryunits.Toswitchbetweenthesemodes,gotoTools->Options->Units,andcheck/unchecktheappropriatebox.Italsosupportsauto-conversion.Forexample,ifyouareinUSmode,andyouenter"0.50gal"intoatextfield,itwillappearas"2.000qt".Youmayalsoenterunitsfromtheotherunitsystemifyoulike.Ifyouenteranunsupportedunit,Brewtargetappliesadefaultunit(whichisusuallySI).Forexample,ifyouenter"20asdf"intoavolumefieldwhileinUSmode,youwillsee"5.283gal"becauseBrewtargetassumedyoumeant"20L"andthenconvertedtoUSunits.Alwaysuseavalidunitsuffixtoavoidunitconfusion.

ControllingDefaultUnitandScale

Youcancontrolwhatunitsareusedinthedisplayandhowtheyscale.Inanyfieldwhereitmakessense(volumes,weights,temperaturesandgravities),youcanright-clicktheassociatedlabelandbepresentedwiththeunitandscalemenu.Selectingoneofthoseoptionswillcausethatfieldtobedisplayedintheselectedunit.Soyoucan,forexample,displayBoilSGandOGinPlato,butFGinspecificgravity.

Youcanalsoselectthescaleforanyvolumeorweightfield.Youcanusethisto,forexample,causeyourtargetbatchsizetobedisplayedinquartsinsteadofgallons.Youcandothesamethinginanyoftheingredienttabsbyrightclickingonthecolumnheader.Thiswillallowyoutodisplayyourhopsingrams,butkeepyourfermentablesdisplayedinpounds.

Volumeswillpresentyouwiththeoptions"default","SI","USCustomary"and"BritishImperial";weightswillpresentyouwiththeoptions"default","SI"and"USCustomary";temperatureswillpresenttheoptions"default","Celsius"and"Fahrenheit";gravitieswillshow"default","Plato"and"SpecificGravity".

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Caveats

WithUSandImperialunits,peoplehaveatendencytosometimesputatrailing"s"oraperiodattheend(hrs,hrs.,etc.).Brewtargetonlysupportssingularno-periodunitstobeconsistentwiththemetricsystem.Theunitssupported,andtheexactunitabbreviationyoushouldusearegiveninSupportedUnits.

SupportedUnitsTable2.USCustomaryandImperialUnits

Unit Abbreviation

Mass/Weight

Pounds lb

Ounces oz

Volume

Barrels bbl

Gallons gal

Quarts qt

Cups cp

Tablespoons tbsp

Teaspoons tsp

Temperature

Fahrenheit F

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Table3.SIUnitsUnit Abbreviation

Mass/Weight

Kilograms kg

Grams g

Milligrams mg

Volume

Liters L

Milliliters mL

Temperature

Celsius C

Kelvin K

Table4.SharedUnitsUnit Abbreviation

Time

Days day

Hours hr

Minutes min

Seconds s

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Chapter3:ToolsBrewtargetoffersalotoftoolstoaidthebrewerinwritingrecipesandonthebrewdayitself.

OGCorrection

ThistoolhelpsyoutocorrecttheOGwhenyouovershootorundershootyouranticipatedefficiency.

Tocorrectthisintheboil,chooseTools->"OGCorrectionHelp".Pleasenotethatthistoolmakestheassumptionthatyouarenotgoingtoaddanywaterpostboil.EnterthecurrentSG,temperatureofsample,andcalibrationtempofthehydrometerORthedegreesPlatoofthewortpre-boil.Thenenterthepre-boilvolume.Click"Calculate"and3fieldswillpopulateontheoutputhalfofthewindow.Thefirstshowsyouthepost-boilOGifyoutakenoaction.Thenextshowsyouhowmuchwatertoadd(orboiloffifnegative)inordertoachievetheplannedOG.Thelastshowshowmuchwortyouwillendupwithifyoutakethisaction.

PitchRateCalculator

Thistoolcalculatesthecorrectamountofyeasttoadd.

ThistoolislocatedinTools->"PitchRateCalculator".Enterthewortvolume,OGandstarterOGandselectthepitchrate.Thepitchrateshouldbe0.75-1.00formostalesand1.50-2.00forlagers.Theoutputisthenumberofyeastcellsrequired(inbillions),thenumberofwyeastactivatorpacksorWhiteLabsvialsneededwithoutastarter,theamountofdryyeastrequired(withoutstarter),andthesizeofthestarterneededtoreachthecellcountatthegivenstarterOG(usuallyneverover1.030).

PrimingCalculator

Thistoolcalculatesthecorrectamountofprimingagentforthedesiredcarbonationlevelinthefinishedbeer.

Tools->"PrimingCalculator".Putintherequiredinputvalues,selectaprimingagent,andpresscalculate.

Refractometer

Thistoolperformsseveralconversionsrelatedtorefractometers.

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Tools->"RefractometerTools".Here,youcanfindOGandcurrentSGbyusingrefractometerreadings.YoumustalwaysenterthecurrentPlatoandeithertheoriginalPlatoortheOG.Ifyoujustwanttofindoutwhatspecificgravity11.2Platocorrespondsto,enter11.2inboththeoriginalPlatoandcurrentPlatofields.

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Glossary

HomebrewBeerorotheralcoholicdrinkbrewedathome.

1.Chapter1

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