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Manual de software cervezero brewtarget para elaboracion de cerveza artesanalTRANSCRIPT
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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)[email protected]@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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