Chapter 1. Using QBrew

Table of Contents

Recipes
Basic Recipe Details
Recipe Ingredients
Recipe Characteristics
Miscellaneous
Alcohol Percentage Tool
Hydrometer Correction Tool
QBrew Data
US/Metric Conversions
Exporting and Importing Data

Recipes

Basic Recipe Details

Enter in the basic recipe details in the top section of the program window. There are fields for the title of the recipe, the name of the brewer, recipe style, batch size and whether or not the recipe is mashed.

The name of the recipe and the brewer are for identification purposes only. The recipe style will display the appropriate style parameters in the characteristics area. The batch size affects many calculations. The mash check box sets the default grain usage.

Recipe Ingredients

Recipe ingredients are added using the bottom section of the program window. There are tabs for grains and other fermentables, hops, and miscellaneous ingredients. Below the ingredient list there are fields to enter in the details of the ingredient. To the right of this are three push buttons.

The blue "plus" button adds a new ingredient to the list. The green "check" button changes a selected ingredient in the list. And the red "X" button removes an ingredient from the list.

The Notes tab of this section allows you to enter notes on the recipe and batches. These could be specific brewing procedures, brewing and bottling dates, or measured gravity. They are saved along with the recipe, but otherwise do not affect it.

Recipe Characteristics

The middle section of the program window details your recipe's characteristics. Information included here are the recommended gravity, bitterness and color for the selected recipe style, as well as the calculated gravity, bitterness, color and alcoholic content for your recipe.