The brewday timer tab is a useful brewday feature. It gives you a simple timer for mashing/steeping and also a separate boil timer. Below the timer are step-by-step instructions that scroll as you brew to show the next steps. It also has a built in alarm to tell you when major events occur.
See Also: Brewing Options
Displaying the Timer Tab
o | Open a recipe by double clicking on it |
o | Click on the Timer tab button in the open recipe |
Mashing/Steeping with the Timer Tab
o | For all grain recipes, the top timer is used for mashing. The steps shown are for the mash profile you selected for this recipe (see Mash tab). |
o | For extract recipes it will show the steeping steps if you are steeping any grains. The steep time and temperature for steeping grains in an extract recipe are set using the steep grain temp and time fields below the steep timer box (which is disabled for recipes using a mash). |
o | To start the timer, use the play button next to the mash/steep timer. To pause it, use the pause icon. To reset the timer back to zero use the reset icon. |
o | You can also set the timer to a particular time using the ste button. |
o | As the timer progresses it will show each step, and play an alarm when the next step time is reached. |
o | As old steps are finished, they will be greyed out and then removed from the list after a few minutes. |
Boiling with the Timer Tab
o | The bottom (boil) timer and steps on the timer tab are used for timing the boil. |
o | Boil steps (including first wort hops and aroma hops steeped at the end of the boil) are listed in the area below the boil timer. |
o | To start the timer, use the play button next to the boil timer. To pause it, use the pause icon. To reset the timer back to zero use the reset icon. |
o | You can set the timer to a particular point in the process using the set button. |
o | As the timer progresses it will show each step with its time, and play an alarm when the next step time is reached. |
o | As old steps are finished, they will be greyed out and then removed from the list after a few minutes. |