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Adjusting Bitterness of a Recipe

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The Adjust Bitterness button on the ribbon for My Recipes view or any open recipe will adjust the hop amounts used in the recipe to match a target bitterness level (in IBUs).

 

Adjusting the Bitterness of a Recipe

oSelect the recipe you want to use either by opening it or selecting it from your My Recipes view
oSelect the Adj Bitterness button on the ribbon
oThe scales will show the old and new bitterness levels as well as the style range (graphically and numerically) for the style guide chosen for this recipe
oEnter your new bitterness level and press OK to adjust the bitterness

 

Adjusting Individual Hop Contributions

oOpen the recipe you want to view to the design tab.
oClick on the Hop IBUs button to the lower right of the ingredient list
oAdjust IBU contributions as needed, and press OK