The Water view allows you to add or edit the water database that is available within the recipe design tool for building recipes. From here you can add new water profiles, edit the parameters for waters to be used in new recipes, and delete those you don't regularly use.
Note: Editing an item in this database will not change existing recipes as each recipe has a complete copy of its ingredients stored internally. Changing an ingredient will only change future recipes made with this ingredient.
Support for pricing water was added in V2.3 so you can now record prices for water additions.
V2.3 also added water analysis with ball indicators showing the recommended range for various brewing ions as well as analysis of alkalinity, hardness, residual alkalinity and sulfate to chloride ratios. The residual alkalinity drives a recommended color range (see John Palmer's work on RA and color) for use of the water profile in an unadjusted mash. Finally the sulfate/chloride ratio will affect the perceived bitterness of the final beer, again building on work from Palmer.
Also new in V2.3 the water profile used in a recipe will drive the estimated mash pH calculation shown on the mash tab for the recipe, so it is important that you have a good working water profile if you are trying to get an accurate mash pH estimation for a given recipe.
See Also: Editing Functions for using basic cut, copy, paste and delete functions
Online Articles: Understanding Brewing Water, Mash pH - Water Treatment for Brewing
Using the Water View
o | Select the Water view from the ingredient menu or ribbon |
o | From here you can add, edit or delete new water using the large buttons on the ribbon |
o | You can also adjust inventory by editing the inventory field for this item, and set the price (used for future recipes) using the Set Price button |
Adding a New Water Type
o | Select the Water view from the ingredient menu or ribbon |
o | Select the Add Water button to add a new item |
o | The critical parameters for water profiles are the mineral profiles. |
o | If you add water additions (gypsum, table salt, etc...), you will be asked whether you wish to add these additions when adding this water profile to a new recipe. |
o | See the Water Profile Tool for more information on how to calculate and use water additions and profiles |