Building your first recipe

This guide walks through creating a recipe from a blank template. We’ll build a simple pale ale to demonstrate every step.

Open the recipe builder

From the dashboard, click New recipe. The form opens with sensible defaults: a 19 L batch, 75% efficiency, and an empty ingredient list.

Set the batch parameters

The header section controls the batch as a whole:

• Style — picks a default OG/FG/IBU/SRM range you can use as a target. Optional.
• Batch size — the volume of finished beer you intend to package. BrewDesigner stores this in liters and converts to your preferred unit at display time.
• Efficiency — how much of the grain’s potential sugar makes it into the kettle. 75% is a typical homebrew default.

Add fermentables

Click Add fermentable. Pick from the master ingredient list or type a custom name. Enter the weight in your preferred unit — 5 lb 4 oz, 2.5kg, and 2500g all work; the app converts to grams behind the scenes.

Add hops

Same flow as fermentables, with one extra field per addition: the boil time in minutes. The IBU contribution for each addition is computed live; see How IBU is calculated for the math.

Choose a yeast

Pick from the master yeast list. The selected yeast’s attenuation determines the predicted FG and ABV.

Save

Click Save. The recipe’s stats (OG / FG / ABV / IBU / SRM) are computed from your inputs and stored alongside the recipe. You can edit any field afterwards — the stats recompute automatically.