Batches

Track your brews through planning, brewing, fermenting, conditioning, and completed stages.

The Batches screen in Brewfather with Completed, Fermenting and Planned batches

Batch Cards

Batches are displayed as cards with a color-coded left border matching the beer color from the recipe. Each card shows key information at a glance:

• Batch name and number (e.g., "My IPA #42")

• ABV badge — Measured ABV if a final gravity reading is available

• Brew date — Upcoming brew date for planned batches

• Status badges — Contextual indicators such as:

  • "Brew Day!" for batches scheduled today

  • "Overdue X days" for past-due planned batches

  • "Day X" for fermenting batches showing fermentation progress

  • "in X days" for upcoming brews

  • Age badge for completed batches

• Taste rating — Star rating if the batch has been rated

• Cost badge — Cost per liter for completed batches (when inventory costs are set)

• Attachments — Attachment count indicator if files are attached

Batch Sections

Batches are organized into collapsible status sections:

• Planned — Batches with a scheduled brew date

• Brewing — Batches currently on brew day

• Fermenting — Batches in active fermentation

• Conditioning — Batches in the conditioning phase. Conditioning is a sub-status within the Fermenting stage. The batch displays "Conditioning" as its status, but it uses the same Fermenting view with all the same features (readings, carbonation, measured values, etc.). A batch transitions to Conditioning when you advance it forward from Fermenting. From Conditioning, you can move the batch to Completed.

• Completed — Finished batches

• Archived — Older batches that have been archived. Archived batches are read-only — all measured value fields become non-editable. To archive a batch, advance it from the Completed stage. To unarchive, open the batch and use the status transition button to move it back to Completed. Archived batches are stored in a separate section to reduce clutter and save bandwidth.

Each section header shows the batch count for that section. Tap a section header to collapse or expand it. The Archived section uses lazy loading — batches are only loaded when you expand it.

Batch Overview

Tap the info button in the toolbar to open the Batch Overview popover, which gives a quick dashboard overview:

• Brew Day Today — Batches scheduled for today

• Overdue Planned — Planned batches past their brew date

• Upcoming Brews (7d) — Batches planned within the next 7 days

• Ready to Bottle — Fermenting batches past their bottling date

• Bottling Soon (7d) — Fermenting batches approaching bottling date

• Ready to Drink — Conditioned batches ready for consumption

• In Progress — All active batches (brewing, fermenting, or conditioning)

• Completed This Month — Batches completed in the current month

Tap any stat card to see the list of matching batches.

Device Status and Progress

For fermenting batches with a connected device, the batch card displays a device icon and fermentation progress:

• Device icon — Shows the logo or icon for the connected device (Tilt, iSpindel, RAPT, Float, BrewPiLess, MyBrewbot, etc.)

• Progress bar — A visual indicator showing fermentation completion percentage

• Stats grid — Key readings including specific gravity, temperature, attenuation, ABV, and time of last update

Creating a Batch

To create a batch, go into the recipe you want to brew in the Recipe list and then click the brew button at the top of the recipe screen or choose brew from the menu button

The Create Batch dialog lets you configure:

• Brew Date — Defaults to today, can be changed to any date

• Recipe Version — If the recipe has versions, you can select which version to brew from. The batch records the exact recipe snapshot for that version. (Requires Premium Plus — see Recipe Versioning)

• Batch Number — Auto-incremented from your settings, can be overridden

• Brewer — Auto-filled from your account name, or the recipe author if not signed in

• Batch Notes — Optional notes for the batch (up to 500 characters)

When moving a batch through status transitions, the app automatically prompts you to set key dates: the brew date when moving to Brewing, the fermentation start date when moving to Fermenting, and the bottling date when moving to Conditioning or Completed.

Sorting Batches

By clicking the sort button at the top of the screen, you can choose to sort the batches by the following parameters:

• Batch Number

• Last Updated

• Batch Name

• Recipe Name

• Brew Date

• Brewer - this is probably of more use in a commercial environment than for home brewers

Searching through your batches

Batch Search function

By clicking in the search bar, you can search by pretty much anything you wish, including things like:

• Batch Name

• Brewer or Author

• Batch Number

• Ingredient used in the batch

• Style

• Tags

Batch Sharing

Batches can be shared via a public URL so others can view your batch information. To share a batch, tap the Share button in the toolbar. This generates a unique URL you can send to anyone — recipients see a view-only copy of the batch. To stop sharing, tap "click to unshare" shown at the bottom of the batch page, or use the share option again. Shared batches remain read-only for recipients; they cannot modify any data.

Menu options in the Batch

After clicking on a batch, you can click the menu button which gives a selection of options listed below:-

• - Deletes the batch

• - Duplicates the batch

• - Gives you the ability to export the batch in PDF, BeerXML, or Brewfather Batch JSON. If a custom endpoint is configured, you can also send the batch JSON directly. Fermentation readings can be exported separately as CSV or Brewfather Readings JSON.

• - This provides access to a URL that others can use to view your batch information

• - This gives you the option of adding notes to the batch

• - Takes you back to the Batches screen after saving any changes made to the batch

On desktop, these actions appear as individual buttons in the toolbar at the top of the batch page. On mobile devices, they are grouped into a floating action button (FAB) menu in the bottom-right corner. Tapping the FAB opens a vertical list of action buttons including Close, Add Log, Share, Export, Duplicate, and Delete.

File Attachments

Batches support file attachments. You can attach files to any batch, and the attachment count is displayed as a badge on the batch card. This is useful for attaching photos, lab reports, or other documents related to the brew.

Data in the Batches

When clicking on a batch it will take you to the relevant data screen based on the status of the batch, e.g.,

• Planning

• Brewing

• Fermenting

• Completed

These screens will be covered in more depth in each of the relevant sections.

Related docs

• Planning

• Brewing

• Fermenting

• Completed

• Brew Tracker

• Recipes