Miscs

The Miscellaneous (Miscs) section of the inventory is where you manage all non-fermentable, non-hop, non-yeast ingredients used in your brewing process. This includes water treatment chemicals, fining agents, spices, flavor extracts, nutrients, and other additives.

Common Misc Ingredients

Miscellaneous ingredients cover a wide range of categories:

• Water Chemistry — Gypsum (CaSO4), Calcium Chloride (CaCl2), Lactic Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Campden Tablets

• Fining Agents — Irish Moss, Whirlfloc, Gelatin, Biofine, Isinglass

• Spices & Herbs — Coriander, Orange Peel, Cinnamon, Ginger, Vanilla Beans

• Sugars & Extracts — Honey, Maple Syrup, Vanilla Extract, Coffee, Cacao Nibs

• Nutrients — Yeast Nutrient, Yeast Energizer, Servomyces

• Other — Oak Chips, Fruit Purees, Lactose

Adding a Misc Ingredient

1. Navigate to the Inventory page

2. Click the Add button next to the Misc title

3. Search for the ingredient in the selection window — Brewfather maintains a database of common misc ingredients

4. If the ingredient is not found, click the Add button at the bottom right to create a custom entry

5. Click on the ingredient to open the edit screen

Editing Misc Details

When adding or editing a misc ingredient you can set the following:

• Name — The ingredient name

• Type — The category of ingredient (Spice, Fining, Water Agent, Herb, Flavor, Other)

• Use — When the ingredient is added during the brewing process (Mash, Boil, Primary, Secondary, Bottling)

• Time — Duration of use (e.g., 15 min for a boil addition, 7 days for dry spicing)

• Amount — The quantity used per batch

• Inventory Amount — How much you currently have in stock

• Cost — Price per unit for tracking brew costs

• Best Before Date — Expiration tracking

• Lot Number — Batch tracking, especially useful for commercial breweries

Managing Inventory Amounts

To adjust the inventory amount for a misc ingredient:

• Click on the ingredient in your inventory list

• Either type directly into the Inventory Amount field, or click the adjust button to the right to add or subtract stock

• Click Save to store the updated amount

When you brew a batch and check off misc ingredients in the Planning section, the inventory amounts are automatically reduced.

Tips for Misc Ingredient Management

Tip

Water chemistry additions like Gypsum and Calcium Chloride are tracked per gram. When you set up water adjustments in the Water Calculator, the required amounts are calculated automatically and matched to your misc inventory.

• Track expiration dates — Ingredients like Irish Moss and yeast nutrients lose effectiveness over time. Use the Best Before Date field and sort by expiration to use older stock first.

• Use consistent units — Make sure the units match between your recipe and inventory entries (grams vs. ounces) to ensure accurate inventory tracking.

• Group by type — Use the sort options to group misc ingredients by type, making it easier to find what you need.