Profiles
Profiles in Brewfather allow you to save and reuse equipment configurations, mash schedules, fermentation plans, water chemistry, and custom beer styles. Create once, use many times – perfect for maintaining consistency across your brews.
Available Profile Types
Equipment Profile
Define your brewing system's specifications including batch size, efficiency, losses, and boil-off rate. Essential for accurate recipe calculations.
Mash Profile
Save your favorite mash schedules with specific temperature steps, times, and water volumes. Reuse proven mash profiles across different recipes.
Fermentation Profile
Plan and save multi-stage fermentation schedules including temperature ramps, cold crashing, and conditioning phases.
Water Profile
Store your water chemistry data including mineral content and pH. Build a library of water profiles for different beer styles.
Custom Styles
Create your own beer style guidelines with target ranges for gravity, color, bitterness, and other characteristics.
How to Use Profiles
Access Profiles: Navigate to the Profiles section from the main menu
Select Profile Type: Choose the type of profile you want to create or edit
Create New: Tap the + button to create a new profile
Edit Existing: Select a profile from the list to modify it
Apply to Recipe: When creating or editing a recipe, select saved profiles from the dropdown menus
Benefits
Consistency: Use the same settings across multiple recipes
Time Saving: No need to re-enter common configurations
Organization: Keep all your brewing configurations in one place
Sharing: Export and share profiles with other brewers
Experimentation: Compare different profiles side-by-side
Tips
Name profiles descriptively (e.g., "5 Gallon BIAB Setup" instead of "Equipment 1")
Create seasonal water profiles based on your local water reports
Save successful mash profiles from great batches for future use
Use fermentation profiles to replicate successful temperature schedules
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