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Saving Batches done

madcowbrewing

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How do you save batches done? Like as I brew through out the year and want to refer back to a batch I made 6 months ago.
 
I too would like to know how to do this.  I see that there is a "version" field, but am not sure how it is supposed to be used.

Ideally, I'd like to be able to keep a master version of a receipt, and then also have a log of each batch I make, with actual batch information such as date, volumes, changes if any, etc.  The batch entries are what should show up on the calendar, and at the same time, if the I make some changes from batch to batch, I'd still like to have the "master" version of the recipe to refer to.

Can this be done?
 
What I did was simply created a new folder and named it "Brewed", and I store all of my past brews there. After taking some tasting notes, I can then grab it from that folder, make a copy, make adjustments and save it off as another version (possibly also with a "2" in the file name to track progress if desired) in another folder until I brew it again.
 
I had same question. Is that what the Brew Log is there for also? I have looked in the help section and cannot find anything explaining the Brew log.
 
I do basically the same as philm63.  I have my numerous template recipes in the [My Recipes] root.  I created a series of subdirectories to track flow.  On brew day I’ll copy/paste the proper template and drag the copy into my [1-Provisionl] subdirectory and go into the file and change a few values like Brew Date and Yeast Date, but otherwise I’ll obviously rely on the template data.  These are the subdirectories I created, including the default BeerSmith samples subdirectory:

1-Provisional
2-On Tap
3-Done
BeerSmith 2 Samples
zOld recipes or Orig Clone

(The 1/2/3 and “Z” are just there to facilitate sort order.)

All the [Copy to Brew Log] function does is automate the copy/paste/move functions – into a “Brew Log” subdirectory.
 
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