Welcome to BeerSmith! > Options

The Units Options page lets you set the default units that are used by BeerSmith for displaying recipes and performing calculations. BeerSmith supports English, Metric and Imperial units and also lets you set a precision for each item (digits beyond the decimal point) and an increment for each to use when incrementing amounts.

Note that in addition to the default units, BeerSmith also supports Automatic Unit Conversion in any field.

Mac Note: On the Macintosh version of BeerSmith, the options dialog is listed as Preferences under the BeerSmith2 menu and toolbar rather than options

Using the Units Options Tab

o	Select the Options dialog from the Tools menu or toolbar below the main ribbon (Preferences on the BeerSmith 2 menu for the Macintosh version).

o	Click on the Units tab on the left side of the dialog

o	If you want to quickly set all of your units, choose one of the buttons at the bottom of the dialog such as "Set to Metric Units" to quickly choose metric units for your default.

o	If desired, you can set individual fields as well, and also adjust the precision displayed and increment size for incrementing/decrementing amounts within the recipe design dialog.

o	If you are using English units, you can also show weights as pounds and ounces (such as 3 lbs 2 oz) which can help to make many recipes more readable.

o	Note that in addition to the default units, BeerSmith also supports Automatic Unit Conversion in any field, so you can enter the units after a number in any field and it will do the conversion for you automatically.