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The Water view allows you to add or edit the water database that is available within the recipe design tool for building recipes. From here you can add new water profiles, edit the parameters for waters to be used in new recipes, and delete those you don't regularly use.

Note: Editing an item in this database will not change existing recipes as each recipe has a complete copy of its ingredients stored internally. Changing an ingredient will only change future recipes made with this ingredient.

See Also: Editing Functions for using basic cut, copy, paste and delete functions

Online Articles: Understanding Brewing Water, Mash pH - Water Treatment for Brewing

Using the Water View

o	Select the Water view from the ingredient menu or ribbon

o	From here you can add, edit or delete new water using the large buttons on the ribbon

o	You can also adjust inventory by editing the inventory field for this item, and set the price (used for future recipes) using the Set Price button

Adding a New Water Type

o	Select the Water view from the ingredient menu or ribbon

o	Select the Add Water button to add a new item

o	The critical parameters for water profiles are the mineral profiles.

o	If you add water additions (gypsum, table salt, etc...), you will be asked whether you wish to add these additions when adding this water profile to a new recipe.

o	See the Water Profile Tool for more information on how to calculate and use water additions and profiles