This article is part of our Getting Started guides. If you are new to Breww and have found this guide without first reading our š§° Getting Started Guide, you will want to head there first. Not new to Breww?
This guide might not be quite right for you as it is aimed at your initial setup; you may instead want to visit our Alias, derived & guest beers help guide.
Now that you have added your āstandard beersā, you can add your āderivedā or āaliasā beers. For a more in-depth overview of the differences between these, please visit the article above, but the key differences are highlighted below.
Alias beers
An Alias beer is an alternative brand name for a standard beer. The products sold under this beer share a single stock pool with the standard beer but can be sold to a customer under a different name.
Derived beers
A Derived beer is a standard beer sold under a different name, with the added feature of maintaining a separate stock pool from the standard beer. It can also be used for any beer that originates from a standard beer that undergoes post-fermentation modifications (for example, liquoring back to a different ABV or adding flavouring). There are two types of derived beer, Derived in vessel and Derived at packaging.
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Derived in vessel beers are beers that are created off of a āstandardā base beer, where additions are made whilst the beer is still held in vessel. Due to these additions, the beer is now different to the beer that was originally brewed.
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Derived at packaging beers are beers that are created off of a āstandardā base beer, where additions are made a the point of packaging. Due to these additions, the beer is now different to the beer that was originally brewed.
Creating an Alias beer
- Go to the base āstandard beerā (by Products ā Beers), where you can select to view the appropriate beer.
- Click the āAdd new aliasā button in the alias & derived beers tab, and create the alias beer.
Creating a Derived at packaging beer
- Go to the base āstandard beerā (by Products ā Beers), where you can select to view the appropriate beer.
- Click the āAdd new derivedā button in the alias & derived beers tab, and create the derived beer.
Creating a Derived in vessel beer
- Go to Products ā Beers ā New beer ā Create a derived in vessel beer.
- You will notice that there is a Quick-create products tool to create products for this beer using your created container types. Whilst you could choose to use this tool, this would require product updating further down the line to add further product info that is not included when using this tool. It may be more efficient to not use this tool on this occasion and instead import your derived in vessel products alongside your standard and derived at packaging products, which is covered in the next guide!
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