Adding milk

[Goatstone]

im new to using this software but i paid for a year and so far I’ve had a lot of problems with how this runs. First big one I’ve had is i use goats milk instead of water but when i try to add it to a recipe it just adds it along with the water and messes up all the numbers so I can’t keep track of the cost in my inventory. is there a way to do this that I’m missing?

 

[Yooper]

Yes, you can choose to either ADD the goat’s milk or substitute it for some or all of the other liquid like water by sliding the slider on the choice. For example, here is one of my recipes, my goat’s milk and honey soap.

First, here is where I slid over the slider for the liquid discount, to replace most of the water with milk:


Then you can see the calculation that results, since I’m using some of the milk to replace the water:

 

[Yooper]

You can replace all or some of the liquid with another liquid. All additives have that option, as well as using it as a % of oils, etc.

 

[Goatstone]

Thank you, I will try it again on my next one. I tried that once a week or two ago and it did the same thing but the app is beyond glitchy on my iPad so I'll give it another go

 

[Yooper]

These screenshots are on my iPad, using the site version. The app can be handy, but I tend to use the site version far more often when making recipes.

 

[Goatstone]

I tried it again on the site version, no different. Am i doing something wrong here?
the amounts i entered here is the exact amount of liquid the calculator told me to use

 

[Yooper]

I don’t understand the issue. You’ve added the milk and coffee, but it’s more than the amount needed for the recipe.


What exactly are you trying to do?

 

[Goatstone]

The original recipie that came out of the calculator told me I need 214.3g of liquid for this recipie, which i switched out for goats milk and coffee, 214.3g combined. Is this saying because im using goats milk i need to cut my liquids more than in half? Because that doesn't sound right to me

 

[Yooper]

No, you shouldn’t have to cut liquids. I can’t see the whole recipe, what your water ratio is, or if it’s masterbatched but your liquids should be the same, unless you’ve added water somewhere else like in the lye mixture.