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title: How to record a water addition
description: There are 2 options to make a water addition to a juice or wine lot without recording a change in volume. a) Record a Custom Action or add a Custom Task in a work order. b) Request a water add within
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# How to record a water addition

InnoVint does not have a specific *water addition* task or action, and we do not necessarily recommend using the Addition action or task to record a water addition to increase the gallonage. Below are some options for recording a water addition in InnoVint:  

### This article covers:

- [Recording a water addition and *no volume change*](https://support.innovint.us/hc/en-us/articles/115001418631-how-to-record-a-water-addition#no_volume_change)
- [Recording a water addition *with a volume change*](https://support.innovint.us/hc/en-us/articles/115001418631-how-to-record-a-water-addition#volume_change) 
    - [Undeclared/juice lot](https://support.innovint.us/hc/en-us/articles/115001418631-how-to-record-a-water-addition#juice)
    - [Finished wine/declared lot](https://support.innovint.us/hc/en-us/articles/115001418631-how-to-record-a-water-addition#declared)
- [Recording a water addition to tonnage](https://support.innovint.us/hc/en-us/articles/115001418631-how-to-record-a-water-addition#tonnage)

### Water addition *without* a volume change

There are 2 options to make a water addition to a juice or wine lot without recording a change in volume.

a) Record a [Custom Action](https://support.innovint.us/hc/en-us/articles/204848455-using-a-custom-action-or-custom-task?hsLang=en#direct)or add a [Custom Task in a work order](https://support.innovint.us/hc/en-us/articles/204848455-using-a-custom-action-or-custom-task?hsLang=en#workorder).![How to record a water addition-custom](https://support.innovint.us/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-custom.webp?width=688&height=369&name=How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-custom.webp) b) Request a water add within a note or details of any action or task (ex. Add a note to an Addition task: "Mix in 60 gal water".)  

### Water addition *with* a volume change

#### For a juice (undeclared) lot:

To increase the volume of your juice lot due to a water add:

1. Record a Custom Action or add a Custom Task to a work order, or request a water add in a note within an action or task ([see above](https://support.innovint.us/hc/en-us/articles/115001418631-how-to-record-a-water-addition#no_volume_change))
2. Record a Volume Adjustment, selecting 'Produced by Amelioration' as your reason.

![-How to record a water addition-order](https://support.innovint.us/hs-fs/hubfs/-How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-order.webp?width=688&height=31&name=-How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-order.webp)![How to record a water addition-reason](https://support.innovint.us/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-reason.webp?width=688&height=411&name=How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-reason.webp)  

#### For a declared wine lot:

 To increase the volume of a finished, declared wine lot due to a water add:

1. Record a Volume Adjustment to remove the required fill from the wine lot

![How to record a water addition-declare order](https://support.innovint.us/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-declare%20order.webp?width=688&height=31&name=How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-declare%20order.webp)![How to record a water addition-declare action](https://support.innovint.us/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-declare%20action.webp?width=688&height=404&name=How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-declare%20action.webp)

 

2.   (*Optional)* Record a Custom Action (or assign a Custom Task in a work order)![How to record a water addition-custom order](https://support.innovint.us/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-custom%20order.webp?width=688&height=31&name=How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-custom%20order.webp)![How to record a water addition-custom action](https://support.innovint.us/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-custom%20action.webp?width=688&height=367&name=How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-custom%20action.webp)

 3.   Record a Volume Adjustment to add the total gallons of the lot after the water addition![How to record a water addition-order](https://support.innovint.us/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-order.webp?width=688&height=31&name=How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-order.webp)![How to record a water addition-vol adj water add](https://support.innovint.us/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-vol%20adj%20water%20add.webp?width=688&height=400&name=How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-vol%20adj%20water%20add.webp)

 

\*\* Following these steps will report on Page 1, Columns (a), (b), and (c), lines 6 and 21,  of the 5120.17 TTB Report.![How to record a water addition-ttb](https://support.innovint.us/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-ttb.webp?width=688&height=470&name=How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-ttb.webp)

### Water addition to a lot tracked in tons (undeclared juice lot)

Water additions to fermenting lots can be recorded as separate Custom Actions or assigned as a Custom Task in a work order. You can also request a water add as a note on any action or task, for example within an Addition task ([see above](https://support.innovint.us/hc/en-us/articles/115001418631-how-to-record-a-water-addition#no_volume_change)).

Recording a water addition as a custom action/task will *NOT* update the expected yield of the lot. To change the expected yield, go to the Lot Details page and click on the blue pencil beside the Expected Yield to open the pop-up.

![How to record a water addition-expected yield](https://support.innovint.us/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-expected%20yield.webp?width=611&height=346&name=How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-expected%20yield.webp)

\*\* Following the steps above will report on Page 2, Part VII - in fermenters end of period (gallons), Column (a), line 1 - in fermenters (estimated quantity of liquid), of the 5120.17 TTB Report.

![How to record a water addition-ttb2](https://support.innovint.us/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-ttb2.webp?width=688&height=61&name=How%20to%20record%20a%20water%20addition-ttb2.webp)

 

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