Brewers Log - What do you like to track?

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Hello,I've been lurking this forum for quite a while now, and am half-waythrough reading Papzian's Complete Joy of Homebrewing.  I'm gettingpretty excited to try my first batch, but I'm also enjoying theresearch and preparation.I wanted to post this question to the group on what you guys like totrack and log for your beer making batches.  I've found one exampleonline of a Brewer's Log, but got the impression that there's alot ofinformation I could include on something like this and wanted to seewhat everyone else deemed important to track.I'm also planning on creating some sort of web-based log system totrack what I do.Regards,Warren

Tom The Great · Accepted Answer

For me, I keep it simple:Into Primary:Recipe, Date, OGInto Secondary:Date, GravityInto bottle:Date, FGThe recipe has the yeast type.  Some people keep temperatures, but Ihave a cold room(a room isolated from my basement via a door), and itmaintains a constant temp.hth,tom @

Phil Miller · Answer

Try thisYou'll need to clear out my data.Phil --To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems. Homer J. Simpson

Rowan · Answer

One word Warren....Promash.Get thee a copy and you can keep records to your hearts content.  I'vegotdetailed info on every beer I've made and I wouldn't want to bewithout it.  Noaffiliation, yada yada, just a very happy user.

Irwin Peckinloomer · Answer

You are on the right wavelength. Keep good records. Nothing more frustrating than brewing a good batch (or a less-than-good one), and not being able to tie it to a recipe. Color coding bottle caps (or something like that) is good to remember also.

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