General homebrew discussion, tips and help on kit and malt extract brewing, and talk about equipment. Queries on sourcing supplies and equipment should go in The Store.
Timmsy
Posts: 406 Joined: Tuesday May 23, 2006 12:55 pm
Location: Parafield Gardens, Adelaide
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by Timmsy » Tuesday Oct 03, 2006 8:31 am
Anyone got a link or could help me out as i wana start putting records for my beer down
Colexis2
Posts: 21 Joined: Wednesday Sep 13, 2006 10:24 pm
Location: Melbourne
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by Colexis2 » Tuesday Oct 03, 2006 8:36 am
Biggles
Posts: 112 Joined: Saturday Sep 30, 2006 8:20 am
Location: Northern Rivers, NSW.
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by Biggles » Wednesday Oct 04, 2006 2:05 pm
Ive downloaded Home Brew Log V2 from
http://www.djsoftware.co.nz/
It is shareware but only $15US if you decide to keep using it.
It seems adequate for my needs. Might just have to buy it.
Biggles
pixelboy
Posts: 341 Joined: Tuesday Mar 07, 2006 9:42 pm
Location: Berowra Heights - Sydney
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by pixelboy » Wednesday Oct 04, 2006 4:55 pm
I use an excel (or open office) spreadsheet..
just create a few relevant columns and bobs yer live in lover!
NTRabbit
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Posts: 767 Joined: Tuesday May 24, 2005 12:41 am
Location: Adelaide
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by NTRabbit » Wednesday Oct 04, 2006 5:01 pm
I use a database file, which is really a pair of glorified spreadsheets since I've long forgotten how to make forms and macros with MS Access and OpenOffice Base
Het Witte Konijn
damonpeyo
Posts: 83 Joined: Sunday Aug 13, 2006 10:44 am
Location: Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
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by damonpeyo » Wednesday Oct 04, 2006 6:38 pm
Only just started brewing, I just write down the stuff I used in back of the beer kit can's labels.
I should start serious log now, and store them well, since I have stepped up to 3 kegs now.
Colexis2
Posts: 21 Joined: Wednesday Sep 13, 2006 10:24 pm
Location: Melbourne
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by Colexis2 » Wednesday Oct 04, 2006 8:31 pm
I think it's good to keep a record.
A couple of times of tasted something different, went back to the log and said"arrrhh 30min hop boil that's where the extra bitterness comes from"
Even small things like alcohol precentage or how many bottles I've "mis-placed" are on my logsheet
Chris
Posts: 3716 Joined: Tuesday Oct 04, 2005 1:35 pm
Location: Northern Canberra
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by Chris » Thursday Oct 05, 2006 12:17 pm
I use an exel sheet as a master record, and 3 fully automated word docs as the detailed info.
One is ingredients, one is procedure, and one is for results and evaluation.
DarkFaerytale
Posts: 300 Joined: Tuesday Jun 06, 2006 4:04 pm
Location: Springvale south, Melbourne
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by DarkFaerytale » Thursday Oct 05, 2006 12:21 pm
i'v only just started using Promash but seems the full version if that program will do all of that and more
-Phill
rwh
Posts: 2810 Joined: Friday Jun 16, 2006 1:47 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:
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by rwh » Thursday Oct 05, 2006 12:22 pm
I use a blog. One section for
recipes , another for
brews . Makes it easy to link to for other ppl.
w00t!
Chris
Posts: 3716 Joined: Tuesday Oct 04, 2005 1:35 pm
Location: Northern Canberra
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by Chris » Thursday Oct 05, 2006 12:46 pm
The techno-age has dawned.
shane_vor
Posts: 301 Joined: Sunday Jan 15, 2006 7:51 pm
Location: 'bout a mile out of shaky-town.
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by shane_vor » Thursday Oct 05, 2006 3:30 pm
So it appears it has!
I use a little green notebook which contains the recipes, tasting notes and the code I put on the brew lids...
I'm off to look at these new-fangled internets thingoes you blokes have listed...maybe I can move into the computer age too?
"Happy have we met,
Happy have we been.
Happy may we part
And happy meet again."
shane_vor
Posts: 301 Joined: Sunday Jan 15, 2006 7:51 pm
Location: 'bout a mile out of shaky-town.
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by shane_vor » Thursday Oct 05, 2006 3:36 pm
Colexis2 wrote: http://www.countrybrewer.com.au/images/logbook.pdf#search=%22brew%20log%20sheet%22
It's a good one, but I would love to see others
See this one, can I edit (i.e. fill in the blanks) and then save these forms to my computer?
"Happy have we met,
Happy have we been.
Happy may we part
And happy meet again."
gregb
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Posts: 2620 Joined: Saturday Sep 25, 2004 9:12 am
Location: Sydney
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by gregb » Thursday Oct 05, 2006 3:45 pm
I dodgied up an Access database.
Cheers,
Greg
Cortez The Killer
Posts: 261 Joined: Friday Aug 25, 2006 9:24 am
Location: Wollongong
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by Cortez The Killer » Thursday Oct 05, 2006 4:03 pm
shane_vor wrote: Colexis2 wrote: http://www.countrybrewer.com.au/images/logbook.pdf#search=%22brew%20log%20sheet%22
It's a good one, but I would love to see others
See this one, can I edit (i.e. fill in the blanks) and then save these forms to my computer?
Nah once it's in PDF it's hard to do anything with
You'd have to draw up a table in excel or something
Cheers
He came dancing across the water.
Cortez, Cortez. What a killer!
Duane
Posts: 72 Joined: Thursday Jun 08, 2006 4:32 pm
Location: Central Coast N.S.W.
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by Duane » Friday Oct 06, 2006 2:47 pm
I use Beersmith. Fantastic