Does anyone do a brew 'diary'

[Bowser]

Folks,
I'm on my second brew, a John Bull masterclass wheat beer, and today I got thinking about keeping a diary of all details, which I think could be helpfull.

I reckon things like -
date
kit type
OG
sugar type
yeast type
etc etc.

Does anyone else do this, and if so, what do you record?

Thanks again,

B.

[moorsd]

I don't keep a diary as such, but I do save recipes on Promash (Ingredients, yeast, water, amounts etc) and record the OG and FG (Helps for working out ABV % and attenuation).

It's definitely worth doing if you want to compare brews when something is changed, ie yeast type or a particular ingredient, that way it can be replicated at a later date

At the end of the day if you think it'll be useful to you...do it!

[inthedark]

I keep a record of everything I can think of, and sometimes just what I'm thinking as I go along. It's the only way I can go back and check details if something's not quite right (or if something goes particularly well) - and I don't know whether some detail I hadn't considered might be important later.

It also helps me keep track of how long a kit's been in the fermenter, in the keg, etc.

[Bigster]

Use a diary for my wine making but use good old JHBF to log all my brews in the AG section. Definitely worth keeping records to learn from

[AT]

i keep track of everything and anything since i got a infection in my first wheery (3rd kit) any little detail cause you never know what you might overlook or in my case forget ( i always had a terrible memory) or like what was already said if something goes really well you can pinpoint it and introduce it to your next brew.

[Reaper]

I too write everything down in “The bibleâ€

[tubby_shaw]

I do indeed keep a log.
In it I note the date, water treatment, ingredients, yeast and how it was used. Mash volume, time, strike heat, initial and final temperatures. Sparge volume, how much volume I collected. Boil time. Pitching temperature. Initial gravity and the specific gravity at every stage that I interact with the brew. The dates when I rack, fine, bottle or barrel.
I also write in in red pen any disasters
I make tasting notes and write in little suggestions of how it could possibly be improved. I also stick a lable on the page if I print any.
I think that I may be a brewing geek

[mysterio]

I do my recipes in Beersmith and add notes after it's finished for any refinements next time I brew it.

[subsub]

I always keep a log. It gives me a clear record of what I put into the brew so I can change anything later on to create variations etc. That and I've got a memory like a.... forgot

[iowalad]

I do my recipes in Beersmith and add notes after it's finished for any refinements next time I brew it.

I do the same thing.

[prolix]

I have my little black book, prefer it on paper, brews in the front information in the back

[drsmurto]

I too use a little black book listing ingredients (K&K) etc. Also number each brew on its own page and then simply write the number on the lids of the bottles so i can easily pick identify each brew rather than using codes or names.

[bitter_dave]

I scribble the details on scraps of paper, which I then lose However, JHBF has details of the majority of my brews and I do refer to these now and again.

[ColinKeb]

i put most of it on my blog , this gives me something to do while the mash or boil is on and stops me buying stuff i dont need from the interent instead.

[steve_flack]

I have my little black book, prefer it on paper, brews in the front information in the back

I used to have a little black book of brews - now I use a computer program (can you guess which one )