Timers, timers and more timers
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:05 pm
I brew with a laptop in my brewhouse. I print out the actual recipe (and annotate it), but I also keep a laptop handy. In general I'd like to see stuff like:
"Hey, I just officially started boiling this wort- please set up timers for the various hop, nutrient, and whirlfloc additions".
"Hey, I just started my first sac rest- please set up timers (based on what you know from calibration about my heat sources and vessels) to remind me to start heating my sparge water"
"Hey, I've added these recipes to my "planned recipes" list. Ask me when the brewdate is and remind me 2 days earlier to make my yeast starter."
In a related frame-
"Hey, I've added these recipes to my "planned recipes" list. Please coordinate with the My Ingredients database and generate a shopping list."
And as a bonus, sync all these timers and reminders to my smartphone.
PS: You'll see that I'm making a TON of feature requests. That's just the way I am. I love BTP and am happy with it the way it is, I just like pushing on the UX edge.
"Hey, I just officially started boiling this wort- please set up timers for the various hop, nutrient, and whirlfloc additions".
"Hey, I just started my first sac rest- please set up timers (based on what you know from calibration about my heat sources and vessels) to remind me to start heating my sparge water"
"Hey, I've added these recipes to my "planned recipes" list. Ask me when the brewdate is and remind me 2 days earlier to make my yeast starter."
In a related frame-
"Hey, I've added these recipes to my "planned recipes" list. Please coordinate with the My Ingredients database and generate a shopping list."
And as a bonus, sync all these timers and reminders to my smartphone.
PS: You'll see that I'm making a TON of feature requests. That's just the way I am. I love BTP and am happy with it the way it is, I just like pushing on the UX edge.