Your first steps with FermentFolio

1. Sign in with your approved email

Already have an account? Use it; your saved notebook stays with that account. Please do not create a second account to get around an access message.

• Google: choose the Google account with the exact email approved for your invitation.
• Username and password: create an account with the approved email, verify it using the email link, then sign in with your username and password. Existing accounts can use password recovery or request another verification link.

Aliases and plus addresses count as different email addresses. If access is closed, not approved or expired, contact Peter; verification or switching sign-in methods will not bypass the access check.

2. Start a small notebook

1. Under Actions, choose New Vessel. Give it a recognizable name and check its capacity and units.
2. Choose New Ferment, then Create a ferment and New ferment for unfermented liquid. For an existing batch, use its actual starting date and known starting amount; you can add its history gradually.
3. Review amounts, destination vessels, microbes and any selected process before saving. Liquid can be tracked before a culture is pitched. Only record a pitch when you actually added a culture.
4. Open the saved ferment’s Overview, check the vessel and amount, then add a note. Reload once to check that the record is still there.

A ferment follows the liquid; a vessel is its container. You can explore transfers, splits and blends after the first entry feels familiar. Active/Finished describes the ferment’s status; fermentation stages are separate process records.

After signing in, use Add Ferment help or Tips & tours for more guidance. FAQ notebook articles require sign-in.

3. If a save looks uncertain, pause

A lost confirmation does not mean a save failed. If the save-confirmation panel appears, use Check status or Retry saved request instead of submitting a replacement. Stay in the same browser and account, and do not clear site data before resolving it.

If amounts or history look wrong, stop making changes to the affected records and report what you see. Please do not delete and recreate them to hide the problem. Read interrupted-save help after signing in.

Questions, feedback or a problem?

Email fermentfolio@gmail.com. For missing records, incorrect amounts, unexpected sharing or a suspected failed save, put Beta issue in the subject. The in-app Contact form does not notify Peter automatically; use email for urgent issues.

Include the approximate time and time zone, page, ferment or vessel name/number, what you tried, what you expected and what happened. A screenshot and browser/device details help. Remove private information and never send passwords, sign-in links or tokens.

Small, specific usability feedback is welcome too: tell us where you hesitated or what label confused you. You do not need to test every feature.

What to expect during beta

Saved beta notebooks are treated as records to preserve, not disposable test data. Features and wording may change, and bugs are still possible. Keep your existing brewing notes alongside FermentFolio while you get comfortable.

Peter is the sole responder and provides best-effort email support, without 24/7 coverage. Recovery goals are a recoverable-data age of at most one hour and service restoration within four hours. These are targets, not guarantees; recent changes can fall outside a recovery point.

Publishing is optional. Keep your first records private unless you intend to share them. This guide does not enable public sharing or enroll you in a paid plan.