Would it be possible to add a container fill/usage counter? We can see/manually count the number of usages from the container log on a reusable container, but it would be nice if there was an easy way we could see the fill number? (Eg. Fill/Use/Turn No. 23)
My thinking going on from this would be an integration with the Maintenance features so that we could start automating reminders for things such as:
At X fills, inspect container for maintenance/replace seals.etc
I think we would also be able to easily use this count to then report on average life cycles of reusable containers too, which can then in turn be used to make more accurate costings.
I appreciate this is more than one request (it’s currently more of an idea than a feature request, but wanted to put this out there for feedback from the breww team & community on the best way this could be implemented.
Thanks for the suggestion, Steve and sorry for not getting back to you sooner.
This does sound like a good idea and would be useful for a number of reasons (maintenance and general lifecycle reporting, etc). Would you expect to only have a single type of maintenance? Or might you have something along the lines of:
Every x fills, inspect seals
Every y fills, inspect another part
If, so we’d need separate running counters for each maintenance process really (this is what we do with vessels currently). It might be safest for us to build it this way, regardless, as this gives the most flexibility.
I’m linking to Cleaning records for casks/kegs as, although separate features, they may have some overlap on the implementation, so it’s helpful for us to have them linked. Cheers
Probably multiple types of maintenance, as we use Containers in Breww in the traditional sense, but also as serving tanks, which require multiple records to keep complete records (alongside cleaning records).
