BrewForge for TRMNL

BrewForge is brewing software for planning, tracking, and managing beer batches. The TRMNL plugin puts key BrewForge batch and stock information on your TRMNL e-ink display.

What the Plugin Shows

Each installed BrewForge TRMNL plugin instance can show one of two screens.

The fermentation tracking screen shows:

selected fermenting batch
current gravity and temperature
fermentation progress toward final gravity
recent gravity and temperature trend
last updated time

The beer stock screen shows:

active finished beer stock
remaining beer by batch or beer name
low-stock beers first
total beer left
last updated time

Screen Examples

BrewForge TRMNL fermentation screen showing current temperature, gravity, and a gravity plus temperature trend chart

BrewForge TRMNL beer stock screen showing total beer left and stock remaining for each beer

What You Need

a BrewForge account
the BrewForge plugin installed from TRMNL
for the fermentation screen, at least one batch in the Fermenting state
for the stock screen, active beer stock in BrewForge

If you are coming from Brewfather, you can import your existing batches into BrewForge first: Migrating from Brewfather.

How Setup Works

Install the BrewForge plugin from TRMNL.
Sign in to BrewForge when prompted.
Choose whether this plugin instance should show fermentation tracking or beer stock.
If you choose fermentation tracking, select the fermenting batch you want shown on your display.
Return to TRMNL and add the plugin to your playlist.

You do not need to copy an API token into TRMNL. The plugin uses TRMNL's install flow to connect your TRMNL plugin instance to your BrewForge account.

Install the BrewForge plugin more than once in TRMNL if you want multiple playlist items, for example one fermentation screen and one beer stock screen.

Updating the Display

TRMNL refreshes the plugin from BrewForge on its normal playlist schedule. To change what appears, open the plugin settings in BrewForge and select a different screen or fermenting batch.

More About BrewForge

BrewForge helps homebrewers manage the full brewing workflow: recipes, brew days, fermentation, inventory, equipment profiles, packaging, and batch history.

Create an account at brewforge.sh.