I do manage to keep my recipes together for the most part even though I’m slacking on getting them on elr and my binder. I have all my base mixes together also. My tentative recipes and recipe ideas are together also.
Trying to mix before organizing my flavors drove me nuts enough that I did do a master list organizing flavors by name, brand, case number, case side, and slot number. Now I can mix a recipe in a minute or two instead of spending ten minutes trying to find one flavor.
The polish cases sure saved me from pulling my hair out. I need to redo one of my lists but still so much better to find flavors quickly
I’m thinking about just using boxes on my bookshelf for my flavors. A box per brand. For now. All Capella in one box, etc. They changed my Dads appt to next week so I’m not taking off work tomorrow, so I won’t be able to work on organizing my flavors until the weekend.
LOL. My follow through is seriously faujlty.I got my few and all y’alls in ELR. Printed them all and my flavor notes (just in case). Then stacked and stuffed them in a leather binder with the plastic sleeves I envisioned myself putting them in. I have good intentions... my follow through is a little faulty
It’s a step up from what I’m doing now which is looking through all my flavors since none are organized whatsoever.
I tried the numbered slot method when I had less than 100. Took forever to get stuff back in the cases, so they ended up in a mass on my counter til I got tired of them being in the way. I’m a little number dyslexic, and it was so tedious to do.
Now they’re micro-sorted by type. Like, fruits each have their own division depending on the type of fruit. Creams, custards, ice creams etc each have their own section. At least this way they get put up, and I can find it quickly by narrowing down by manufacturers label design within the subsection.
I just ordered the DYMO LetraTag 100H Plus label maker from Amazon - 2 rolls of tape come with it. Not bad for $20.
It's funny because when I reloaded ammo I used masking tape and a sharpie to label stuff but here I'd like it to look better.
It's funny because when I reloaded ammo I used masking tape and a sharpie to label stuff but here I'd like it to look better.
That looks like a nice labeler with a lot of great reviews. When my Brother craps out I'll probably consider replacing with this one. You did good! I love having neat labels...but I'm weird like that. And too when I find a recipe I love I make 200 ml batches in glass bottles. Once the label is on I just keep it on and use that bottle for future batches. Same with my 100 ml bottles. I just reuse them over and over. I can imagine if someone makes 10 small recipes per week the label maker may become expensive for them. I'm not there yet. I make a new recipe maybe once per month or every two weeks. Once I start making tons of recipes (maybe after retirement) I can see me using white electrical tape or something like that on small batches until I figure out if it's worthy of a big bottle with a permanent label.
I'm weird that way too. Neat labels are a must. I also leave my labels on the mixes that get done over.
Most of the recipes I mix have six or less flavors and I have an old kitchen table in the basement near where I mix. I look at the list, pull out the correct case and use that flavor then put it back in the correct slot. Then I move on to the next flavor and do the same. The only time I've had an issue with getting them back in the right spot is when I didn't have one of the case sides latched closed all the way and that side dumped a bunch of flavors on the ground. I had to redo that case. Besides having a master list of all my flavors, I also have lists of each case so if something like that happens then I just pull that case list and put them back where they go.
My 50 year old parts thingies with drawers. Six bottles per drawer. Each drawer numbered. Inventory with location sorted alphabetically on a spreadsheet. Man, we sure do get into the fine detail, huh? 
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