diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 951b9a6..df28a42 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "quick": "node scripts/quick.js",
     "build": "node scripts/build.js",
     "phb": "node scripts/phb.js",
+    "genbrews": "node scripts/genbrews.js",
     "prod": "set NODE_ENV=production&& npm run build",
     "postinstall": "npm run build",
     "start": "node server.js",
diff --git a/scripts/genbrews.js b/scripts/genbrews.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0005304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/genbrews.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+//Populates the DB with a bunch of brews for UI testing
+
+const _ = require('lodash');
+
+const DB = require('../server/db.js');
+const BrewData = require('../server/brew.data.js');
+
+
+//TODO: pull in snippets and randomly add them
+
+const genBrew = () => {
+	return {
+		title : 'BrewA',
+		description : '',
+		text : '',
+		authors : _.sampleSize(['userA','userB','userC','userD'], _.random(0, 3)),
+		systems : _.sampleSize(['5e', '4e', '3.5e', 'Pathfinder'], _.random(0,2)),
+		views   : _.random(0,1000),
+		published : !!_.random(0,1)
+	}
+}
+
+const randomBrews = _.times(20, genBrew);
+
+const specificBrews = [
+	{
+		text : 'Cool test',
+		authors : ['test']
+	}
+];
+
+
+return Promise.resolve()
+	.then(DB.connect)
+	.then(BrewData.removeAll)
+	.then(() => {
+		console.log('Adding random brews...');
+		return Promise.all(_.map(randomBrews, (brew) => {
+			return BrewData.create(brew);
+		}));
+	})
+	.then(() => {
+		console.log('Adding specific brews...');
+		return Promise.all(_.map(specificBrews, (brew) => {
+			return BrewData.create(brew);
+		}));
+	})
+	.then(() => {
+		console.log(`\n Added ${randomBrews.length + specificBrews.length} brews.`);
+	})
+	.catch(console.error);
diff --git a/server/brew.data.js b/server/brew.data.js
index d8281e1..b6a5a85 100644
--- a/server/brew.data.js
+++ b/server/brew.data.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const BrewSchema = mongoose.Schema({
 	updatedAt  : { type: Date, default: Date.now},
 	lastViewed : { type: Date, default: Date.now},
 	views      : {type:Number, default:0},
-	version : {type: Number, default:1}
+	version    : {type: Number, default:1}
 }, {
 	versionKey: false,
 	toJSON : {
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const BrewSchema = mongoose.Schema({
 	}
 });
 
+//Index these fields for fast text searching
 BrewSchema.index({ title: "text", description: "text" });
 
 BrewSchema.methods.increaseView = function(){
@@ -42,9 +43,6 @@ BrewSchema.methods.increaseView = function(){
 
 
 const Brew = mongoose.model('Brew', BrewSchema);
-
-
-
 const BrewData = {
 	schema : BrewSchema,
 	model  : Brew,
@@ -96,6 +94,12 @@ const BrewData = {
 		return BrewData.get({ editId });
 	},
 
+
+	//TODO: Add a 'core search' which just takes a search object
+	//TODO: extend the core search with a user search and a term search
+	//TODO: break these functions off into a 'brew.search.js' file
+	//TODO: pagniation, sorting and full access should be an 'opts' param
+
 	search : (searchTerms, pagination, sorting, fullAccess = true) => {
 		let query = {};
 		if(searchTerms){
diff --git a/server/db.js b/server/db.js
index a9c5400..6cb0986 100644
--- a/server/db.js
+++ b/server/db.js
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ module.exports = {
 	connect : ()=>{
 		return new Promise((resolve, reject)=>{
 			if(mongoose.connection.readyState == 1){
-				log.info('DB already connected');
+				log.warn('DB already connected');
 				return resolve();
 			}
 			mongoose.connect(dbPath,
 				(err) => {
 					if(err){
-						log.info('Error : Could not connect to a Mongo Database.');
-						log.info('        If you are running locally, make sure mongodb.exe is running.');
+						log.error('Error : Could not connect to a Mongo Database.');
+						log.error('        If you are running locally, make sure mongodb.exe is running.');
 						return reject(err);
 					}
 					log.info('DB connected.');
diff --git a/shared/homebrewery/brewEditor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.less b/shared/homebrewery/brewEditor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.less
index c3141f0..2f9812d 100644
--- a/shared/homebrewery/brewEditor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.less
+++ b/shared/homebrewery/brewEditor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.less
@@ -76,4 +76,7 @@
 		font-size: 0.8em;
 		line-height    : 1.5em;
 	}
+	.thumbnail.field{
+
+	}
 }
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