diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 43924e8..4c44506 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Copyright 2019 Mike Shoup
-
+#
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
+#
 #     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
+#
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ with open(path.join(this_directory, 'README.rst'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
 
 install_requires = [
     'Flask==1.0.3',
+    'Flask-WTF==0.14.2',
+    'simplejson==3.16.0',
+    'python-slugify==3.0.2',
+    'cloudant==2.12.0',
 ]
 
 setup(
diff --git a/src/humulus/__init__.py b/src/humulus/__init__.py
index 245940e..eb554ee 100644
--- a/src/humulus/__init__.py
+++ b/src/humulus/__init__.py
@@ -20,11 +20,24 @@ from flask import Flask
 def create_app(test_config=None):
     # create and configure the app
     app = Flask(__name__, instance_relative_config=True)
-    app.config.from_envvar('HUMULUS_SETTINGS')
+
+    if test_config is not None:
+        # Load the test config if provided
+        app.config.from_mapping(test_config)
+    else:
+        # Load config from configuration provided via ENV
+        app.config.from_envvar('HUMULUS_SETTINGS')
+
+    from . import couch
+    couch.init_app(app)
 
     # Register blueprint for index page
     from . import home
     app.register_blueprint(home.bp)
     app.add_url_rule('/', endpoint='index')
 
+    # Register blueprint for recipes
+    from . import recipes
+    app.register_blueprint(recipes.bp)
+
     return app
diff --git a/src/humulus/couch.py b/src/humulus/couch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c97939c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/humulus/couch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+"""This module has functions for interacting with CouchDB"""
+
+# Copyright 2019 Mike Shoup
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import time
+import uuid
+
+import click
+from cloudant import CouchDB
+from flask import abort, current_app, g
+from flask.cli import with_appcontext
+from slugify import slugify
+
+def get_couch():
+    """Connect to the configured CouchDB."""
+    if 'couch' not in g:
+        g.couch = CouchDB(
+            current_app.config['COUCH_USERNAME'],
+            current_app.config['COUCH_PASSWORD'],
+            url=current_app.config['COUCH_URL'],
+            connect=True,
+            auto_renew=True
+        )
+    return g.couch
+
+
+def get_db():
+    """Returns a database to interact with."""
+    return get_couch()[current_app.config['COUCH_DATABASE']]
+
+
+def close_couch(e=None):
+    """Disconnect from CouchDB."""
+    couch = g.pop('couch', None)
+    if couch is not None:
+        couch.disconnect()
+
+
+def build_couch():
+    """Create any necessary databases and design documents."""
+    couch = get_couch()
+    dbname = current_app.config['COUCH_DATABASE']
+    couch.create_database(dbname, throw_on_exists=False)
+
+
+@click.command('build-couch')
+@with_appcontext
+def build_couch_command():
+    """Builds the couch for easy relaxing."""
+    build_couch()
+    click.echo('Built a couch. Please have a seat.')
+
+
+def init_app(app):
+    """Register the teardown and CLI command with the app."""
+    app.teardown_appcontext(close_couch)
+    app.cli.add_command(build_couch_command)
+
+
+def put_doc(doc):
+    """Put a doc on the couch.
+
+    If doc has a name field, the name will be slufigied and used as an id.
+    Otherwise, the id will be a random UUID.
+    """
+    db = get_db()
+
+    if 'name' in doc and '_id' not in doc:
+        # Slugify the name, use that for id
+        slug = slugify(doc['name'])
+        doc['_id'] = slug
+        i = 1
+        # Check if id exists and append/increment a number until it doesn't.
+        while doc['_id'] in db:
+            doc['_id'] = slug + '-{}'.format(i)
+            i += 1
+    elif '_id' not in doc:
+        # Use a UUID for name
+        doc['_id'] = str(uuid.uuid4())
+
+    return db.create_document(doc)
+
+
+def get_doc(id):
+    """Gets a doc from CouchDB and returns it."""
+    db = get_db()
+    return db[id]
+
+
+def get_doc_or_404(id):
+    """Tries to get a doc, otherwise abort with 404."""
+    try:
+        doc = get_doc(id)
+    except KeyError:
+        abort(404)
+    return doc
diff --git a/src/humulus/recipes.py b/src/humulus/recipes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b078461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/humulus/recipes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+"""This module handles routes for the recipes"""
+
+# Copyright 2019 Mike Shoup
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from decimal import Decimal
+
+from flask import Blueprint, flash, redirect, render_template, url_for
+from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
+from wtforms import StringField, DecimalField, TextAreaField
+from wtforms.validators import DataRequired
+
+from humulus.couch import get_doc_or_404, put_doc
+
+bp = Blueprint('recipes', __name__, url_prefix='/recipes')
+
+class RecipeForm(FlaskForm):
+    name = StringField('Name', validators=[DataRequired()])
+    efficiency = DecimalField('Batch Efficiency', validators=[DataRequired()])
+    volume = DecimalField('Batch Volume', validators=[DataRequired()])
+    notes = TextAreaField('Notes')
+
+    @property
+    def doc(self):
+        """Returns a dictionary that can be deserialized into JSON.
+
+        Used for putting into CouchDB.
+        """
+        return {
+            'name': self.name.data,
+            'efficiency': str(self.efficiency.data),
+            'volume': str(self.volume.data),
+            'notes': self.notes.data
+        }
+
+
+@bp.route('/create', methods=('GET', 'POST'))
+def create():
+    form = RecipeForm()
+
+    if form.validate_on_submit():
+        response = put_doc(form.doc)
+        flash('Created recipe: {}'.format(form.name.data), 'success')
+        return redirect(url_for('recipes.info', id=response['_id']))
+
+    return render_template('recipes/create.html', form=form)
+
+
+@bp.route('/info/<id>')
+def info(id):
+    return render_template('recipes/info.html', recipe=get_doc_or_404(id))
diff --git a/src/humulus/templates/_base.html b/src/humulus/templates/_base.html
index 608fea5..70be0d7 100644
--- a/src/humulus/templates/_base.html
+++ b/src/humulus/templates/_base.html
@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@ limitations under the License.
     </nav>
 
     <main role="main" class="container">
-    {% block body %}{% endblock %}
+      {% block alert %}
+        {% for category, message in get_flashed_messages(with_categories=true) %}
+          <div class="container">
+            <div  class="alert alert-{{ category }}" role="alert">{{ message }}</div>
+          </div>
+        {% endfor %}
+      {% endblock %}
+      {% block body %}{% endblock %}
     </main><!-- /.container -->
 
 
diff --git a/src/humulus/templates/_macros.html b/src/humulus/templates/_macros.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c64024c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/humulus/templates/_macros.html
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{#-
+  Copyright 2019 Mike Shoup
+
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+-#}
+{% macro render_field_with_errors(field) %}
+<div class="form-group">
+    {{ field.label }} {{ field(class_='form-control', **kwargs)|safe }}
+    {% if field.errors %}
+      {% for error in field.errors %}
+        <div class="container">
+          <div  class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">{{ error }}</div>
+        </div>
+      {% endfor %}
+    {% endif %}
+  </div>
+{% endmacro %}
diff --git a/src/humulus/templates/recipes/create.html b/src/humulus/templates/recipes/create.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0de8edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/humulus/templates/recipes/create.html
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{#-
+  Copyright 2019 Mike Shoup
+
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+-#}
+{% from "_macros.html" import render_field_with_errors %}
+
+{% extends '_base.html' %}
+{% block title %}Create Recipe{% endblock %}
+
+{% block body %}
+<div class="row"><h1>Create a new recipe</h1></div>
+<div class="row">
+  <form method="POST" action="{{ url_for('recipes.create') }}">
+    {{ form.hidden_tag() }}
+    {{ render_field_with_errors(form.name) }}
+    {{ render_field_with_errors(form.efficiency) }}
+    {{ render_field_with_errors(form.volume) }}
+    {{ render_field_with_errors(form.notes) }}
+    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
+  </form>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/src/humulus/templates/recipes/info.html b/src/humulus/templates/recipes/info.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93ac3ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/humulus/templates/recipes/info.html
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{#-
+  Copyright 2019 Mike Shoup
+
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+-#}
+{% from "_macros.html" import render_field_with_errors %}
+
+{% extends '_base.html' %}
+{% block title %}{{ recipe.name }}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block body %}
+<div class="row"><h1>{{ recipe.name }}</h1></div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..528fb53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Mike Shoup
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import uuid
+
+import pytest
+
+from humulus import create_app
+from humulus.couch import build_couch, get_couch, put_doc
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def app():
+    dbname = 'test_{}'.format(str(uuid.uuid4()))
+    app = create_app({
+        'COUCH_URL': 'http://127.0.0.1:5984',
+        'COUCH_USERNAME': 'admin',
+        'COUCH_PASSWORD': 'password',
+        'COUCH_DATABASE': dbname,
+        'WTF_CSRF_ENABLED': False,
+        'SECRET_KEY': 'testing'
+    })
+
+    with app.app_context():
+        # Create the database
+        build_couch()
+        # Add a test doc
+        put_doc({'data': 'test', '_id': 'foobar'})
+
+        # Add a test recipe
+        put_doc({
+            '_id': 'awesome-lager',
+            'efficiency': '65',
+            'name': 'Awesome Lager',
+            'notes': 'Test',
+            'volume': '5.5'
+        })
+
+    yield app
+
+    with app.app_context():
+        get_couch().delete_database(dbname)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def runner(app):
+    return app.test_cli_runner()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def client(app):
+    return app.test_client()
diff --git a/tests/test_couch.py b/tests/test_couch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10e9a8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_couch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Mike Shoup
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import uuid
+
+from humulus.couch import get_doc, put_doc
+
+
+def test_put_doc(app):
+    with app.app_context():
+        data = {'foo': 'bar'}
+        response = put_doc(data)
+        assert '_id' in response
+
+        response = put_doc({'name': 'test'})
+        assert response['_id'] == 'test'
+
+        response = put_doc({'name': 'test'})
+        assert response['_id'] == 'test-1'
+
+        response = put_doc({'name': 'test'})
+        assert response['_id'] == 'test-2'
+
+
+def test_build_couch_command(runner, monkeypatch):
+    class Recorder(object):
+        called = False
+
+    def fake_build_couch():
+        Recorder.called = True
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr('humulus.couch.build_couch', fake_build_couch)
+    result = runner.invoke(args=['build-couch'])
+    assert 'Built a couch. Please have a seat.' in result.output
+    assert Recorder.called
+
+
+def test_get_doc(app):
+    with app.app_context():
+        assert get_doc('foobar')['data'] == 'test'
diff --git a/tests/test_home.py b/tests/test_home.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aff7e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_home.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Mike Shoup
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+def test_home(client):
+    response = client.get('/')
+    assert b'Home' in response.data
diff --git a/tests/test_recipes.py b/tests/test_recipes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c334ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_recipes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Mike Shoup
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from humulus.couch import get_db
+
+
+def test_create(client, app):
+    # Test GET
+    response = client.get('/recipes/create')
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+    # Test POST
+    data = {
+        'efficiency': '65',
+        'name': 'Test',
+        'notes': 'Test',
+        'volume': '5.5'
+    }
+    response = client.post('/recipes/create', data=data)
+    assert response.status_code == 302
+
+    with app.app_context():
+        doc = get_db()['test']
+
+    assert doc['name'] == 'Test'
+    assert doc['notes'] == 'Test'
+    assert doc['volume'] == '5.5'
+    assert doc['efficiency'] == '65'
+
+
+def test_info(client):
+    # Validate 404
+    response = client.get('/recipes/info/thisdoesnotexist')
+    assert response.status_code == 404
+
+    # Validate response for existing doc
+    response = client.get('/recipes/info/awesome-lager')
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert b'Awesome Lager' in response.data