diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.js b/server/homebrew.api.js
index 346c6fe00..1a028f7f6 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.js
@@ -32,9 +32,14 @@ router.post('/api', (req, res)=>{
 		req.body,
 		{ authors: authors }
 	));
+
 	if(!newHomebrew.title){
 		newHomebrew.title = getGoodBrewTitle(newHomebrew.text);
 	}
+
+	newHomebrew.textBin = zlib.deflateRawSync(newHomebrew.text);	// Compress brew text to binary before saving
+	newHomebrew.text = '';											// Clear out the non-binary text field so its not saved twice
+
 	newHomebrew.save((err, obj)=>{
 		if(err){
 			console.error(err, err.toString(), err.stack);