diff --git a/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb b/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
index b247ac4e..1e5cfdeb 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ module Jekyll
     #
     # Returns the converted content
     def render_liquid(content, payload, info)
+      Jekyll.logger.debug "Rendering Liquid for #{self.path}", ""
       Liquid::Template.parse(content).render!(payload, info)
     rescue Exception => e
       Jekyll.logger.error "Liquid Exception:", "#{e.message} in #{payload[:file]}"
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/excerpt.rb b/lib/jekyll/excerpt.rb
index fb63f5cb..682bf135 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/excerpt.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/excerpt.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ module Jekyll
 
     def render_all_layouts(layouts, payload, info)
       output = content
+      Jekyll.logger.debug "Output of", "#{self.path} => '#{self.output}'"
     end
 
     # The UID for this post (useful in feeds).
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ module Jekyll
     end
 
     def to_s
+      Jekyll.logger.debug "Excerpt#to_s:", "#{output} || #{content}"
       output || content
     end