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Author Topic: Here is my method for Managing Your Brewing Schedule using a Gantt style chart  (Read 1765 times)

Offline estrauss

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Here is my method for Managing Your Brewing Schedule using a Gantt style chart in a spreadsheet

Full post on my blog:

http://fermware.com/?p=1148





I really love Gantt charts and how they can help you to be organized. Microsoft Project is either a really good or really bad tool to use (depending on who you ask). I actually like it for projects that I manage at work, but I don’t get into the fine details. I just use it for basic timelines, since it really helps me see the big picture. I started looking at using it for my fermentation schedules, but in brewing, your yeast are on a 24/7 schedule and I was finding all sorts of roadblocks in using 24 hour schedules in Project.

I ultimately decided to go back to my old trusted Excel spreadsheets for this task. This format has served me well for the last two years. I don’t claim that this is the ultimate way to do it, but it might at least serve as inspiration for someone else to create something grander.

narvin

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Way to take the fun out of it  ;)

I like that you did it in excel... project seems like an awful tool to me, but I'm an engineer so maybe I'm expecting something that actually works.

Offline estrauss

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yea, Excel (or something that can open it) is accessible by 100% of those with a computer.  Project, not so much.  And Project is really overkill anyway.