Beer
| Beer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Artisan Good |
| Machine | Keg |
| Ingredients | Wheat (1) |
| Time | 1750m (≈29h) |
| Sell Price | 200g |
Beer is the simplest drink a Keg brews. Pouring one Wheat into a Keg gives a bottle of Beer a little over a day later. Wheat is one of the cheapest crops on the farm, and the Keg lifts its value about eightfold. That makes Beer one of the few goods where the Keg beats the Preserves Jar on gold per day. Pam and Shane both love it, which turns a spare bottle into an easy friendship boost. A Cask in the cellar can later age Beer up to iridium quality and double its price.
The in-game description reads: Drink in moderation.
Making
The Keg recipe comes with Farming level 8. Each Keg takes one Wheat at a time and needs roughly a day and a quarter to finish. A Keg filled in the morning finishes during the following day, so a row of Kegs beside the Wheat field keeps a quick cycle going.
The usual comparison is with pickling. A Preserves Jar adds a flat sum plus double the crop price, and for a crop as cheap as Wheat that barely matters. The Keg's large multiplier and short brewing time give it the edge for this one crop.
Beer can also be bought ready made. Gus sells it at the Stardrop Saloon, and the Ginger Island Resort serves it at a higher price. During the Desert Festival, Pam sells Beer at her stall for Calico Eggs. A villager may also hand one over as the secret gift at the Feast of the Winter Star.
These are the ingredients one batch needs.
| Name | Image | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 
|
1 |
Prices
A bottle of Beer is worth eight times the Wheat that went into it. The Artisan profession raises that by another two fifths.
Ageing in a Cask adds more. A bottle reaches silver after a week, gold after two weeks and iridium after four. Iridium Beer sells for twice the plain bottle. Striking the Cask with an Axe, Hoe or Pickaxe pulls the bottle out early at whatever quality it has reached.
Beer is one of the weaker uses of cellar space, though. Four weeks of ageing add only about 7g per Cask per day. Cheese, Goat Cheese and the pricier wines all earn more per day in the same Cask.
Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.
| Quality | Price | Artisan (+40%) |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | 200g | 280g |
 Silver
|
250g | 350g |
 Gold
|
300g | 420g |
 Iridium
|
400g | 560g |
Uses
Drinking Beer restores a little energy and health, then leaves the farmer Tipsy for half a minute. The Tipsy effect lowers Speed by one, so a bottle slows the farmer down for a moment.
At the Sewing Machine, Beer in the spool with Cloth in the feed makes the Black Leather Jacket. It also serves as a yellow dye, either in the Sewing Machine or in the yellow pot at Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.
Gifts
Pam and Shane love Beer. Most other villagers like it, including Clint, Gus, Linus, Willy and the Wizard. A bottle for Jas, Leo, Penny, Sebastian or Vincent goes down badly, since all five hate Beer.
These villagers love receiving Beer as a gift.
| Villager | Image |
|---|---|
| Pam | 
|
| Shane | 
|
The Stardrop Saloon charges twice what a bottle of Beer sells for. Brewing at home is therefore the cheaper way to keep gifts ready for Pam and Shane.
All Artisan Goods
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Machine | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged Roe | 
|
Preserves Jar | 4000m (3-4 days) |
| Beer | 
|
Keg | 1750m (≈29h) |
| Cask Productivity | - | - | - |
| Caviar | 
|
Preserves Jar | 6000m (4 days) |
| Cheese | 
|
Cheese Press | 200min (3.3h) |
| Cloth | 
|
Loom | 240m (≈4h) |
| Coffee | 
|
Keg | 120m (2h) |
| Dinosaur Mayonnaise | 
|
Mayonnaise Machine | 3h |
| Dried Fruit | 
|
Dehydrator | 1750m (≈1d) |
| Dried Mushrooms | 
|
Dehydrator | 1750m (≈1d) |
| Duck Mayonnaise | 
|
Mayonnaise Machine | 3h |
| Goat Cheese | 
|
Cheese Press | 200m (≈3h) |
| Green Tea | 
|
Keg | 180m (3h) |
| Honey | 
|
Bee House | 6100m (≈4d) |
| Jellies and Pickles | - | - | - |
| Juice | 
|
Keg | 6000m (≈4d) |
| Keg Productivity | - | - | - |
| Maple Syrup | 
|
Tapper; Heavy Tapper | 9 or 4 days |
| Mayonnaise | 
|
Mayonnaise Machine | 3h |
| Mead | 
|
Keg | 10h |
| Mystic Syrup | 
|
Tapper; Heavy Tapper | 7 or 3 days |
| Oak Resin | 
|
Tapper; Heavy Tapper | 7 or 3 days |
| Oil | 
|
Oil Maker | Varies by ingredient |
| Pale Ale | 
|
Keg | 2250m (37.5h) |
| Pine Tar | 
|
Tapper; Heavy Tapper | 5 or 2 days |
| Preserves Jar Productivity | - | - | - |
| Raisins | 
|
Dehydrator | 1750m (≈29h) |
| Smoked Fish | 
|
Fish Smoker | 50m |
| Truffle Oil | 
|
Oil Maker | 360m (6h) |
| Void Mayonnaise | 
|
Mayonnaise Machine | 3h |
| Wine | 
|
Keg | 10,000m (≈7d) |