Beers & Ciders

Easy session drinks - no distilling, just ferment then a short age.

Overview

The gentlest brews on the menu - none are distilled, you just ferment then age them. Low in alcohol and forgiving, they are the best place to start. In-game each brew is named after a real-world brand depending on its quality (cheap to premium) - see each page for its brand ladder.

Drink Ingredients Barrel & age Alc
Beer 6 wheat Any, 3 yrs ~6%
Wheatbeer 3 wheat Birch, 2 yrs ~5%
Darkbeer 6 wheat Dark Oak, 8 yrs ~7%
Apple Cider 14 apple Any, 3 yrs ~7%

Beer

The classic. Simple ingredients, forgiving to make, and it goes with everything.

Recipe

Property Value
Ingredients 6 wheat
Ferment 8 minutes
Distill Not distilled
Barrel & age Any wood · 3 years (~1 hr)
Difficulty 1 / 10
Alcohol ~6%

Brands by quality

The closer you follow the recipe, the better the bottle - and the brand changes with it:

In-game the bottle is named after the brand, with Lager shown on the line beneath.

Any wood works for the barrel, so age it in whatever you have to hand.

Recipe config

The exact BreweryX recipes.yml entry for this drink:

beer:
  name: Carling/Heineken/Peroni
  ingredients:
  - WHEAT/6
  cookingtime: 8
  distillruns: 0
  wood: 0
  age: 3
  color: ffd333
  difficulty: 1
  alcohol: 6
  lore:
  - '&7Lager'

Wheatbeer

A light, refreshing wheat beer and the gentlest brew on the menu - a perfect first attempt.

Recipe

Property Value
Ingredients 3 wheat
Ferment 8 minutes
Distill Not distilled
Barrel & age Birch · 2 years (~40 min)
Difficulty 1 / 10
Alcohol ~5%

Brands by quality

The closer you follow the recipe, the better the bottle - and the brand changes with it:

In-game the bottle is named after the brand, with Wheat Beer shown on the line beneath.

Difficulty 1 makes this very forgiving - a great recipe to learn the ropes.

Recipe config

The exact BreweryX recipes.yml entry for this drink:

wheatbeer:
  name: Blue Moon/Hoegaarden/Erdinger
  ingredients:
  - WHEAT/3
  cookingtime: 8
  distillruns: 0
  wood: 1
  age: 2
  color: ffb84d
  difficulty: 1
  alcohol: 5
  lore:
  - '&7Wheat Beer'

Darkbeer

A darker, roasted beer that rewards a longer rest in dark oak.

Recipe

Property Value
Ingredients 6 wheat
Ferment 8 minutes
Distill Not distilled
Barrel & age Dark Oak · 8 years (~2½ hrs)
Difficulty 2 / 10
Alcohol ~7%

Brands by quality

The closer you follow the recipe, the better the bottle - and the brand changes with it:

In-game the bottle is named after the brand, with Stout shown on the line beneath.

Recipe config

The exact BreweryX recipes.yml entry for this drink:

darkbeer:
  name: Newcastle Brown/Guinness/Fuller's Porter
  ingredients:
  - WHEAT/6
  cookingtime: 8
  distillruns: 0
  wood: 6
  age: 8
  color: '650013'
  difficulty: 2
  alcohol: 7
  lore:
  - '&7Stout'

Apple Cider

Crisp, quick and easy - a big batch of apples and a short rest.

Recipe

Property Value
Ingredients 14 apple
Ferment 7 minutes
Distill Not distilled
Barrel & age Any wood · 3 years (~1 hr)
Difficulty 4 / 10
Alcohol ~7%

Brands by quality

The closer you follow the recipe, the better the bottle - and the brand changes with it:

In-game the bottle is named after the brand, with Cider shown on the line beneath.

Recipe config

The exact BreweryX recipes.yml entry for this drink:

cidre:
  name: Frosty Jack's/Strongbow/Aspall
  ingredients:
  - APPLE/14
  cookingtime: 7
  distillruns: 0
  wood: 0
  age: 3
  color: f86820
  difficulty: 4
  alcohol: 7
  lore:
  - '&7Cider'