# Wines & Meads

Fruit wines and honey meads - aged, never distilled.

# Overview

Fruit wines and honey meads. None are distilled - they just ferment and then age, some for a very long time. In-game each is named after a brand by quality - see each page for its ladder.

| Drink | Ingredients | Barrel & age | Alc |
|---|---|---|---|
| [**Red Wine**](/books/brewing/page/red-wine) | 5 sweet berries | Any, 20 yrs | ~8% |
| [**White Wine**](/books/brewing/page/white-wine) | 5 glow berries | Any, 16 yrs | ~9% |
| [**Rosé**](/books/brewing/page/rose) | 3 sweet berries + 2 glow berries | Any, 10 yrs | ~8% |
| [**Mead**](/books/brewing/page/mead) | 6 sugar cane | Oak, 4 yrs | ~9% |
| [**Apple Mead**](/books/brewing/page/apple-mead) | 6 sugar cane + 2 apple | Oak, 4 yrs | ~11% |

# Red Wine

A full-bodied red from sweet berries that demands real patience - the longest age of any brew here.

## Recipe

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| **Ingredients** | 5 sweet berries |
| **Ferment** | 5 minutes |
| **Distill** | Not distilled |
| **Barrel & age** | Any wood · 20 years (~6½ hrs) |
| **Difficulty** | 4 / 10 |
| **Alcohol** | ~8% |

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

- ⭐ **Echo Falls**
- ⭐⭐ **Hardys**
- ⭐⭐⭐ **Château Margaux**

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

> 20 years is a ~6½-hour real-time wait - start it before a long session or leave it aging overnight.

## Recipe config
The exact BreweryX `recipes.yml` entry for this drink:

```yaml
wine:
  name: Echo Falls/Hardys/Château Margaux
  ingredients:
  - SWEET_BERRIES/5
  cookingtime: 5
  distillruns: 0
  wood: 0
  age: 20
  color: RED
  difficulty: 4
  alcohol: 8
  lore:
  - '&7Red Wine'
```

# White Wine

A crisp, pale white wine pressed from glow berries.

## Recipe

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| **Ingredients** | 5 glow berries |
| **Ferment** | 5 minutes |
| **Distill** | Not distilled |
| **Barrel & age** | Any wood · 16 years (~5⅓ hrs) |
| **Difficulty** | 4 / 10 |
| **Alcohol** | ~9% |

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

- ⭐ **Blossom Hill**
- ⭐⭐ **Oyster Bay**
- ⭐⭐⭐ **Cloudy Bay**

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

> Glow berries give it its pale golden colour - gather them from lush caves.

## Recipe config
The exact BreweryX `recipes.yml` entry for this drink:

```yaml
white_wine:
  name: Blossom Hill/Oyster Bay/Cloudy Bay
  ingredients:
  - GLOW_BERRIES/5
  cookingtime: 5
  distillruns: 0
  wood: 0
  age: 16
  color: f3e6a8
  difficulty: 4
  alcohol: 9
  lore:
  - '&7White Wine'
```

# Rosé

A blush wine - a blend of sweet berries and glow berries gives it its pink finish.

## Recipe

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| **Ingredients** | 3 sweet berries + 2 glow berries |
| **Ferment** | 5 minutes |
| **Distill** | Not distilled |
| **Barrel & age** | Any wood · 10 years (~3⅓ hrs) |
| **Difficulty** | 4 / 10 |
| **Alcohol** | ~8% |

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

- ⭐ **Echo Falls Rosé**
- ⭐⭐ **Mateus**
- ⭐⭐⭐ **Whispering Angel**

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

## Recipe config
The exact BreweryX `recipes.yml` entry for this drink:

```yaml
rose:
  name: Echo Falls Rosé/Mateus/Whispering Angel
  ingredients:
  - SWEET_BERRIES/3
  - GLOW_BERRIES/2
  cookingtime: 5
  distillruns: 0
  wood: 0
  age: 10
  color: f4a6b8
  difficulty: 4
  alcohol: 8
  lore:
  - '&7Rosé'
```

# Mead

Golden and sweet, brewed from sugar cane - quick to ferment and lovely aged in oak.

## Recipe

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| **Ingredients** | 6 sugar cane |
| **Ferment** | 3 minutes |
| **Distill** | Not distilled |
| **Barrel & age** | Oak · 4 years (~80 min) |
| **Difficulty** | 2 / 10 |
| **Alcohol** | ~9% |

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

- ⭐ **Lindisfarne**
- ⭐⭐ **Lyme Bay**
- ⭐⭐⭐ **Moniack**

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

> A top-quality batch has a distinct golden shine.

## Recipe config
The exact BreweryX `recipes.yml` entry for this drink:

```yaml
mead:
  name: Lindisfarne/Lyme Bay/Moniack
  ingredients:
  - SUGAR_CANE/6
  cookingtime: 3
  distillruns: 0
  wood: 2
  age: 4
  color: ORANGE
  difficulty: 2
  alcohol: 9
  lore:
  - '&7Mead'
```

# Apple Mead

Mead with a crisp apple twist - and a surprising gift for divers.

## Recipe

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| **Ingredients** | 6 sugar cane + 2 apple |
| **Ferment** | 4 minutes |
| **Distill** | Not distilled |
| **Barrel & age** | Oak · 4 years (~80 min) |
| **Difficulty** | 4 / 10 |
| **Alcohol** | ~11% |

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

- ⭐ **Old Orchard**
- ⭐⭐ **Lyme Bay Cyser**
- ⭐⭐⭐ **Moniack Apple**

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

## Effects
Grants **Water Breathing** - handy to down before a dive.

## Recipe config
The exact BreweryX `recipes.yml` entry for this drink:

```yaml
ap_mead:
  name: Old Orchard/Lyme Bay Cyser/Moniack Apple
  ingredients:
  - SUGAR_CANE/6
  - APPLE/2
  cookingtime: 4
  distillruns: 0
  wood: 2
  age: 4
  color: ORANGE
  difficulty: 4
  alcohol: 11
  lore:
  - '&7Apple Mead'
  effects:
  - WATER_BREATHING/1-2/150
```