Alcohol brewing
Alcohol Brewing incorporates two distinct stages of production, namely the relatively easy fermentation process and the more complicated distillation process.
Alcohol
It is noteworthy that alcohol does not spoil, while still providing nutritions - therefore turning excess ingredients into alcohol for storage is a valid strategy.
Imbibing alcohol however leads to visual impairment - the player character will swerve their head from left to right, which actually affects movement in the game, since it is hard to walk in a straight line without actively counteracting the movement direction chosen by the swerving head.
The amount and quality of alcohol imbibed influences the severity and duration of impairment.
Fermented Alcohol
The ratio mentioned refers to the amount of ingredients required in comparison to the alcohol received. The time refers to the duration the ingredients need to be sealed inside a barrel.
Each type of alcohol and its creation process is detailed farther down.
Item | Satiety per Litre | Nutrition Category | Ratio | Time | Notes |
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Mead | 160 | Fruit | 1:1 | 14 days | |
Apple Cider | 160 | Fruit | 1:1 | 7 days | |
Cherry Cider | 160 | Fruit | 1:1 | 7 days | |
Peach Cider | 160 | Fruit | 1:1 | 7 days | |
Orange Cider | 160 | Fruit | 1:1 | 7 days | |
Mango Cider | 160 | Fruit | 1:1 | 7 days | |
Lychee Cider | 160 | Fruit | 1:1 | 7 days | |
Grenadine | 160 | Fruit | 1:1 | 7 days | Basically a pomegranate cider, but with a fancy name. |
Perry | 160 | Fruit | 1:1 | 7 days | Basically a pear cider, but with a fancy name. |
Blueberry Wine | 200 | Fruit | 1:1 | 7 days | |
Cranberry Wine | 200 | Fruit | 1:1 | 7 days | |
Red Currant Wine | 200 | Fruit | 1:1 | 7 days | |
White Currant Wine | 200 | Fruit | 1:1 | 7 days | |
Black Currant Wine | 200 | Fruit | 1:1 | 7 days | |
Saguaro Wine | 160 | Fruit | 1:1 | 7 days | |
Pineapple Wine | 160 | Fruit | 1:1 | 7 days | |
Spelt Ale | 160 | Fruit | 5:1 | 14 days | |
Rice Ale | 160 | Fruit | 5:1 | 14 days | |
Rye Ale | 160 | Fruit | 5:1 | 14 days | |
Amaranth Ale | 160 | Fruit | 5:1 | 14 days | |
Cassava Ale | 160 | Fruit | 5:1 | 14 days | |
Breadfruit Ale | 200 | Fruit | 1:1 | 7 days | Despite being titled as an ale, it behaves like a wine. |
Distilled Alcohol
Compared to merely fermented alcohol, distilled alcohol offers the same or even less overall saturation and no nutritional benefit. It does however cause worse visual impairment when consumed, and similarly does not rot or turn bad with time.
Additionally, once distilled alcohol is the first step to acquiring Aqua Vitae - twice distilled alcohol - which can be used to craft alcohol soaked Bandages.
The ratio mentioned refers to the amount of ingredients required in comparison to the distilled alcohol received. The time refers to the duration the boiler and condenser need to run to produce 1L of distilled alcohol.
Item | Satiety per Litre | Source | Ratio | Time |
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Distilled Mead | 160 | Mead | ||
Vinegar | 160 | Apple Cider | ||
Cherry Brandy | 160 | Cherry Cider | ||
Peach Brandy | 160 | Peach Cider | ||
Orange Brandy | 160 | Orange Cider | ||
Mango Brandy | 160 | Mango Cider | ||
Lychee Brandy | 160 | Lychee Cider | ||
Pomegranate Brandy | 160 | Grenadine | ||
Pear Brandy | 160 | Perry | ||
Blueberry Brandy | 160 | Blueberry Wine | ||
Cranberry Brandy | 160 | Cranberry Wine | ||
Red Currant Brandy | 160 | Red Currant Wine | ||
White Currant Brandy | 160 | White Currant Wine | ||
Black Currant Brandy | 160 | Black Currant Wine | ||
Saguaro Brandy | 160 | Saguaro Wine | ||
Pineapple Brandy | 160 | Pineapple Wine | ||
Spelt Whiskey | 160 | Spelt Ale | ||
Sake | 160 | Rice Ale | ||
Rye Whiskey | 160 | Rye Ale | ||
Amaranth Whiskey | 160 | Amaranth Ale | ||
Cassava Vodka | 160 | Cassava Ale | ||
Breadfruit Vodka | 160 | Breadfruit Ale |
Fermenting
Different kinds of base ingredients can be fermented to alcohol by sealing them in a barrel for a specified amount of time. These different base ingredients will result in different kinds of alcoholic beverages, each with their own type name:
- Mead - made from honey
- Cider and Wine - made from different kinds of fruit and berry juices
- Ale - made from different kinds of flour fermented with water
All fermentation processes require at least a barrel, a bucket or bowl, as well as the above mentioned ingredients. Some of the these are harder to acquire then others, but generally speaking fermentation should not be attempted before entering the metal age - since barrels and buckets require a saw - and establishing a comfortably safe and well outfitted homestead.
Mead
Apart from the barrel and bucket, the only ingredient required for mead is honey. Honey can be acquired from bee hives, to ensure a sufficient supply of honey for both brewing and other usage, it is recommended to follow the Beekeeping guide and build up a well developed beekeeping enclosure.
To ferment honey into mead, it simply needs to be transferred into an empty barrel and sealed. The tooltip inside of the barrels UI will inform about the resulting amount as well as the duration the barrel will need to stay sealed. For mead, the conversion from base ingredient to alcohol is 1:1, meaning even just one litre of honey will turn into 1 litre of mead. The sealing duration however is exactly 14 days regardless of the sealed amount. Since honey doesn't spoil, there is therefore no reason to ferment in small increments, instead the player could wait until gathering a full barrel.
Cider and Wine
Making cider and wine requires a bit more preparation before the fermentation process can start. Specifically, fruit can not be fermented in its raw state, it needs to be turned into juice first. This however requires a Fruit Press. Once fruit juice was procured from the raw fruit, the following process is much like the one for mead.
To ferment fruit juice into cider or wine, it simply needs to be transferred into an empty barrel and sealed. The tooltip inside of the barrels UI will inform about the resulting amount as well as the duration the barrel will need to stay sealed. For cider or wine, the conversion from base ingredient to alcohol is 1:1, meaning even just one litre of juice will turn into 1 litre of cider or wine. The sealing duration however is exactly 14 days regardless of the sealed amount.
Raw fruit itself will spoil rather quickly, the juice made from the fruits however does not. Therefore cider and wine are not specifically a method for preserving fruit nutrition and instead more of a prestige process.
Ale
To brew ale, a barrel, a liquid container as well as an amount of flour is required. Only specific types of flour can be used for fermentation, specifically:
- spelt
- cassava
- rye
- rice
- amaranth
Flax and sunflower flour cannot be used to ferment ale.
To craft flour, a quern is needed, which in turn requires full stone blocks and therefore a metal pickaxe. Since the quern can be powered by hand, automation is not required.
To ferment flour into ale, a barrel needs to be filled with water and flour in a 1:1 ration, meaning 1 litre of water requires 1 flour. However, the ingredients will not be turned into alcohol with the same ratio, meaning unlike for mead and cider, it requires more base ingredients to acquire the same amount of alcohol. The actual ratio is 5:1, which means it requires 5 litres of water and 5 flour to make 1 litre of ale - therefore 1 litre of water and 1 flour results in 0.2 litres of alcohol. This process can be done in 1 litre steps, however due to the long shelf life of flour there is no urgent need to turn flour into alcohol immediately.
The fermentation process takes 14 days regardless of the amount of ingredients.
Protip:
While breadfruit turns into an alcohol titled 'Ale', it does not actually follow the same mechanics of flour based ales and instead behaves like a fruit wine instead. |
Video Tutorials
General Brewing Explanation |
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