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Casks can be placed anywhere, however they will only accept goods to refine if they are actually in the [[Farmhouse#Upgrades|cellar]].
Casks can be placed anywhere, however they will only accept goods to refine if they are actually in the [[Farmhouse#Upgrades|cellar]].
It is worth noting that even with high-value goods such as Starfruit wine, the value gained from casks is comparatively low, since an iridium-quality product is only double the original value. Maturing a bottle of starfruit wine will yield 2250g in 56 days, yielding only 40g per day per cask. That is very low maintenance profit, however. If the player fills the cellar and waits for two seasons with starfruit wine, 125 casks will yield 5000g per day.
It is worth noting that even with high-value goods such as [[Starfruit]] wine, the value gained from casks is comparatively low, since an iridium-quality product is only double the original value. Maturing a bottle of starfruit wine will yield 2250g in 56 days, yielding only 40g per day per cask. That is very low maintenance profit, however. If the player fills the cellar and waits for two seasons with starfruit wine, 125 casks will yield 5000g per day.
However, the yearly profit from only aging wine to silver quality is about 2.5x more profitable than aging it to iridium quality. It is significantly more time consuming, seeing as it takes 14 days to age wine to silver quality and enough wine must be produced with kegs to maintain this 2-week turnaround. For end-game players, this may be a more effective strategy for making enough gold to purchase the farm obelisks, [[Return Scepter]], and the [[Gold Clock]].
The yearly profit breakdown (based on 189 casks) for [[Ancient Fruit]] wine is as follows:<br>
Silver Quality: {{price|4363632}} / year ({{price|3934224}} / year without the Artisan Profession)<br>
Gold Quality: {{price|2619540}} / year ({{price|1871100}} / year without the Artisan Profession)<br>
Iridium Quality: {{price|1746360}} / year ({{price|1274400}} / year without the Artisan Profession)<br>
For Starfruit wine, the yearly profit breakdown (based on 189 casks, not taking into account the price of [[Starfruit Seeds]]) is as follows:<br>
Silver Quality: {{price|5951232}} / year ({{price|4251744}} / year without the Artisan Profession)<br>
Gold Quality: {{price|3572100}} / year ({{price|2551500}} / year without the Artisan Profession)<br>
Iridium Quality: {{price|2381400}} / year ({{price|1701000}} / year without the Artisan Profession)<br>
==Placement Strategy==
==Placement Strategy==
The cellar comes with 33 casks. It is possible to fill the cellar with 125 casks (on PC) and still leave paths to reach all of them without displacing any of them.
The cellar comes with 33 casks. It is possible to fill the cellar with 125 casks (on PC) and still leave paths to reach all of them without displacing any of them.
It's also possible to completely fill the cellar with Casks. This requires 189 casks, made of 156 [[Hardwood]] and 3120 [[Wood]]. In order to use all 189 casks, the player must fill the casks all at once, placing additional casks while moving towards the exit. In order to harvest the finished product the player must reverse the process, removing empty casks while carving a path to the furthest ones. This can be time-consuming, so it may be a desirable option for only the most valuable products (''e.g.'', [[Starfruit]] or [[Ancient Fruit]] wine).
It's also possible to completely fill the cellar with Casks. This requires 189 casks, made of 156 [[Hardwood]] and 3120 [[Wood]]. In order to use all 189 casks, the player must fill the casks all at once, placing additional casks while moving towards the exit. In order to harvest the finished product the player must reverse the process, removing empty casks while carving a path to the furthest ones. This can be time-consuming, so it may be a desirable option for only the most valuable products (''e.g.'', Starfruit or Ancient Fruit wine).
On mobile devices, casks in corners cannot be reached, so 118 is the maximum reachable number of casks. With a controller, it's possible that casks in diagonal corners may not be reachable.
On mobile devices, casks in corners cannot be reached, so 118 is the maximum reachable number of casks. With a controller, it's possible that casks in diagonal corners may not be reachable.