Cask

Cask
Use in the cellar to age products like wine and cheese.
Information
Source	Crafting
Sell Price	Cannot be sold
Crafting
Recipe Source	Final Farmhouse upgrade
Ingredients	Wood (20) Hardwood (1)

The Cask is a type of equipment used to make artisan goods in Stardew Valley. It takes wine and cheese and can age them to increase their quality and value.

A pickaxe can be used to remove artisan goods from a cask at any stage of fermentation.

Casks are able to produce items with "iridium star" quality. Iridium star is the highest level of quality, which doubles the value of an item. Different types of items take longer or slower to age. Wine takes the longest -- 2 seasons of aging to go from basic wine to iridium quality wine.

Casks can be placed anywhere, however they will only accept goods to refine if they are actually in the cellar.

Placement Strategy

You start with 33 Casks. It's possible to place 189 Casks in the Cellar, requiring 156 Hardwood and 3120 Wood. In order to use all 189 casks, the player must fill the casks all at once, placing additional casks as they move towards the exit. The 125 cask layout pictured below is a good place to start. In order to harvest the finished product the player will need to carve a path through the casks as they empty them. This can be time-consuming so it is recommended to do this only with a valuable product that takes a long time to reach iridium quality, such as starfruit wine.

Aged Values

Image	Name	Description	Ingredient	Base Quality	Silver Star (x 1.25)	Gold Star (x 1.5)	Iridium Star (x 2)
	Wine	Drink in moderation.	Any fruit (1)	3 x Fruit Base Value	(3 x Base) x 1.25 Aged: 14 Days	(3 x Base) x 1.50 Aged: 14 Days Total: 28 Days	(3 x Base) x 2 Aged: 28 Days Total: 56 Days
	Pale Ale	Drink in moderation.	Hops (1)	300g	375g Aged: 9 Days	450g Aged: 8 Days Total: 17 Days	600g Aged: 17 Days Total: 34 Days
	Beer	Drink in moderation.	Wheat (1)	200g	250g Aged: 7 Days	300g Aged: 7 Days Total: 14 Days	400g Aged: 14 Days Total: 28 Days
	Mead	A fermented beverage made from honey. Drink in moderation.	Honey (1)	200g	250g Aged: 7 Days	300g Aged: 7 Days Total: 14 Days	400g Aged: 14 Days Total: 28 Days
	Cheese	It's your basic cheese.	Milk (1) or Large Milk (1)	200g	250g Aged: 3 Days	300g Aged: 4 Days Total: 7 Days	400g Aged: 7 Days Total: 14 Days
	Goat Cheese	Soft cheese made from goat's milk.	Goat Milk (1) or Large Goat Milk (1)	375g	469g Aged: 3 Days	563g Aged: 4 Days Total: 7 Days	750g Aged: 7 Days Total: 14 Days

Gallery

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  The cellar Farmhouse upgrade with Casks.

• Filled cellar.png

  A fully filled cellar with processing goods of different stages.

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  Optimal layout: 125 accessible casks.

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  Cellar filled with the maximum 189 casks, all in use.

Bugs

Striking a Cask that is ready to harvest (i.e., contains an iridium quality item) with an Axe or Pickaxe will crash the game. Striking a cask with a Hoe will simply harvest the item.

History

• 1.1: Introduced.