Keg Productivity

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The Keg produces drinks from Crops. Wheat produces Beer and Hops produce Pale Ale in approximately one day. Juice is produced from vegetables in about four days, and fruits produce wine in about six days. The actual time required to produce a product and their values are:

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Name

Description

Ingredient

Time

Sell Price

Restores

Beer

Drink in moderation.

Wheat

2250 mins^[1] (1~2 Days)

200g

50 20

Pale Ale

Drink in moderation.

Hops

2360 mins^[1] (1~2 Days)

300g

50 20

Wine

Drink in moderation.

Any fruit

10000 mins^[1] (around 7 Days)

3 * Fruit Value

50 20

Juice

A sweet, nutritious beverage.

Any vegetable

6000 mins^[1] (around 4 Days)

2.25 * Vegetable Value

75 30

Raw Materials tagged with ^[2] needs to be Confirmed.

Keg Productivity

Until the very late game, most farmers will have far fewer kegs than available crops, so the most pertinent question is: what crop should be put into the keg to generate the greatest possible profit? (Money gained/time)

Artisan Goods produced by a keg will always be more valuable than the input materials. Their final value is not affected by the quality of the ingredient. So, compared to selling the raw crops, a keg will produce profit faster if normal quality (not silver or gold) crops are processed. However, sometimes a keg will still produce profit faster if processing an expensive gold quality crop than it would processing a less expensive normal quality crop.

For example, processing a silver quality Pumpkin is more profitable (per time spent) than processing a normal quality Melon, but processing a gold quality pumpkin is less profitable then either. Processing Starfruit always generates profit faster than Hops, regardless of crop quality, but normal or silver quality hops generate profit faster than gold quality Ancient Fruit. All cases are considered below.

The rate of productivity of a keg is: ([Sell Price of Artisan Good] - [Sell Price of Input Produce]) / [Processing Time]^[3]

These values do not take into account the effects of Tiller or Artisan professions, which reduce and increase the profit from a keg, respectively.

	Product	Input Crop Value (g)	Sell Price (g)	Increase in Value (g)	Time to Process (minutes)	Productivity (g/minute)	Approximate g/day^[4]
Ancient Fruit^[2]	Wine	750	2250	1500	10000	0.150	252
Ancient Fruit^[2]		937		1313		0.131	221
Ancient Fruit^[2]		1125		1125		0.113	189
Apple	Wine	100	300	200	10000	0.020	34
Apple		125		175		0.018	29
Apple		150		150		0.015	25
Apricot	Wine	50	150	100	10000	0.010	17
Apricot		62		88		0.009	15
Apricot		75		75		0.008	13
Artichoke^[2]	Juice	160	360	200	6000	0.033	56
Artichoke^[2]		200		160		0.027	45
Artichoke^[2]		240		120		0.020	34
Beet	Juice	100	225	125	6000	0.021	35
Beet		125		100		0.017	28
Beet		150		75		0.013	21
Blackberry	Wine	20	60	40	10000	0.004	7
Blackberry		25		35		0.004	6
Blackberry		30		30		0.003	5
Blueberry	Wine	80	240	160	10000	0.016	27
Blueberry		100		140		0.014	24
Blueberry		120		120		0.012	20
Bok Choy^[2]	Juice	80	180	100	6000	0.017	28
Bok Choy^[2]		110		70		0.012	20
Bok Choy^[2]		132		48		0.008	13
Cactus Fruit	Wine	75	225	150	10000	0.015	25
Cactus Fruit		93		132		0.013	22
Cactus Fruit		112		113		0.011	19
Cauliflower	Juice	175	394	219	6000	0.037	61
Cauliflower		218		176		0.029	49
Cauliflower		262		132		0.022	37
Cherry	Wine	80	240	160	10000	0.016	27
Cherry		100		140		0.014	24
Cherry		120		120		0.012	20
Coconut	Wine	100	300	200	10000	0.020	34
Coconut		125		175		0.018	29
Coconut		150		150		0.015	25
Corn	Juice	50	113	63	6000	0.011	18
Corn		62		51		0.009	14
Corn		75		38		0.006	11
Cranberries	Wine	130	390	260	10000	0.026	44
Cranberries		162		228		0.023	38
Cranberries		195		195		0.020	33
Crystal Fruit	Wine	150	450	300	10000	0.030	50
Crystal Fruit		187		263		0.026	44
Crystal Fruit		225		225		0.023	38
Eggplant	Juice	60	135	75	6000	0.013	21
Eggplant		75		60		0.010	17
Eggplant		90		45		0.008	13
Fiddlehead Fern	Juice	90	202	112	6000	0.019	31
Fiddlehead Fern		112		90		0.015	25
Fiddlehead Fern		135		67		0.011	19
Garlic	Juice	60	135	75	6000	0.013	21
Garlic		75		60		0.010	17
Garlic		90		45		0.008	13
Grape	Wine	80	240	160	10000	0.016	27
Grape		100		140		0.014	24
Grape		120		120		0.012	20
Green Bean	Juice	40	90	50	6000	0.008	14
Green Bean		50		40		0.007	11
Green Bean		60		30		0.005	8
Hops	Pale Ale	25	300	275	2360	0.117	196
Hops		31		269		0.114	191
Hops		37		263		0.111	187
Hot Pepper	Wine	40	120	80	10000	0.008	13
Hot Pepper		50		70		0.007	12
Hot Pepper		60		60		0.006	10
Kale^[2]	Juice	110	248	138	6000	0.023	39
Kale^[2]		137		111		0.019	31
Kale^[2]		165		83		0.014	23
Melon	Wine	250	750	500	10000	0.050	84
Melon		312		438		0.044	74
Melon		375		375		0.038	63
Orange	Wine	100	300	200	10000	0.020	34
Orange		125		175		0.018	29
Orange		150		150		0.015	25
Parsnip	Juice	35	79	44	6000	0.007	12
Parsnip		43		36		0.006	10
Parsnip		52		27		0.005	8
Peach	Wine	140	420	280	10000	0.028	47
Peach		175		245		0.025	41
Peach		210		210		0.021	35
Pomegranate	Wine	140	420	280	10000	0.028	47
Pomegranate		175		245		0.025	41
Pomegranate		210		210		0.021	35
Potato	Juice	80	180	100	6000	0.017	28
Potato		100		80		0.013	22
Potato		120		60		0.010	17
Pumpkin	Juice	320	720	400	6000	0.067	112
Pumpkin		400		320		0.053	90
Pumpkin		480		240		0.040	67
Radish	Juice	90	203	113	6000	0.019	32
Radish		112		91		0.015	25
Radish		135		68		0.011	19
Red Cabbage	Juice	260	585	325	6000	0.054	91
Red Cabbage		325		260		0.043	73
Red Cabbage		390		195		0.033	55
Rhubarb^[5]	Wine	220	495	275	6000	0.046	77
Rhubarb^[5]		275		220		0.037	62
Rhubarb^[5]		330		165		0.028	46
Salmonberry	Wine	5	15	10	10000	0.001	2
Salmonberry		6		9		0.001	2
Salmonberry		7		8		0.001	1
Spice Berry	Wine	80	240	160	10000	0.016	27
Spice Berry		100		140		0.014	24
Spice Berry		120		120		0.012	20
Starfruit	Wine	800	2400	1600	10000	0.160	269
Starfruit		1000		1400		0.140	235
Starfruit		1200		1200		0.120	202
Strawberry	Wine	120	360	240	10000	0.024	40
Strawberry		150		210		0.021	35
Strawberry		180		180		0.018	30
Tomato	Juice	60	135	75	6000	0.013	21
Tomato		75		60		0.010	17
Tomato		90		45		0.008	13
Wheat	Beer	27	200	173	2250	0.077	129
Wheat		34		166		0.074	124
Wheat		40		160		0.071	119
Yam	Juice	160	360	200	6000	0.033	56
Yam		200		160		0.027	45
Yam		240		120		0.020	34

Keg Productivity (Alternate Calculation)

This list was generated using this Spreadsheet

Raw Material	Product	Harvests per Seed	Sellprice	Profit per Day^[6]	Increase	Sellprice	Profit per Day^[7]
Ancient Fruit^[2]	Wine	8	750	60.71	1500	2250	190
Apple	Wine		100		200	300	50
Apricot	Wine		50		100	150	25
Artichoke^[2]	Juice	1	160	16.25	200	360	23.57
Beet^[2]	Juice	1	100	13.33	125	225	17.08
Blackberry	Wine		20		40	60	10
Blueberry	Wine	4	80	35.2	160	240	34.57
Bok Choy^[2]	Juice	1	80	07.50	100	180	13
Cactus Fruit	Wine		75		150	225
Cauliflower	Juice	1	175	07.92	219	394	17.43
Cherry	Wine		80		160	240	40
Coconut	Wine		100		200	300
Corn^[2]	Juice	11	50	7.41	63	113	18.13
Cranberries	Wine	5	130	39.26	260	390	61
Crystal Fruit	Wine		150		300	450	64.29
Eggplant	Juice	1	60	08.00	75	135	10.45
Fiddlehead Fern	Juice		99		103	202
Garlic	Juice	1	60	15	75	135	18.75
Grape	Wine	7	80	17.86	160	240	47.65
Green Bean	Juice	7	40	07.86	50	90	16.76
Hops	Pale Ale	18	25	13.93	275	300	116.08
Hot Pepper	Wine	8	40	10.77	80	120	23.59
Kale^[2]	Juice	1	110	06.67	138	248	14.79
Melon	Wine	1	250	14.17	500	750	37.22
Orange	Wine		100		200	300	50
Parsnip	Juice	1	35	3.75	44	79	05.88
Peach	Wine		140		280	420	70
Pomegranate	Wine		140		280	420	70
Potato	Juice	1	80	5	100	180	10.83
Pumpkin	Juice	1	320	16.92	400	720	32.63
Radish^[2]	Juice	1	90	08.33	113	203	13.54
Red Cabbage^[2]	Juice	1	260	17.78	325	585	32.33
Rhubarb^[2]	Juice	1	220	09.23	275	495	20.79
Salmonberry	Wine		5		10	15	2.5
Spice Berry	Wine		80		160	240	40
Starfruit	Wine	1	800	30.77	1600	2400	105.26
Strawberry	Wine	6	120	22.14	240	360	60.59
Tomato	Juice	5	60	09.26	75	135	18.94
Wheat	Beer	1	25	03.75	175	200	38
Yam	Juice	1	160	10	200	360	18.75

^[5]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 For whatever reason, processing time calculates differently while sleeping versus being awake. 1 hour equals 60 minutes when awake but, equals 100 minutes when sleeping. So if you sleep a whole day, the machine would process 2400 mins. (100 x 24) If you work from 6:00AM till 12:00AM., and sleep 6 hours, the machine will process 1680 mins a day. (60 x 18 + 100 x 6) If you work from 6:00AM. till 2:00AM, and faint 4 hours, the machine will process 1600 mins a day. (60 x 20 + 100 x 4) For example, Preserves Jars need 4000 mins to work. If you sleep the whole process, you need to sleep 40 hours, less than 2 days. If you work 18 hours a day, it takes 2 days, 10 hours and 40 minutes.
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 ^2.17 ^2.18 ^2.19 ^2.20 ^2.21 Product or Raw Material needs confirmation
↑ Caveat: presumably, Artisan Goods that complete processing during the night incur "wasted" time until morning, when the player can refill the Keg. This potentially undermines the practical productivity rates of Beer and Pale Ale, which require more frequent refills and are more likely to be delayed by finishing at night.
↑ Assuming an effectively 1680 minute day, sleeping midnight - 6:00AM
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 While rhubarb is considered a vegetable in the game and should thus make juice in a keg, it instead makes wine. Rhubarb wine sells for 495 gold, which is 2.25x the sell price of rhubarb, meaning that it still carries the same markup as all juices and not the larger (3.00x) markup of wine.
↑ Calculated: (Sellprice*Crops per Harvest-Seedprice)/(Days to Mature)
↑ Calculated: (Sellprice*Crops per Harvest-Seedprice)/(Days to Mature*Crops per Harvest + Days in Barrel)

[timing_details-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 For whatever reason, processing time calculates differently while sleeping versus being awake. 1 hour equals 60 minutes when awake but, equals 100 minutes when sleeping. So if you sleep a whole day, the machine would process 2400 mins. (100 x 24) If you work from 6:00AM till 12:00AM., and sleep 6 hours, the machine will process 1680 mins a day. (60 x 18 + 100 x 6) If you work from 6:00AM. till 2:00AM, and faint 4 hours, the machine will process 1600 mins a day. (60 x 20 + 100 x 4) For example, Preserves Jars need 4000 mins to work. If you sleep the whole process, you need to sleep 40 hours, less than 2 days. If you work 18 hours a day, it takes 2 days, 10 hours and 40 minutes.

[confirm-2] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 ^2.17 ^2.18 ^2.19 ^2.20 ^2.21 Product or Raw Material needs confirmation

[timing_caveat-3] Caveat: presumably, Artisan Goods that complete processing during the night incur "wasted" time until morning, when the player can refill the Keg. This potentially undermines the practical productivity rates of Beer and Pale Ale, which require more frequent refills and are more likely to be delayed by finishing at night.

[day_length-4] Assuming an effectively 1680 minute day, sleeping midnight - 6:00AM

[diffprice-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 While rhubarb is considered a vegetable in the game and should thus make juice in a keg, it instead makes wine. Rhubarb wine sells for 495 gold, which is 2.25x the sell price of rhubarb, meaning that it still carries the same markup as all juices and not the larger (3.00x) markup of wine.

[6] Calculated: (Sellprice*Crops per Harvest-Seedprice)/(Days to Mature)

[7] Calculated: (Sellprice*Crops per Harvest-Seedprice)/(Days to Mature*Crops per Harvest + Days in Barrel)

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