Keg Productivity

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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, with the exception of certain types of honey. 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. Coffee yields the highest raw profit, but due to its short processing time, it requires significantly more labor than other crops.

The rate of productivity of a keg is: ([Sell Price of Artisan Good] - [Sell Price of Input Produce]) / [Processing Time]^[1]

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

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

	Product	Input Crop Value	Sell Price	Increase in Value	Time to Process (minutes)	Productivity (g/minute)	Productivity (g/day)^[3]^[4]
Ancient Fruit^[2]	Wine	550	1650	1100	10000	0.110	185
Ancient Fruit^[2]		687		963		0.096	162
Ancient Fruit^[2]		825		825		0.083	139
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	50	150	100	10000	0.010	17
Blueberry		62		88		0.009	15
Blueberry		75		75		0.008	13
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
Coffee Bean (x 5)	Coffee	75	150	75	120	0.625	1050
Coffee Bean (x 5)		90		60		0.500	840
Coffee Bean (x 5)		110		40		0.333	559
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	75	225	260	10000	0.015	25
Cranberries		93		132		0.013	22
Cranberries		112		195		0.011	19
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
Honey (Wild)	Mead	100	200	100	600	0.167	281
Honey (Tulip)		160		40		0.067	112
Honey (Blue Jazz)		200		0		0.000	0
Honey (Summer Spangle)		280		-80		-0.133	-224
Honey (Poppy)		380		-180		-0.300	-504
Honey (Fairy Rose)		680		-480		-0.800	-1344
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	Wine	220	660	440	6000	0.073	123
Rhubarb		275		385		0.064	108
Rhubarb		330		330		0.055	92
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	750	2250	1600	10000	0.150	252
Starfruit		937		1400		0.131	221
Starfruit		1125		1200		0.113	189
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	Input Crop Value	Productivity without Keg (g/day)^[5]	Increase in Value	Sell Price	Productivity with Keg (g/day)^[6]
Ancient Fruit^[2]	Wine	8	data-sort-value="750">750g	60.71	data-sort-value="1500">1,500g	data-sort-value="2250">2,250g	190
Apple	Wine		data-sort-value="100">100g		data-sort-value="200">200g	data-sort-value="300">300g	50
Apricot	Wine		data-sort-value="50">50g		data-sort-value="100">100g	data-sort-value="150">150g	25
Artichoke^[2]	Juice	1	data-sort-value="160">160g	16.25	data-sort-value="200">200g	data-sort-value="360">360g	23.57
Beet^[2]	Juice	1	data-sort-value="100">100g	13.33	data-sort-value="125">125g	data-sort-value="225">225g	17.08
Blackberry	Wine		data-sort-value="20">20g		data-sort-value="40">40g	data-sort-value="60">60g	10
Blueberry	Wine	4	data-sort-value="80">80g	35.2	data-sort-value="160">160g	data-sort-value="240">240g	34.57
Bok Choy^[2]	Juice	1	data-sort-value="80">80g	07.50	data-sort-value="100">100g	data-sort-value="180">180g	13
Cactus Fruit	Wine		data-sort-value="75">75g		data-sort-value="150">150g	data-sort-value="225">225g
Cauliflower	Juice	1	data-sort-value="175">175g	07.92	data-sort-value="219">219g	data-sort-value="394">394g	17.43
Cherry	Wine		data-sort-value="80">80g		data-sort-value="160">160g	data-sort-value="240">240g	40
Coconut	Wine		data-sort-value="100">100g		data-sort-value="200">200g	data-sort-value="300">300g
Corn^[2]	Juice	11	data-sort-value="50">50g	7.41	data-sort-value="63">63g	data-sort-value="113">113g	18.13
Cranberries	Wine	5	data-sort-value="130">130g	39.26	data-sort-value="260">260g	data-sort-value="390">390g	61
Crystal Fruit	Wine		data-sort-value="150">150g		data-sort-value="300">300g	data-sort-value="450">450g	64.29
Eggplant	Juice	1	data-sort-value="60">60g	08.00	data-sort-value="75">75g	data-sort-value="135">135g	10.45
Fiddlehead Fern	Juice		data-sort-value="99">99g		data-sort-value="103">103g	data-sort-value="202">202g
Garlic	Juice	1	data-sort-value="60">60g	15	data-sort-value="75">75g	data-sort-value="135">135g	18.75
Grape	Wine	7	data-sort-value="80">80g	17.86	data-sort-value="160">160g	data-sort-value="240">240g	47.65
Green Bean	Juice	7	data-sort-value="40">40g	07.86	data-sort-value="50">50g	data-sort-value="90">90g	16.76
Hops	Pale Ale	18	data-sort-value="25">25g	13.93	data-sort-value="275">275g	data-sort-value="300">300g	116.08
Hot Pepper	Wine	8	data-sort-value="40">40g	10.77	data-sort-value="80">80g	data-sort-value="120">120g	23.59
Kale^[2]	Juice	1	data-sort-value="110">110g	06.67	data-sort-value="138">138g	data-sort-value="248">248g	14.79
Melon	Wine	1	data-sort-value="250">250g	14.17	data-sort-value="500">500g	data-sort-value="750">750g	37.22
Orange	Wine		data-sort-value="100">100g		data-sort-value="200">200g	data-sort-value="300">300g	50
Parsnip	Juice	1	data-sort-value="35">35g	3.75	data-sort-value="44">44g	data-sort-value="79">79g	05.88
Peach	Wine		data-sort-value="140">140g		data-sort-value="280">280g	data-sort-value="420">420g	70
Pomegranate	Wine		data-sort-value="140">140g		data-sort-value="280">280g	data-sort-value="420">420g	70
Potato	Juice	1	data-sort-value="80">80g	5	data-sort-value="100">100g	data-sort-value="180">180g	10.83
Pumpkin	Juice	1	data-sort-value="320">320g	16.92	data-sort-value="400">400g	data-sort-value="720">720g	32.63
Radish^[2]	Juice	1	data-sort-value="90">90g	08.33	data-sort-value="113">113g	data-sort-value="203">203g	13.54
Red Cabbage^[2]	Juice	1	data-sort-value="260">260g	17.78	data-sort-value="325">325g	data-sort-value="585">585g	32.33
Rhubarb	Wine	1	data-sort-value="220">220g	09.23	data-sort-value="440">440g	data-sort-value="660">660g	20.79
Salmonberry	Wine		data-sort-value="5">5g		data-sort-value="10">10g	data-sort-value="15">15g	2.5
Spice Berry	Wine		data-sort-value="80">80g		data-sort-value="160">160g	data-sort-value="240">240g	40
Starfruit	Wine	1	data-sort-value="800">800g	30.77	data-sort-value="1600">1,600g	data-sort-value="2400">2,400g	105.26
Strawberry	Wine	6	data-sort-value="120">120g	22.14	data-sort-value="240">240g	data-sort-value="360">360g	60.59
Tomato	Juice	5	data-sort-value="60">60g	09.26	data-sort-value="75">75g	data-sort-value="135">135g	18.94
Wheat	Beer	1	data-sort-value="25">25g	03.75	data-sort-value="175">175g	data-sort-value="200">200g	38
Yam	Juice	1	data-sort-value="160">160g	10	data-sort-value="200">200g	data-sort-value="360">360g	18.75

↑ 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 Coffee, Mead, Beer, and Pale Ale, which require more frequent refills and are more likely to be delayed by finishing at night.
↑ ^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 Product or Raw Material needs confirmation
↑ Assuming an effectively 1680 minute day, sleeping midnight - 6:00AM
↑ 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 minutes. (100 * 24) If you work from 6:00AM till 12:00AM., and sleep 6 hours, the machine will process 1680 mins a day. (60 * 18 + 100 * 6) If you work from 6:00AM. till 2:00AM, and faint 4 hours, the machine will process 1600 mins a day. (60 * 20 + 100 * 4) For example, Preserves Jars need 4000 minutes 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.
↑ 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_caveat-1] 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 Coffee, Mead, Beer, and Pale Ale, which require more frequent refills and are more likely to be delayed by finishing at night.

[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 Product or Raw Material needs confirmation

[day_length-3] Assuming an effectively 1680 minute day, sleeping midnight - 6:00AM

[timing_details-4] 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 minutes. (100 * 24) If you work from 6:00AM till 12:00AM., and sleep 6 hours, the machine will process 1680 mins a day. (60 * 18 + 100 * 6) If you work from 6:00AM. till 2:00AM, and faint 4 hours, the machine will process 1600 mins a day. (60 * 20 + 100 * 4) For example, Preserves Jars need 4000 minutes 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.

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

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

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Keg Productivity

Keg Productivity (Alternate Calculation)

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