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== {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Mechanics ==
{{Quote|source=[[Brianna Willer]]|
Brewing advice? Let' see. First, start by making beer. You can brew tiny batches of beer to see how each recipe tastes. When you're happy with the recipe, you can brew up a big keg of it.
Don't throw away your barrels when they run dry! Those suckers are expensive! I can show you how to clean 'em up so they can be reused. They'll still break every once in a while, but they usually last a long time.
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The basic ideas of brewing are the same as I described last week, but the details have changed many times. In fact, I think this is the most times I've ever iterated on a craft skill before it went live! The first few versions were prototypes, trying to figure out what the system's goals were and how it would achieve them. I blogged about the system last week based on a fairly fun prototype version. But then I needed to future-proof the system, which turned out to require a full rewrite.
In other words, there's lots and lots of design questions! Nothing earth-shatteringly hard, but it's been keeping me busy.
Brewing
I mentioned above that this skill is the first that uses player-specific randomness -- and it might be the only one. The tech is being written with the idea that it might be reused for a few other craft skills, either old ones or new ones. But first I'll see how you like the system! Then we'll play it by ear with regard to future skills.
=== How to obtain specific hard liquors ===
Brewing hard liquor is slightly different than beer. Since all recipes at all level share the 3x4x5x4 pattern, figuring out recipes at low level enables one to know them at high level too. However, this is not immediate because contrary to beer, materials for recipes that follow the same pattern don't map one to one.
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====Number of Casks====
Two casks can be aged at once. Starting at level 40 Brewing, three casks may be aged simultaneously.
====Aging Times====
{| {{STDT}}
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! Skill Level
! Un-aged Cask
! Result
! Time
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| 1 || {{Item|Un-Aged Potato Vodka}} || {{Item|Aged Potato Vodka}} || 1 hour
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| 10 || {{Item|Un-Aged Applejack}} || {{Item|Aged Applejack}} || ?
|-
| 20 || {{Item|Un-Aged Beet Vodka}} || {{Item|Aged Beet Vodka}} || ?
|-
| 30 || {{Item|Un-Aged Pale Rum}} || {{Item|Aged Pale Rum}} || ?
|-
| 40 || {{Item|Un-Aged Whisky}} || {{Item|Aged Whisky}} || ?
|-
| 50 || {{Item|Un-Aged Tequila}} || {{Item|Aged Tequila}} || ?
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| 60 || {{Item|Un-Aged Dry Gin}} || {{Item|Aged Dry Gin}} || ?
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| 70 || {{Item|Un-Aged Bourbon}} || {{Item|Aged Bourbon}} || ?
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