Grains and Brewing (1.4+)

An agricultural expansion adding new grain crops, alcoholic drinks, and a pre-industrial method of food preservation - pickling. Now no longer requires VCE - only VEF.

Changes in 1.4:

• Major update with more items added.

• Removed references to cholesterol and high blood pressure, as this is no longer in VCE as of 1.4

• Removed references to pickled food causing toxic buildup, as I can't find any evidence this is the case

• This mod now no longer requires Vanilla Cooking Expanded. Pickled food can be made at the stove instead.

• Several more mods now supported.

New Grains: Grain Stats Spreadsheet

• Sorghum has an average yield and growth time compared to the other grains, and needs decent soil to grow.

• Millet grows very quickly, but has a middling yield compared to other grains.

• Rye can be grown in poor soil, but produces the lowest yield of the grains.

• Barley grows quickly and has higher yield, but is a bit finicky.

• Amaranth grows very quickly, has low yield, and is very sensitive to soil conditions.

• Jerusalem artichoke can grow in essentially anything, but has low yield.

• Triticale is an artificial wonder grain with the hardiness of rye and the output of wheat. However, it doesn't occur naturally and needs to be researched.

New Alcohol:

• Mash can be made from grain at the Brewery and placed in the appropriate fermenter to age into an alcoholic drink.

• Baijiu is a strong liquor that increases rest rate when drunk. The longer it ages, the higher the quality of the resulting drink. It can be produced from mashed sorghum placed into a baijiu pot to ferment.

• Raksi is a cheap, clear alcohol that that warms the drinker, increasing their resistance to cold temperatures. It can be produced from mashed millet placed into a raksi still to ferment.

• Kvass is a nearly non-alcoholic beverage that slightly increases social impact. It can be produced from rye processed into unfermented kvass and left to rot at a warm temperature.

• Lager is a refined drink of high quality, but must be fermented under cold conditions. It is produced from wort in a brewing vat.

• Refine grains into ethanol, which can be used as a fuel, or refine ethanol further into ether, which can replace neutroamine in medicine recipes.

Vinegar and Pickling:

• Vinegar is a new condiment that can be produced from alcohols via fermentation. It can slightly suppress appetite, but can cause toothaches.

• Vinegar can be combined with food at the stove (without VCE) or Condiment Prep Table (with VCE) to create pickles. Pickled food has a greatly increased shelf life, but tastes less fresh than regular food. It can be further used as an ingredient for meals.

Other features: With Medieval Overhaul, or other mods that add flax:

• Flaxseed is produced as an additional yield when harvesting flax. In MO, this can be used as an alternative ingredient for flour.

With Vanilla Cooking Expanded:

• Wheat from Vanilla Cooking Expanded now drops raw wheat instead of flour.

• Adds a recipe at the Condiment Prep Table to make flour from grains.

• Pickled food recipes are moved to the Condiment Prep Table.

With Vanilla Factions Expanded - Medieval:

• The quality of baijiu affects mood, like wine.

With SeedsPlease Lite:

• If SeedsPlease Lite is enabled, specific plants will grow wild in certain biomes, including some modded ones (check Integration below for more details).

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Graphics and XML adopted from original mod by Tidal and OptimusPrimordial.

Original mod commissioned and bug tested by OptimusPrimordial.

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