Distillation

Getting Started

Setup

Build the barrel

Requires: 8 × Metal Sheets
A powered, non-ruined Blowtorch
Process: Use the Blowtorch on the Metal Sheets and select Craft Distillation Barrel. Construction takes about 15 seconds.
Result: Distillation Barrel

Setup

Fit the components

Requires: Portable Gas Stove with a fueled Gas Canister
Bunsen Stand
Infrastructure Pipe
Volume Beaker
Cooking Pot or Cauldron
Process: Attach every component to the Distillation Barrel. The Beaker is the input and the Pot or Cauldron is the collector.
Result: A complete distillery ready to load.

Operation

Load and run

Requires: A supported source liquid in the Volume Beaker and an empty collector, or one already holding the exact same output with enough free capacity.
Process: Turn on the distillery. Processing starts after the Beaker reaches operating heat.
Feedback: Watch the Stove’s working state and the changing Beaker and collector quantities. There is no separate progress bar.
Yield: The collector receives 25% of the input. A full 500 ml Beaker takes about 100 seconds after reaching operating heat and produces 125 ml.
Notes: The Stove remains on when a batch finishes. Turn it off to avoid wasting fuel. After a server restart, the distillery must be turned on again.

Water & Salt

Barrel process

Distilled Water

Requires: Ordinary Water in the Volume Beaker
Empty Pot or Cauldron
Process: Run the complete distillery at operating heat.
Result: Distilled Water in the collector at 25% of the input volume.

Barrel process

Distilled Water & Sea Salt

Requires: Salt Water in the Volume Beaker
Empty Pot or Cauldron
Process: Run the complete distillery at operating heat.
Result: Distilled Water in the collector and Sea Salt left in the Beaker. Each is produced at 25% of the input volume.
Notes: Remove the Sea Salt from the Beaker before starting a different batch.

Food & Preservation

These are supporting container processes in the distillation chain. They are mixed or fermented in containers rather than run through the barrel.

Container craft

Brine

Requires: Clean Water
Sea Salt or Table Salt
Process: Combine the salt with the water and select Craft Brine.
Result: Brine

Container process

Vinegar

Requires: Hard Cider
70 units of Yeast Powder
A cargo-capable liquid container
Process: Add the Yeast Powder to the container and allow the Hard Cider to ferment again for 5 minutes.
Result: Vinegar

Container craft

Pickling Vinegar

Requires: 1 part Brine
2 parts Vinegar
A container with enough free capacity
Process: Combine the Brine and Vinegar and select Craft Pickling Vinegar.
Result: Pickling Vinegar
Notes: The ratio is measured by volume.

Alcohol

Input preparation

Fermented Potatoes

Requires: Mashed Potatoes
70 units of Yeast Powder
A cargo-capable liquid container
Process: Add the Yeast Powder and allow the mixture to ferment for 5 minutes.
Result: Fermented Potatoes ready for distillation.

Barrel process

Vodka

Requires: Fermented Potatoes in the Volume Beaker
Empty Pot or Cauldron
Process: Run the complete distillery at operating heat.
Result: Vodka in the collector at 25% of the input volume.
Notes: Vodka is consumable alcohol and can also be used in supported disinfectant and tincture processes.

Input preparation

Hard Cider

Requires: Supported Fresh Fruit, Apple, Pear or Plum Cider
70 units of Yeast Powder
A cargo-capable liquid container
Process: Add the Yeast Powder and allow the cider to ferment for 5 minutes.
Result: Hard Cider ready for distillation or further fermentation.
Notes: See Cooking Recipes for the food-preparation side of the process.

Barrel process

Ethanol

Requires: Supported Hard Cider in the Volume Beaker
Empty Pot or Cauldron
Process: Run the complete distillery at operating heat.
Result: Ethanol in the collector at 25% of the input volume.
Notes: Ethanol is a technical alcohol used for disinfecting and tinctures. It can also fuel vehicles and generators.

Medical

Medical supplies are follow-on crafts made from distillery products. They are not run through the barrel themselves.

Container craft

Disinfectant

Requires: Distilled Water
Ethanol or Vodka
A container with enough free capacity
Process: Hold the Distilled Water, use it on the container of Ethanol or Vodka, and select Craft Disinfectant.
Result: Disinfectant at approximately 70% alcohol and 30% Distilled Water.

Container craft

Saline

Requires: Distilled Water
Sea Salt or Table Salt
Process: Combine the salt with the Distilled Water and select Craft Saline.
Result: Saline

Medical assembly

Saline IV

Requires: Saline
Syringe
Reusable PVC Bag
IV Start Kit
Process: Use the Syringe to transfer Saline into the PVC Bag, then combine the filled bag with the IV Start Kit.
Result: Saline IV
Notes: Detaching the IV returns the PVC Bag. The IV Start Kit is consumed.

Chemistry

Tinctures are prepared in a liquid container. The corresponding Extract is then produced in the Distillation Barrel.

Input preparation

Tincture

Requires: A cargo-capable container holding enough Ethanol or Vodka

One ingredient type: Apple, Pear, Plum, Elderberry, Psilocybe Mushroom, Amanita Mushroom or Cannabis
Process: Add one type of non-rotten, non-ruined ingredient to the alcohol and allow it to process for 5 minutes.
Result: The alcohol becomes the corresponding Tincture. The solid ingredients finish ruined.
Notes: Do not mix ingredient types in the same batch.

Barrel process

Extract

Requires: Tincture in the Volume Beaker

Empty Pot or Cauldron
Process: Run the complete distillery at operating heat.
Result: The matching Extract in the collector at 25% of the input volume.
Notes: Do not mix ingredient types in the same batch.
Supported: Apple, Pear, Plum, Elderberry, Psilocybe, Amanita and Cannabis Tinctures.