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Tavern Supply Guide
Manor Lords

Tavern Supply Guide

Learn how to set up Taverns in manor lords, produce Ale and Malt, and manage supply and demand. Requires 1 ale per family per month.

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Learn how to set up Taverns in manor lords, produce Ale and Malt, and manage supply and demand. Requires 1 ale per family per month.

  • A Level 2 Burgage Plot with a Brewery Extension.
  • A Malthouse.
  • Barley farms.
Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Build a Tavern from the Residential crafting menu, ideally near businesses, markets, and residential areas.
  2. 2
    To produce Ale and Malt:
  3. 3
    Establish Barley farms and stockpile Barley in the granary.
  4. 4
    Build a Malthouse from the industry tab.
  5. 5
    Assign a family to the Malthouse to convert Barley into Malt.
  6. 6
    Assign a family to a Burgage Plot with the Brewery Extension to convert Malt into Ale. This conversion typically happens at a 1-1 ratio per month.
  7. 7
    Ensure enough farmers and farmhouses to cover (press the cover button to crouch behind walls or objects) all farm work, including plowing, sowing, and harvesting Barley.
  8. 8
    To keep the Tavern functioning and increase approval rating:
  9. 9
    Open the tavern once you have a stockpile of Ale.
  10. 10
    Ensure the tavern operates all year round to maintain Level 3 Burgage Plots and Approval Rating.
  11. 11
    Calculate your Ale needs: Multiply the number of families by 12 (for a year) to determine annual Ale consumption.
  12. 12
    Calculate your Brewer needs: Divide total families by 13 (approximate Ale per brewer per month) to find the number of Brewers required.
  13. 13
    Calculate Malt production needs: A single Malthouse with one family can serve several Brewers. Having a second Malthouse can improve efficiency.
  14. 14
    Estimate Barley needs: You will likely need to grow around 300-500 Barley per year, which can be achieved with roughly three 1.0 Morgan sized Barley farms.
  15. 15
    If short on resources, use the Trading Post to order Malts or Ales, but note that importing Ale costs 18 wealth per Ale and is generally not cost-effective.
Tips
  • Maintaining a consistent supply of Barley, Malt, and Ale is crucial for keeping taverns operational year-round and preventing a drop in Approval Rating.
  • Logistical efficiency plays a role in how many Brewers a Malthouse can support and how quickly Malt is converted to Ale.
  • Importing Ale is very expensive and should be avoided if possible.

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