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    Probably Stolen Wine Guide: Recipes, Quality and Aging

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    Wine in Probably Stolen is a points game. Each berry, the water and the yeast add or subtract points, and the total sets the grade: 6 or more is Master Vintage (175 credits). Use the calculator to test any recipe, check the full recipe grid, then let the bottles age: they gain value every day with no cap. Numbers come from players' tests in the demo, compiled by The Exceptional Fisherman.

    Wine calculator

    Wine calculator

    Master Vintagescore 6
    Ready in
    2 days
    Sells for now
    175 cr
    After 10 days
    228 cr
    Gain per day
    +5.25

    Values before any customer, label or event modifiers. Numbers tested by players in the demo.

    How the score works

    IngredientPoints
    Small berryThe best berry: +2
    Normal (standard) berry+1
    Under- or overripe / shriveled berry+0. Pink or orange underripe and dried overripe all count the same
    Moldy berry−1. Sell it as food instead
    Two or more berries+1 bonus
    Pure water+1
    High-quality+1
    Basewater0
    Ghostwater−1
    Rustwater−2
    Gutterflow−3
    Any yeast (normal, bioreactor, super)+1
    • Every wine needs at least one berry, 750 ml of water and an empty wine bottle.
    • Fermentation takes 4 days, 2 with yeast (normal, synthetic or a yeast bioreactor) and 1 with super yeast.
    • Yeast adds +1 whatever the amount or type; super yeast only saves time.
    • A second berry adds a +1 bonus on top of its own score. A third berry rarely pays: only Small ×3 beats swapping it for yeast.
    • Pure water scores the same as high-quality (+1), even though the in-game winemaking manual says otherwise.
    • Berries never ripen, overripen or mold while you hold them.
    • Wine ages forever with no cap; the AgeWell machine adds an extra day of aging every night.
    • Any synthetic yeast in the bottle makes Gloomberry wine, whatever berries and water you used, and needs no berries at all.
    The Bloomberry wine fermenting guide (berries, 750 ml of water, optional yeast, a bottle) beside a bunch of grapes under the magnifier
    The in-game Bloomberry fermenting guide. Players found that pure water scores +1, the same as high-quality, whatever the manual says. Image: Questing Goose Studio / tinyBuild, from the game's Steam page

    Grades, prices and aging

    GradeScoreSells forLabelGain per dayAfter 30 days
    Master Vintage6+175+75%+5.25333
    Reserve5150+50%+4.5285
    Production3–4125+25%+3.75238
    Homebrew2100+0%+3190
    Bucket Brew185−15%+2.55162
    Undrinkable0 or less—can't be sold——

    Every two-berry recipe, by water

    All with yeast (+1). Without yeast the score is 1 lower and fermenting takes 4 days instead of 2.

    BerriesHigh-QBasewaterGhostwaterRustwaterGutterflow
    Small + SmallMaster175 crMaster175 crReserve150 crProd.125 crProd.125 cr
    Small + NormalMaster175 crReserve150 crProd.125 crProd.125 crHome100 cr
    Normal + NormalReserve150 crProd.125 crProd.125 crHome100 crBucket85 cr
    Small + PoorReserve150 crProd.125 crProd.125 crHome100 crBucket85 cr
    SmallProd.125 crProd.125 crHome100 crBucket85 cr✕—
    Normal + PoorProd.125 crProd.125 crHome100 crBucket85 cr✕—
    Small + MoldyProd.125 crProd.125 crHome100 crBucket85 cr✕—
    NormalProd.125 crHome100 crBucket85 cr✕—✕—
    Poor + PoorProd.125 crHome100 crBucket85 cr✕—✕—
    PoorHome100 crBucket85 cr✕—✕—✕—

    “Poor” covers underripe, overripe and shriveled berries. Pure water gives the same results as high-quality. The community's spreadsheet of every three-berry recipe agrees: a third berry only helps with three Small ones.

    Gloomberry wine (contraband)

    Put any synthetic yeast in the bottle and you get Gloomberry Wine, no matter what else is in there. It sells for 74 credits (44 base plus the contraband markup), takes 2 days, needs no berries and never ages. The trick players use: gutterflow from the Gutterflow on Tap upgrade (or rat droppings in water) plus synthetic yeast turns otherwise worthless water into about 74 credits a bottle. Remember it's contraband: keep it away from Security.

    Where to get berries and bottles

    ItemSources
    BloomberriesRetired Winemaker: 8 every Friday (once you have the winemaking upgrade). Hydroponics farmer from Wild's Seller referral: 5–6 a visit, not limited to once a week.
    Wine bottlesRetired Winemaker: 4 every Friday. Supply runner: 3 on Sunday at a higher markup. Scavenger customers: 0–2 a visit (force one with a Scavenger's token in the display case). Junker: 0–3 a visit, random only.
    YeastScavenger customers stock it once winemaking is unlocked.

    To speed up aging, the AgeWell adds a day per night (24 energy). For which customers pay best for wine, see the money guide.

    Frequently asked questions

    How do you make Master Vintage wine in Probably Stolen?

    Reach a score of 6: two Small berries (+2 each, +1 for using two), basewater (0) and yeast (+1) is exactly 6. With high-quality or pure water, Small + Normal + yeast also gets there.

    How long does wine take to ferment?

    4 days without yeast, 2 days with normal yeast, synthetic yeast or a yeast bioreactor, and 1 day with super yeast.

    Does wine get more valuable over time?

    Yes, forever: each day adds 3 credits of base value, scaled by the grade, so Master Vintage gains about 5.25 credits a day and Homebrew 3. Gloomberry wine never gains value. The AgeWell machine adds an extra day of aging every night.

    What is Gloomberry wine?

    Contraband wine made by adding synthetic yeast. It always sells for 74 credits whatever berries or water you used (you don't even need berries), and it doesn't age.

    Where do you get Bloomberries and wine bottles?

    From the Retired Winemaker every Friday (8 berries and 4 bottles) once you have the winemaking upgrade, plus scavenger customers, the Sunday supply runner (bottles) and the hydroponics farmer from Wild's Seller referral (berries).

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