🍺 Fast Brew Barrel
Fast Brew Barrel adds a separate, craftable Beer Barrel engram that significantly reduces beer fermentation time while leaving the vanilla Beer Barrel completely untouched.
Designed for PvP and boosted servers, this mod provides faster beer production without breaking placement, crafting, or core gameplay balance.
🔥 Features
⏱️ Much faster beer fermentation 🛢️ Adds a new “Fast Brew Barrel” engram ⚖️ Vanilla Beer Barrel remains unchanged ⚙️ Optional INI-configurable fermentation speed 🔁 Safe values to prevent stuck fermentation 📦 Lightweight & performance friendly 🎮 Server & console compatible (PlayStation / Xbox)
🧪 How It Works
Players unlock and craft the Fast Brew Barrel
Vanilla Beer Barrels are not affected
Faster fermentation applies only to the Fast Brew Barrel
Existing barrels must be replaced after updates
⏱️ Fermentation Speed
Default values are tuned for boosted servers.
Typical results:
~3–5 minutes on high-rate servers (ex: 30×)
~10–12 minutes on standard rates
Actual time depends on server crafting multipliers and configuration.
⚠️ Important Notes
This mod does not replace the vanilla Beer Barrel
Existing Beer Barrels placed before installing the mod will NOT be affected
Existing Fast Brew Barrels must be demolished and replaced after updates
Requires berries + a filled water container, same as vanilla
Does not stack with other Beer-altering mods
⚙️ Configuration (Optional)
Server owners can adjust fermentation speed via Game.ini:
[FastBrewBarrel] BeerCraftSpeedMultiplier=1.0
Example Values Value Result 0.75 Slightly slower 1.0 Default fast brew 1.5 Faster 2.0 Very fast 6.0 Maximum (clamped for safety)
⚠️ Server restart required after changing values ⚠️ Existing barrels must be replaced
🧪 Compatibility
✔ ARK: Survival Ascended ✔ Dedicated Servers ✔ Console (PlayStation / Xbox)(not tested on pc) ✔ Boosted Servers
🛠️ Installation
Add the mod to your server or single-player game
Restart the server/game
Unlock the Fast Brew Barrel engram
Craft & place the new barrel
👤 Author Notes
Built to reduce long beer fermentation times without replacing vanilla content or introducing exploits. Feedback and balance suggestions are welcome.