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Stardew Valley: Preserves Jar Vs Kegs

by Isabella Jan 23,2025

This Stardew Valley guide compares Kegs and Preserves Jars, two crucial tools for transforming crops into valuable artisan goods. While both boost profits, especially with the Artisan profession's 40% price increase, they have distinct advantages and disadvantages.

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Kegs and Preserves Jars: A Side-by-Side Comparison

Both Kegs and Preserves Jars create artisan goods from crops, but the quality of the input doesn't affect the output's value. Therefore, use your lowest-quality produce.

Preserves Jars:

Produce Jellies, Pickles, Aged Roe, and Caviar. Obtained from bundles, or the Prize Machine. Requires 50 Wood, 40 Stone, and 8 Coal to craft (Farming Level 4).

Item In Jar Product Base Sell Price
Any fruit [fruit name] Jelly 2 x [base price] + 50
Any vegetable Pickled [item name] 2 x [base price] + 50
Morel, Chanterelle, etc. Pickled [item name] 2 x [base price] + 50
Roe (except Sturgeon) Aged [fish name] Roe 2 x [roe price]
Sturgeon Roe Caviar 2 x [roe price]

Kegs:

Produce Wine, Beer, Pale Ale, Coffee, Juice, Green Tea, and Vinegar. Obtained from bundles or the Prize Machine. Requires 30 Wood, 1 Copper Bar, 1 Iron Bar, and 1 Oak Resin (Farming Level 8).

Item In Keg Product Base Sell Price
Any fruit [fruit name] Wine 3 x [base price]
Any vegetable (except hops/wheat) [item name] Juice 2.25 x [base price]
Hops Pale Ale 300g
Wheat Beer 200g
Honey Mead 200g
Tea Leaves Green Tea 100g
Coffee Beans (5) Coffee 150g
Rice Vinegar 100g

Kegs vs. Preserves Jars: The Verdict

Kegs generally yield higher profits, especially with Cask aging for Iridium-quality products (double the normal price). However, they're more expensive and time-consuming to craft and use. Wine significantly outperforms Jelly for most fruits.

Preserves Jars are cheaper and faster, making them ideal for early-game profits or low-value, high-yield crops. Their faster processing time can make them equally profitable for certain items.

Ultimately, both are valuable. Kegs offer greater potential profit, but Preserves Jars provide a quicker return and handle items Kegs can't. A balanced approach, using both, maximizes your artisan goods production. Consider the base price of your produce: for fruits under 50g and vegetables under 200g, Preserves Jars might be more efficient.

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