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How do I upgrade my moonshine business?
Everything you need to know to upgrade your still and make stronger moonshine in Red Dead Online. The Moonshiners update is here, and that means players can finally start building up their own illegal alcohol business in Red Dead Online. Starting out, you’ll only be able to make Weak Moonshine, which doesn’t sell for all the much.
In this guide we’ll teach you how to make stronger Moonshine, which will allow you to attract more patrons to your bar, as well as earn more money off your product. Moonshining is the newest Frontier Pursuit available in Red Dead Online, and those looking to make the most of their Mash will want to learn the ins and outs pretty quickly.
Starting out, you’ll only be able to make a cheaper and weaker type of Moonshine, which can only sale for under $100 a shipment, depending on which flavor you choose to craft. If you want to increase the strength of your Moonshine, you’re going to need to purchase various ugprades from the Moonshiner Store. There are two possible upgrades available. The first is the Condense Upgrade. This requires Moonshiner Rank 5, and will cost a total of $825 plus 2 Tokens. When purchased and installed, this upgrade will allow you to produce Average Moonshine, which will sell for higher than Weak Moonshine. If you want to make the best Moonshine in the business, though, you’re going to need to purchase the Polished Copper Upgrade. Available after Moonshiner Rank 10, this upgrade costs $875 and 3 Tokens. Once installed it will allow Marcel to produce Strong Moonshine, the best currently available in the job. Joshua holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and has been exploring the world of video games for as long as he can remember. He enjoys everything from large-scale RPGs to small, bite-size indie gems and everything in between.
Can you change your moonshine shack?
How to move your moonshine shack – If you’re unhappy with your moonshine shack’s location, you can move it to another region whenever you want. In the player menu (by default, pressing L will bring it up) under Camps and Properties, select your shack and you’ll be given the choice of where to move it.
- Each time you move your shack, it’ll cost you $250.
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Where is the best place to set up a moonshine shack?
How And Where To Buy Your Moonshine Stack – Creating moonshine isn’t something you want to do just anywhere. You need a nice secluded place, away from the prying eye of the law, to set up your operation. That’s where the moonshine shack comes into play. Once you’ve fulfilled either or both of those requirements, you can go talk to Maggie in Emerald Ranch to buy your very own moonshine shack. Each option will cost you 25 gold bars, so it is very important you pick the right location. You can choose to build your shack in one of five regions: Tall Trees, Heartlands, Hennigan’s Stead, Grizzlies, or Bayou Nwa.
The best one, in our opinion, is Tall Trees, but each has its own advantages to consider. Tall Trees is one of the easiest shacks to make your moonshine deliveries from thanks to the terrain being mostly flat and smooth. It isn’t far from Blackwater, which you will need to visit often for mail and deliveries, and the Manzanita post fast travel location is very convenient.
The Heartlands is another find choice, close to Emerland Station, but you will be delivering your booze all the way to Annesburg and Van Horn. Hennigan’s Stead is the farthest from civilization of all the shacks. Only pick this one if you really want to be out of the way. Finally you have Bayou Nwa, which is not a bad pick for runner up to Tall Trees if you don’t mind the swampy location. It is just a stone’s throw away from St. Denis and Rhodes so deliveries and errands to the city are a breeze. You do have to keep an eye out for predators, such as gators, but if you keep your wits about you there’s nothing too bad to worry about.
Is strong moonshine worth it?
13 Stronger Is Better – In life and in RDO, stronger is better. The stronger the brew, the more money players will net with each sale. As people rank up in the role, they will have the opportunity to brew stronger batches quicker with the Master Distiller skill. Stronger moonshine takes longer to distill, but pays a lot more.
How much do you make from strong moonshine rdr2?
A Recipe For Success – The most efficient way to make money requires only a little but of preparation on your end. First, make sure you max out the ingredients to make most of the two-star flavors in demand from the constantly shifting list of buyers.
- Some of these need to be found and harvested in the wild, but most can simply be purchased from the catalogue, and Rockstar often gives players big discounts on these items, so buy them in bulk to avoid disruptions.
- With a full stock of ingredients, you are set for days of idle play.
- The next step is simple – visit Marcel, our favorite Frenchman in RDO, and have him start working on the strongest Moonshine available.
At higher levels, this will take 48 minutes to complete with all upgrades. Even if you spend the full $50 for the mash (or $60 if you have not unlocked the price reduction), you will still be pulling in $226 every hour, leaving you with around $176 when accounting for the price of ingredients. Screenshot With Marcel hard at work, you get to work in the real world. Set a timer for 48 minutes on your phone, and then get to studying and doing homework, working out, cleaning, or whatever else you need to do. You do not need to worry about the idle timer kicking you from the game, because your Moonshine shack is, for whatever reason, the only place in RDO that pauses the idle timer.
- Whether you have the bar expansion installed or not, you can simply leave your character standing awkwardly in front of Marcel and not worry about a disconnect.
- Once the Moonshine is ready to go, the delivery mission should take you no more than a few minutes, even if you must fight the Revenue agents at the roadblock.
Once sold, head back to the Moonshine shack, repeat the steps above, and you be rolling in cash in no time.
How much gold is Moonshine Shack?
Becoming A Moonshiner – Rockstar never intended players to stick to just one Role, unless you are a very dedicated roleplayer with a very specific character concept in mind. As such, the Moonshiner is the first Role which requires some progress to have been made in another Role – the Trader, in this case. When selecting the location of the Moonshiner Shack, it is easy to make a misstep since players aren’t familiar with the mechanics yet. There are a total of five locations, which are static and instanced. This means that all players have access to the same 5 locations, meaning you’ll be “sharing” the shack with other players in a geographical sense, but obviously progress itself is tracked on a player-by-player basis.
What is 200 proof alcohol?
200 Proof Alcohol: Contains 100% Ethanol. (Specification is 200 Proof) All Ethanol products have a proof associated with the product description. The proof is the measure of water content of the Ethanol portion of the product and any level of proof can be manufactured based upon the amount of water added.
Pure Undenatured Ethanol: Pure Ethanol is Ethyl Alcohol with no other additives or denaturants. Pure Ethanol is often referred to as pure alcohol even though the term “pure” can refer to any proof. Pure Alcohol is considered “pure” regardless of the “cut” of water (proof). Pure Alcohol (Ethanol) is commonly referred to as Beverage Grade Alcohol.
It is always 192 proof and derived from natural sources. Pure USP Alcohol: Pure Alcohol is also often referred to as USP Alcohol. That is because only pure, undenatured Ethanol can be certified as USP or NF Grade. Not all pure alcohol is USP grade certified, but only 190 and 200 proof pure ethanol which meets or exceeds the stringent standards set forth in the US Pharmacopoeia.
- Natural vs.
- Synthetic Ethyl Alcohol: All Ethanol products can be made with naturally derived Ethanol (Grain alcohol or grain neutral spirits) or synthetically produced Ethanol.
- Natural alcohol is commonly referred to as Grain Alcohol.
- While grain and synthetic alcohol are technically the same, there are differences in the limited amount of contaminants in the product in the parts per million (ppm) range.
Federal Excise Taxes & Permits Required: All Pure Ethanol products may be purchased without a permit from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Trade Bureau (TTB). All pure alcohols (ethanol) are considered ‘Taxable Alcohol’. TTB requires payment of excise tax of $13.50/proof gallon (200 Proof, Pure Alcohol = $27.00/Wine Gallon).
A tax exempt certificate is required to be on file with Capitol Scientific to avoid paying federal excise tax on pure alcohol. Federal & State Law Requirements: You must be the age of 21 or over to purchase of pure ethanol (non-denatured) alcohol products. All TTB, federal, state and local laws must be complied with.
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How do I unlock my moonshine business?
We show you how to take the moonshiner professional role in Red Dead Online and how much it’ll cost you for this frontier pursuit. Red Dead Online has added the first new role since they were introduced to the game: the Moonshiner, a profession based around brewing and distributing barrels of elicit hooch. We’ll show you how to become a moonshiner and what you can expect from it right here.
Your moonshine shack doubles as a bar for you and your friends. Cheersh! | Joel Franey/USgamer, Rockstar North/Rockstar Games Becoming a moonshiner actually requires you to become a Trader first, then to complete one of several conditions. You don’t have to complete them all, just one of them:
Pay five gold bars in the “Progress” section of the main menu (not including the Trader starting fee) Complete a Trader Selling Delivery Reach Trader Rank 5
Once you complete any of these conditions, you’ll get a letter sent both to any delivery offices and to your camp lockbox, with Cripps offering to introduce you to famed bootlegger Maggie Fike. This will open up a mission in Emerald Ranch (you should be able to see it on the map marked by a yellow icon), in which you can go to an old saloon and meet Fike personally in a cutscene.
She’ll explain how she wants to start up her bootlegging business again, and wants you to help provided you pay an up-front investment. Like with being a trader, you’ll have an opportunity to pay either in the cinematic, or you can do so later if you have the money. To do this, go into the online menu (left on the D-Pad) and go down to “Camp and Properties”.
There’ll be a second option for where you want to put a Moonshine Shack, though it makes it clear it’ll charge you for the privilege. Once you do buy it, the Moonshiner role will open up and you’ll be able to start playing it for yourself. If you miss the chance to buy from Fike, you can always do it through the camp menu later. | Joel Franey/USgamer, Rockstar North/Rockstar Games