Manor Lords Malt Production Guide: How to Make Malt

Malt is a key ingredient for producing ale, which is an important commodity for upgrading burgage plots and keeping the settlement happy. This guide will walk through the steps to make malt and put it to use in ale production.

Making Malt in Manor Lords

The process of crafting malt in Manor Lords involves several steps:

1. Build a Farm and Farmhouse The first requirement is to construct a field and farmhouse on land with good barley fertility. While plotting the field, use the view options on the right side of the screen to see which areas are most suitable for barley. Greener indicates higher fertility.
2. Plant and Harvest Barley With the field ready, select barley as the crop to plant. Then assign families to work in the farmhouse. More families means faster barley harvesting to supply the malt production chain.
3. Construct a Malthouse After the barley is planted and harvested, build a malthouse to process it into malt. Placing the malthouse near the barley farm reduces travel time for transporting the crops.

The malthouse building costs 4 wood to construct. At least one family needs to be assigned to the malthouse so they can begin converting the harvested barley into malt.

Getting Malt Through Trade

For settlements located in regions not ideal for barley farming, malt can be obtained through trade instead of local production. Build a trading post and then either import malt directly or import barley to supply to the Malthouse.

This is also a good supplemental option if the settlement grows very large and malt demand starts to exceed current production capabilities. Regional wealth is required to trade for malt or barley.

Using Malt for Ale Production

The main use of malt in Manor Lords is for producing ale. Ale is crafted in a brewery, which is an extension that can be built onto a level 2 burgage plot. The brewery uses the malt from the malthouse or trade to make the ale.

To complete the production chain, the finished ale is delivered to a tavern in the settlement. Having ale available provides a happiness boost to the residents. This helps keep them content as the settlement expands.

In addition to its role in ale production, malt can be exported by itself to generate extra-regional wealth for the settlement. Prices can vary based on the current supply and demand in the region at the time.