Set the basement once
Threads describe four stations: mashing, brewing, bottling, and packaging. They come out of the furniture inventory (O) and go in the basement. The quest hands you a list. Place that list. Extra machines are how people block the room and then report a freeze.
Orders arrive at the red mailbox. A second customer is described as unlocking after the Wrong Pockets quest. That customer-day pattern is one player report, so the table below is labeled that way. The 13 Jul 2026 “Wild West Customs” post says order frequency went up, and the change applies on the next customer cycle.
| Customer in the player report | Reported order days | Evidence status |
|---|---|---|
| First customer, top row | Monday / Wednesday / Friday | 1 player source |
| First customer, second row | Tuesday / Thursday / Saturday | 1 player source |
Recipe steps I will actually stand behind are on Moonshine Cider: apples, bottles, a cider base, then cook, distill, bottle, ship. Ratios are empty on purpose.
When the chain stops
- Failed negotiation: that customer may not return. More than one thread.
- Wrong day: you are between their cycle.
- Moving cider onto the packing station freezes the step. One thread.
- Reputation not increasing, whiskey-moonshine recipe missing while orders still arrive, basement soft-lock, machines invisible. Separate threads, not one bug.
- 1.0 says it fixed a mail icon that would not clear and a cap on buying moonshine ingredients.
Chapter placement is Chapter 3 on the chapter table. Known-issue wording for the same stalls is here.
Questions players actually ask
Why are there no moonshine orders?
One player schedule says the first customer on row one orders Mon/Wed/Fri and the first on row two orders Tue/Thu/Sat. A failed haggle can stop that customer. The 13 Jul 2026 frequency change waits for the next customer cycle, about seven game days.
Where is the basement door?
The news post says basement. A wiki says under the doctor’s office. I am not picking the wiki door until a second source names it.
Sources
- Moonshine orders? — checked 2026-11-09
- Whiskey moonshine bug? — checked 2026-11-09
- Moonshine buin equipment — checked 2026-11-09
- Moonshine reputation not gained — checked 2026-11-09
- Moonshine Orders (multiple orders) — checked 2026-11-09
- Stuck in basement — checked 2026-11-09
- Steam news — Chapter 3 and later patches — checked 2026-11-09
- No new order after a failed negotiation — checked 2026-11-09
- Moonshine basement thread — checked 2026-11-09