Processing Guide
Village in the Shade Aging Barrel Guide
The Aging Barrel has two documented processing paths: eligible meat becomes Aged Meat, while Soybean becomes Miso. Both take 3 days. The base barrel is crafted at a Workbench with Wood ×20 and Sticky Sap ×3.
The short version
Meat or Soybean in. Aged goods out.
The two explicit Aging Barrel products are Aged Meat and Miso. Both are listed at 3 days, while the upgrade increases load capacity rather than documented speed.
Outputs
2
Cycle
3 days
Quick Answer
Aging Barrel: Quick Answer
The Shrine gate, Workbench recipe, outputs and upgrade in one scan.
Shrine stage
Repair Stage 3
Station
Workbench
Base recipe
Wood ×20
Base recipe
Sticky Sap ×3
Base sell price
¥52
Aged Meat
3 days · ¥199
Miso
3 days · ¥190
Base capacity
Not verified
Unlock
How to Unlock the Aging Barrel
The Shrine skill opens the Workbench recipe.
- 1. Progress the Shrine.The canonical skill record places Aging Barrel at Repair Stage 3.
- 2. Learn the Aging Barrel skill.Pay Twin Magatama ×3 and Bronze Mirror ×1. No Standard Magatama, Rain Magatama, Child Magatama or Sword is listed.
- 3. Gather the recipe materials.The complete Workbench recipe is Wood ×20 and Sticky Sap ×3.
- 4. Craft at the Workbench.The base machine has a listed sell price of ¥52. Fuel, placement and maximum count are not documented.
Base recipe
Aging Barrel
- Wood×20
- Sticky Sap×3
Operating boundary
No per-batch fuel is documented
Do not turn Sticky Sap ×3 into a cycle ingredient. It is the listed construction material.
Production Flows
What Can the Aging Barrel Make?
Keep the two exact routes separate so meat and Soybean are not conflated.
Aged Meat
Eligible Game Meat → Aged Meat
Eligible Game Meat → Aging Barrel → 3 days → Aged Meat
- Sell
- ¥199
- Input quantity
- ×1
Miso
Soybean → Miso
Soybean → Aging Barrel → 3 days → Miso
- Sell
- ¥190
- Input quantity
- Not verified
Which meat works?
Large Game Meat is explicitly documented as an input. Small Game Meat is a likely candidate from the broad Game Meat category, but the current source set does not establish it as an item-level record. Beef and Pork are not automatically included.
Trace hunting accessSoybean has three machine paths
Aging Barrel makes Miso in 3 days, Pickling Barrel makes Natto in 2 days, and Milk Processor makes Tofu in 1 day. These are alternatives, not a ranking.
Uses and Boundaries
Route the outputs without losing context
The machine owns processing. Delivery, recipes and upstream acquisition remain on their authority pages.
Miso uses
Miso is part of the Processed Goods delivery group at ×5 and appears in documented cooking recipes. Check the recipe and request databases for current requirements.
Aged Meat uses
The current source set confirms Aged Meat and its ¥199 sell price, but does not support a universal profit ranking or a complete downstream use list.
Full Processing databaseQuality boundary
Quality and branding carryover for Soybean and Game Meat are not established. Keep Branded Soybean reserves separate from processing experiments because Greenhouse delivery needs Branded Soybean ×5.
Greenhouse guideUpgrade
What Does the Upgraded Aging Barrel Do?
It increases capacity while keeping the documented 3-day cycle.
Verified benefit
Up to 3 materials at once
The source supports a larger load, not faster aging. The exact queue, mixed-input and simultaneous-recipe semantics remain unresolved.
Repair stage
5
Sell price
¥98
Processing
3 days
Product set
Same two routes listed
Upgrade skill
Upgraded Aging Barrel
Standard Magatama ×3, Twin Magatama ×4 and Bronze Mirror ×3. No Rain Magatama, Child Magatama or Sword is listed.
Workbench recipe
Upgraded Aging Barrel
- Aging Barrel×1
- Hard Wood×10
- Heavy Stone×5
- Fragrant Sap×10
FAQ
Aging Barrel Questions
Short answers for the unlock, meat compatibility, Miso route and upgrade.
How do I unlock the Aging Barrel?
Progress the Shrine until the Aging Barrel node is available, then learn it with Twin Magatama ×3 and Bronze Mirror ×1.
What is the Aging Barrel recipe?
Craft it at a Workbench with Wood ×20 and Sticky Sap ×3.
What meat works in the Aging Barrel?
The current exact records support eligible Game Meat, including the documented Large Game Meat route. Small Game Meat remains a compatibility boundary unless its item-level record is confirmed.
How do I make Miso?
Put Soybean into the Aging Barrel and wait 3 days. Miso sells for ¥190 and is also used in the Processed Goods delivery group.
What does the Upgraded Aging Barrel do?
It accepts up to 3 materials at once and keeps the documented 3-day cycle. No speed multiplier is verified.
Related Guides
Keep the processing chain connected
Each linked guide owns its deeper machine, source or recipe system.
Comparing Soybean outputs? See the Oil Press Guide for Soy Sauce, oils and Dye routes.
Soybean also has a Mill route into Kinako. See the Mill Guide for that branch.
Written by: Village in the Shade Guide Editorial Team
Last updated: August 27, 2026
Sources: Official publisher and storefront pages, released-game research and linked source notes.