Greenman's ale (m)

Mature Greenman's Ale is a stat enhancing beer that temporarily enhances a player's Herblore level by 2, as opposed to the one-level Herblore boost provided by a regular Greenman's Ale. It is the stronger, or 'mature' version of a Greenman's Ale. This ale could be used to enable players to make potions that would require a higher level, for instance Prayer potions or Super restore potions.

Greenman's ale can be made using the brewing vats in eastern Keldagrim or Port Phasmatys.

During the brewing process, there is a small chance that any ale will turn out mature; leaving a normal ale in the vat after it has finished brewing will not make it turn mature. The chance of brewing a mature ale can be increased by adding the stuff to the brewing vat, just prior to adding the hops. Greenman's Ale can be brewed with 4 clean Harralander herbs, obtained from Farming or as a drop from monsters.

This is, potentially, a good way for making money, as a vat of mature greenman's ale may be sold for in excess of 200,000 gp. "The stuff" is acquired as Pieces of Eight from Trouble Brewing. One successful game will provide players with enough of these to buy many packets of "the stuff". Barley malt is easily made in large quantities by cooking Barley on a range, and Harralander is not too expensive when bought from other players. Ale usually takes about 24–48 hours to ferment, but it only requires 10 minutes of attention every other day to collect ale/refill the vats. If both vats are always filled, the rewards over a longer period can be quite substantial.

Effects

 * Increases Herblore by 2 levels for a short period of time.
 * Heals 10 life points.
 * Lowers Attack and Strength by 2 levels.

Note: There has been an update so that Druidic Ritual must be completed to gain any Herblore experience.