Short answer: Coffee Bean is a Spring, Summer other that takes 10 days to grow and then gives a harvest every 2 days. It sells for 15g. Planted on day 1 of Spring at farming level 6 it makes about -1,076g per tile after seeds, one of the weaker (number 15 of 15 Spring crops).
Quick facts
| Seasons | Spring, Summer |
|---|---|
| Days to first harvest | 10 |
| After the first harvest | Regrows every 2 days, no replanting |
| Sell price | 15g |
| Seeds | 2,500g at Traveling_cart |
| Items per harvest | 4.02 at farming level 0, 4.02 at level 10 |
| Last day to plant | Day 18 of Summer for one harvest |
What Coffee Bean sells for
Quality changes the price: silver is worth about a quarter more than regular, gold about a half more, and iridium double. Your farming level decides how often you get each.
| Regular | Silver | Gold | Iridium | Regular with Tiller |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15g | 18g | 22g | 30g | 15g |
| Farming level | Regular | Silver | Gold | Iridium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 97.02% | 1.98% | 1% | 0% |
| 5 | 69.42% | 19.58% | 11% | 0% |
| 10 | 45.82% | 33.18% | 21% | 0% |
Iridium quality only becomes possible with Deluxe Fertilizer, which is why the chance is 0% here.
Profit per tile
This is profit for one tile planted on day 1 of the season and replanted after each harvest, sold raw, after paying for seeds. It counts every harvest that fits before the season ends, and carries the crop into the next season if it also grows there.
| Planted in | Harvests | Level 0 | Level 6 | Level 10 | Rank at level 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 23 | -1,110g | -1,076g | -1,056g | 15 of 15 |
| Summer | 9 | -1,956g | -1,943g | -1,935g | 19 of 19 |
Planted on day 1 of Spring, Coffee Bean is harvested on day 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 and 15 more times. Because it regrows, you pay for seeds once and then collect every 2 days, which is why the number rises quickly the earlier in the season you plant it. For a different day, farming level, profession or fertilizer, use the Crop Profit Calculator.
Does fertilizer help?
| Nothing | Basic Fertilizer | Quality Fertilizer | Speed-Gro | Deluxe Speed-Gro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1,076g | -1,144g | -1,168g | -1,115g | -1,033g |
For Coffee Bean, Deluxe Speed-Gro is the only one that pays: it lifts profit from -1,076g to -1,033g a tile. The others cost more than they bring in. Speed fertilizer works by fitting an extra harvest into the season; see Speed-Gro vs Deluxe Fertilizer for when that happens.
Sell it raw or process it?
| Machine | Makes | Price | Days in machine | Extra gold per machine per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keg | Coffee (5 needed) | 150g | 0.08 | 1,000g |
The last column is what one machine adds per day over selling the crop raw, if it is never idle. For Coffee Bean the better machine is the Keg (Coffee, 1,000g a machine-day).
In the greenhouse
Grown in the greenhouse all year (112 days), Coffee Bean makes about 3,466g a tile once established, from 56 harvests, and 657g in the first year while it is still growing. Compare crops for a full greenhouse in Best Greenhouse Setup for Money.
How it compares
The top Spring crops at farming level 6 are:
- Ancient Fruit: 4,934g per tile
- Cactus Fruit: 2,702g per tile
- Strawberry: 585g per tile
Coffee Bean makes -1,076g, number 15 of 15. The gap to the leader is 6,010g a tile, so Coffee Bean is worth planting for the reasons above, not for the profit table alone. See every crop for the season on Best Spring Crops, or ask What to Plant Today for a pick that fits your day and budget.