Thread: Agricola:: Rules:: Middle of first solo game: Master Brewer and general vegetable question

by needs_more_dog

Hi, I'm in the middle of my first game and have a couple of simple questions I can't find the answers for in the rules (not saying they aren't there, I just can't fine them or am not 100% sure) or in posts:

1) I am using Master Brewer to convert grain to 3 food during the first harvest. Am I doing the following correctly?
a) earlier in round I sowed grain so I put one from my supply into a plowed field and then put two grain on top of that (3 total)
b) as part of harvest phase 1 I took one off and put in my supply leaving two in the field
c) does the master brewer convert one from my supply (which is what I'm guessing), the field, or my choice?
2) If 1c is supply only, what do do I do with the extra grain in my field? Is the only thing I can do with it it just move it over during harvest? It appears the only time I can get this back down to 0 is by one at a time during each next harvest, or are the other ways to do something with grain in a field that I haven't got to yet?
3) I'm getting the sense (and this makes sense to me) that things are kind of "stuck" in the field until you do something to them (harvest field, slaughter, etc.). Is this the general idea?

Thanks in advance everyone!