Minecraft brewing guide: how to use a Minecraft brewing stand to make potent potions
If you’re new to Minecraft brewing and want to get to grips with the basics – including what on earth you should do with your phantom membranes – we’ve created a simple guide to get you started. Our guide includes Minecraft brewing equipment, key ingredients, and some of the most powerful mixtures you can concoct.
Minecraft brewing can be used to create a vast array of consumable potions that will cause various status effects, such as healing buffs, strength enhancers, and elemental cures. All potions created from brewing require a base ingredient, which can then be adapted and enhanced using a secondary ingredient and/or modifier.
We’ve broken down exactly what you’ll need in this Minecraft brewing guide below, including some of the most common ingredients and their effects. We’ll start by breaking down the key equipment you’ll need to get started on your journey to become a Minecraft brewing pro before moving onto the ingredients you’ll be combining. So, without further ado, here’s your Minecraft brewing primer for beginners.
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Equipment How to use a brewing stand Ingredients
MINECRAFT BREWING EQUIPMENT
Brewing stand: used to add and combine ingredients into water bottlesCauldron: holds one bucket of water or three bottles of a single potion. The cauldron equates to three glass bottlesBlaze powder: the fuel for brewing, an essential to fuel the brewing standGlass bottle: used at a water source to create a water bottle. Is also the potion containerWater bottle: the starting base for all potions, created from filling a glass bottle at a water source or cauldron
HOW TO USE A MINECRAFT BREWING STAND
Fill 1-3 glass bottles with water from either a cauldron or a water sourcePlace the water bottle(s) into the bottom three slotsFill the top spot with the base ingredientUse Blaze Powder for the brewing processRepeat these steps until you have the desired potion
MINECRAFT BREWING INGREDIENTS
BASE
The base ingredients are the first ingredient added to the brewing process. Every potion requires a base ingredient, which determine the potion’s type. The base ingredients are listed below, along with the type of potion each ingredient creates. The modifier effect is when the ingredient is used at the end of the brewing process, to enhance or adapt potions.
IngredientPotion typeModifier effectNether WartAwkward PotionNoneRedstone DustMundane PotionExtends potion durationGlowstone DustThick PotionEnhances potion potencyFermented Spider EyePotion of WeaknessCorrupts a potion, reversing its effectsGunpowderSplash Water BottleExplodes on impactDragon’s BreathLingering Water BottleExplodes on impact, leaves a damaging cloud
SECONDARY
The secondary ingredient, also known as the effect ingredient, is to be added to the base one. This ingredient will influence the type of potion created.
IngredientEffect SugarSwiftness Rabbit’s FootSwiftness Glistering MelonHealing PufferfishWater breathingMagma CreamFire resistance Golden CarrotNight vision Blaze PowderStrength Ghast TearRegeneration Turtle ShellWater breathing Phantom MembranesSlow falling Fermented Spider EyePoison
ELEMENT INGREDIENTS
An addition to Minecraft brewing can be found in the Minecraft Bedrock and Education Editions and includes the elemental ingredients below that can cure nausea, weakness, poison, and blindness.
ElementEffect curedBismuthNauseaCobaltWeaknessSilverPoisonCalciumBlindness
If you’re excited to venture out from the confines of your mining sanctuary, brewing in Minecraft is a great skill to have. Now you’re familiar with the basics, you can experiment with Minecraft brewing recipes to create potions to suit your combat needs.
Some of the Minecraft potions created from brewing include poison, fire resistance, and healing, but ingredients can be combined and manipulated to create a wide range of potions using Minecraft brewing recipes. But, for now, best of luck on finding the materials you need to help you in your future endeavours.
