Brewing

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Brewing is the process of creating regular Potions, Splash Potions, and Lingering Potions by adding various ingredients to water bottles in a Brewing Stand.

Basics[edit | edit source]

At minimum, a brewing stand, a source of water, glass bottles, and blaze powder is required for potion brewing. Gunpowder is required in order to make splash potions.

The gallery below contains a chart of the many various potions that can be made, and how to make them. A separate detailed list of all potions and their recipes can also be found here.

Reagents and Components[edit | edit source]

Components[edit | edit source]

Name Use
Brewing Stand Distills reagents into Glass Bottles
Cauldron Each one can hold a bucket of water. Each cauldron can fill 3 bottles.
Glass Bottle Container for all kinds of potions.
Water Bottle The starting base for all potions.

Made by filling a glass bottle from a cauldron or water source.

Base-Affecting Reagents[edit | edit source]

Name Icon Base reagent for Effect
Fermented Spider Eye
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Potion of Weakness Lessens positive effects

Induces negative effects Inverts Night Vision to Invisibility.

Glowstone Dust
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Thick Potion Increases effects

Decreases potion duration

Nether Wart
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Awkward Potion None
Redstone
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Mundane Potion Decreases effects

Increases potion duration

Gunpowder
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Splash Potions Splash potions are thrown instead of consumed and give its effect to any mobs/player it hits.
Dragon's Breath
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Lingering Potions Lingering potions are similar to splash potions except when thrown, they create an area of effect that will give its effect to any mob/player that's in the proximity of the area.

Base-Effecting Reagents[edit | edit source]

Name Icon Base reagent for Potion Effect
Glistering Melon
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Mundane Potion Instant Health
Blaze Powder
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Mundane Potion Strength
Spider Eye
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Mundane Potion Poison

Effecting Reagents[edit | edit source]

Name Icon Potion Effect
Ghast Tear
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Regeneration
Magma Cream
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Fire Resistance
Sugar
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Swiftness
Rabbit's Foot
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Jump Boost

Paired Effecting Reagents[edit | edit source]

Name Potion Effect
Poison + Fermented Spider Eye Harming
Instant Health (Healing) + Fermented Spider Eye Harming
Swiftness + Fermented Spider Eye Slowness
Fire Resistance + Fermented Spider Eye Slowness

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Click for full Brewing gallery.

Video Tutorial[edit | edit source]