Brewing

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Standard 1 into 3 brewing grid

Brewing is the method by which potions and splash potions are made in Minecraft. Jeb has said that it will probably not come out in 1.9 (It is implemented in 1.9 prerelease 3 and 4), possibly pushing the release to 1.10. Originally potions were to be brewed in Cauldrons but Jeb later tweeted that he and Notch had come up with a different brewing method and potions are now made in Brewing Stands.

History

According to code found in the Beta 1.9 Pre-release 2, Potions are brewed by adding water to a Cauldron, and then combining ingredients. Ingredients in the correct combination would confer beneficial potion effects with no downside, or additional negative status effects. In 1.9, there will be a Brewing Stand to brew potions in, while the Cauldron is now used to hold the water needed for brewing.

In the Beta 1.9 Pre-release 2 there were many ingredient combinations which resulted in many different potion effects. Currently the system is simplified from 150 different potions to an estimated 22 (as of Minecraft Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4, 43 different potions can be made). For example the potions Nausea, Blindness and Invisibility can no longer be created. Under the original Cauldron base system Jeb recommended certain "'clean' potions that don't require a lot of work." The Brewing Stand will brew a single ingredient for 30 seconds into the bottle(s).

In Beta 1.9 Pre-release 4 Splash Potions were introduced. "You can turn any potions into a splash potion by brewing Gunpowder into a potion (Even Instant Health II). It appears in a different shaped flask. Instead of drinking it, you throw it like a grenade."

Potion ingredients

Necessary to make potions:

• Template:GridWater Bottle: fill glass bottle with water

The following are the main bases and add special effects to regular potions:

• Template:GridFermented Spider Eye: gives negative effects and downgrade upgraded effects.
• Template:GridGlowstone (Dust): upgrades effects, but decreases their duration.
• Template:GridNether Wart: neutral base for regular potions.
• Template:GridRedstone dust: increases the duration of effects, but downgrades upgraded effects.
• Template:GridGunpowder: makes potions into throwable splash potions.

The following are the main ingredients required to give the potions their special effect:

• Template:GridBlaze Powder: for strength.
• Template:GridGhast Tear: for regeneration.
• Template:GridMagma Cream: for fire resistance.
• Template:GridSpider Eye: for poisoning.
• Template:GridSugar: for speed.
• Template:GridGlistering Melon: for instant health.

Base Potions

Base potions are required before advanced potions can be brewed.

Ingredient		Bottle/Potion		Output	Notes
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid	Awkward Potions are the base potion for all positive potions
Nether Wart	+	Water Bottle	=	Awkward Potion
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid
Glowstone Dust	+	Water Bottle	=	Thick Potion
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid
Redstone Dust	+	Water Bottle	=	Mundane Potion
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid	Potion of Weakness weakens the attack power of the player Normal attack + wood sword on sheep = 2 hits weak potion attack + wood sword on sheep = 4 hits
Fermented Spider Eye	+	Water Bottle	=	Potion of Weakness 1:30

Awkward Base

Bottle/Potion		Ingredient		Output	Notes
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid	Recovers 3 hearts per potion
Awkward Potion	+	Glistering Melon	=	Instant Health
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid	Recovers 6 hearts per potion If Redstone Dust is added to this potion, it is reverted back to Instant Health.
Instant Health	+	Glowstone Dust	=	Instant Health II
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid	Potion of Swiftness increases the movement speed of the user Sprint speed and Jumping length is also increased Normal jumps = 2 blocks, Sprint Jumps = 3 blocks, Potion sprint jumps = 4 blocks
Awkward Potion	+	Sugar	=	Potion of Swiftness 3:00
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid
Potion of Swiftness 3:00	+	Redstone Dust	=	Potion of Swiftness 8:00
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid	If Redstone Dust is added to this potion, it is reverted back to Potion of Swiftness 3:00.
Potion of Swiftness 3:00	+	Glowstone Dust	=	Potion of Swiftness II 1:30
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid	Potion of Poison deals poison damage for the set given time Unlike the cave spider poison, which varies upon difficulty, the poison will only bring your health down to half a heart
Awkward Potion	+	Spider Eye	=	Potion of Poison 0:45
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid	Deals 3 hearts of damage
Potion of Poison	+	Fermented Spider Eye	=	Potion of Harming
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid
Potion of Poison	+	Redstone Dust	=	Potion of Poison 2:00
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid
Potion of Poison	+	Glowstone Dust	=	Potion of Poison II 0:22
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid	Deals 6 hearts of damage
Potion of Poison II	+	Fermented Spider Eye	=	Potion of Harming II
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid	Recovers 3 hearts per potion
Awkward Potion	+	Ghast Tear	=	Potion of Regeneration
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid	Potion of Strength gives +1.5 damage to all form of attacks. Normal attack + hand = 0.5 damage; Potion attack + hand = 2 damage
Awkward Potion	+	Blaze Powder	=	Potion of Strength
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid
Potion of Strength	+	Redstone Dust	=	Potion of Strength 8:00
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid	Gives a bonus 3 damage to all attacks (doubles the 1.5 damage from the previous tier) Str-2 attack + hand = 3.5 damage
Potion of Strength 8:00	+	Glowstone Dust	=	Potion of Strength II 1:30
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid	Potion of Fire Resistance grants total immunity to all forms of fire damage, including immunity from lava damage
Awkward Potion	+	Magma Cream	=	Potion of Fire Resistance 3:00
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid
Potion of Fire Resistance	+	Redstone Dust	=	Potion of Fire Resistance 8:00
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid
Potion of Fire Resistance	+	Fermented Spider Eye	=	Potion of Slowness 4:00
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid	Potion of Slowness decreases the movement speed of the user
Potion of Swiftness	+	Fermented Spider Eye	=	Potion of Slowness
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid
Potion of Slowness	+	Redstone Dust	=	Potion of Slowness 4:00

Mundane Base

Bottle/Potion		Ingredient		Output	Notes
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid	You cannot hit mobs with your bare hands. They can be hit by swords but do less damage.
Mundane Potion	+	Fermented Spider Eye	=	Potion of Weakness 1:30

Thick Base

Bottle/Potion		Ingredient		Output
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid
Thick Potion	+	Fermented Spider Eye	=	Potion of Weakness 1:30

Weak Base

Bottle/Potion		Ingredient		Output
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid
Potion of weakness	+	Redstone Dust	=	Potion of weakness 4:00
Template:Grid		Template:Grid		Template:Grid
Potion of Weakness 4:00	+	Glowstone Dust	=	Potion of Weakness 1:30

Trivia

• 1 ingredient is enough to create up to 3 potions.
• Upgrading an Instant Health Potion (I) with glowstone dust has no downsides.
• Upgrading a Fire Resistance Potion with redstone dust has no downsides.
• Although it has been said by Jeb that in the 1.9 pre-release 3 there were 161 possible different potion combinations and there may be 2,653 in the future, in the 1.9 pre-release 3 it was only possible to make 22 different potions without the use of external programs. 19 of those 22 potions had effects, and 8 different attributes were available.

Gallery

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  Potions brewing in multiple Cauldrons in 1.9 pre2.

• 2011-10-06 17.06.15.png

  Potions brewing in Brewing Stand.

• Brewing grid for template.png

  The Brewing grid.

• Awkward potion creation.png

  Awkward potion being created from Nether Wart and Water Bottle

• Potion flow chart.png

  Flow Chart for Potion making

• Potion Flow.png

  The same chart, but with images.

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  Splash potion of weakness.

• Splash Potion Harming.png

  Splash Potion of Harming, Instant Damage II.

See also

• Crafting
• Enchanting
• Smelting

External links

• Minecraft Forum: All About Potions And Brewing - 1.9 Reference Guide
• Minecraft Potions - A Visual Guide