Brewing Stand

Brewing Stand

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.5
Hardness	0.5
Luminant	Yes (1)
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

A brewing stand is a block used for brewing potions, splash potions and lingering potions. It is a cleric's job site block generated in village churches.

Obtaining

Breaking

Brewing stands can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block	Brewing Stand
Hardness	0.5
Tool
Breaking time
Default	2.5
Wooden	0.4
Stone	0.2
Iron	0.15
Diamond	0.1
Netherite	0.1
Golden	0.1

Natural generation

Brewing stands generate in end ships. They have two Instant Health II potions in their holders.

A brewing stand also generates in the basement of igloos with a splash potion of Weakness in it.

Brewing stands can generate without potions in village churches.

Crafting

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Brewing Stand	Blaze Rod + Any Cobblestone or Blackstone		‌[until JE 1.17]
Brewing Stand	Blaze Rod + Any stone-tier block		‌[upcoming: JE 1.17]

Usage

Brewing stand GUI ‌^{[until JE 1.17]}

Brewing stands cannot be pushed by pistons in Java Edition.

By default, the GUI of a brewing stand is labeled "Brewing Stand," but this name can be customized by naming it in an anvil before placing it.

Brewing

Main article: Brewing

The main purpose of brewing stands is to allow for the brewing of potions. Its interface can be opened by pressing use on them.

Brewing stands need blaze powder as fuel. Each piece brews 20 batches of potions. Unlike furnaces there is no time limit for when the 20 batches are brewed.

Light source

Brewing stands emit a light level of 2.

Change profession

If a village has a brewing stand that has not been claimed by a villager, any villager who hasn't already picked a job site block in the village has a chance to change their profession into cleric.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8
	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0
	Blocks	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.stone	1.0	0.8

Unique

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Brewing Stand bubbles	Blocks	When a potion finishes brewing	block.brewing_stand.brew	subtitles.block.brewing_stand.brew	1.0	1.0	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Form	Translation key
Brewing Stand	brewing_stand	Block & Item	block.minecraft.brewing_stand

Name	Namespaced ID
Block entity	brewing_stand

Bedrock Edition:

Brewing Stand	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Block	brewing_stand	117	Block	tile.brewing_stand.name
Item	brewing_stand	379	Item	item.brewing_stand.name

Name	Savegame ID
Block entity	BrewingStand

Metadata

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, brewing stands use data values to determine what slots are filled.

Bits	Values
0x1	The slot pointing east
0x2	The slot pointing southwest
0x4	The slot pointing northwest

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
has_bottle_0	false	false true	True when a bottle is in slot 1.
has_bottle_1	false	false true	True when a bottle is in slot 2.
has_bottle_2	false	false true	True when a bottle is in slot 3.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
brewing_stand_slot_a_bit	0	0 1	True when a bottle is in slot 1.
brewing_stand_slot_b_bit	0	0 1	True when a bottle is in slot 2.
brewing_stand_slot_c_bit	0	0 1	True when a bottle is in slot 3.

Block data

See also: Block entity format

A brewing stand has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

• Block entity data
  • Tags common to all block entities
  •  BrewTime: The number of ticks the potions have to brew.
  •  CustomName: Optional. The name of this container in JSON text component, which appears in its GUI where the default name ordinarily appears.
  •  Fuel: Remaining fuel for the brewing stand.
  •  Items: List of items in this container.
    • : An item in the brewing stand, including the slot tag:
      Slot 0: Left.
      Slot 1: Middle.
      Slot 2: Right.
      Slot 3: Where potion ingredient goes.
      Slot 4: Fuel (Blaze Powder).
      • Tags common to all items
  •  Lock: Optional. When not blank, prevents the container from being opened unless the opener is holding an item whose name matches this string.

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		Local Brewery	Brew a potion.	Pick up a potion from a brewing stand potion slot. An already-created potion placed and removed qualifies.	15G	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Namespaced ID
	Local Brewery	Brew a potion	Into Fire	Pick up an item from a brewing stand potion slot. This does not need to be a potion. Water bottles or even glass bottles can also trigger this advancement.	nether/brew_potion

History

Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2			Cauldrons are implemented to be used to brew potions, but are not available in-game yet.
		September 30, 2011			Jeb reveals that brewing is done through a brewing stand instead of a cauldron.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3			Added brewing stands.
					Brewing potions with brewing stands currently take 30 seconds.
					When the first brewing stand was shown by Jeb, it had an additional 2D sub-stand for bottles, but the stands for bottles have now been designed in 3D.
1.1		12w01a			Brewing time for brewing stands has now been reduced to 20 seconds.
1.8		14w11a			The model of brewing stands has now been changed. Stands with no bottles appear glitched from some angles, the left and right slots appear identical when filled in (although both distinct appearences still exist as metadata), and the arm angles have changed due to the 22.5º rotation limit.
					Brewing stands' targeting hitbox is now a full cube - previously it was a cuboid around the base plates.
		14w11b			Empty brewing stands' model have been fixed, although the other changes still remain.
		14w25a			Brewing stand models have changed such that bottles in the left and right slots now indeed appear different. However, the leftmost one appears stretched. Also worth noting is the ambient occlusion, which is considered completely intentional and not an oversight with the model format introduction.
1.9		15w31a			Brewing stands now generate in end cities.
		15w33a			Brewing stands can now brew lingering potions.
		15w33c			A bug where the player couldn't put in a splash potion to make a lingering potion has now been fixed.
		15w42a			Brewing stands now require blaze powder to operate.
		15w43a			Brewing stands now generate in the basement of igloos.
					Each blaze powder now fuels 20 brewing stand operations rather than 30.
		15w44a			Brewing stand models no longer have a stretched bottle.
		15w47b			Sounds have been added for brewing stands.
1.11		16w32a			The block entity ID has now been changed from Cauldron to brewing_stand.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 117, and the item's 379.
1.14		18w43a			The textures of brewing stands have now been changed.
		18w44a			The texture of the brewing stand item has now been changed.
		18w48a			Brewing stands can now generate in plains village churches.
		19w03c			The three plates, but not the rod, of a brewing stand now use correct cullface arguments.
1.16.2		20w28a			Brewing stands can now be crafted with blackstone.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17		21w07a			Brewing stands can now be crafted with grimstone (now deepslate).
		21w08a			Brewing stands can no longer be crafted with deepslate.
					Brewing stands can now be crafted with cobbled deepslate.
		21w11a			Tweaked the brewing stand GUI texture.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.12.1		build 1			Added brewing stands.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Brewing stands now generate in igloo basements.
					Brewing stands now generate in end ships.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0		beta 1.2.0.2			Brewing stands now require blaze powder to operate.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			A brewing stand can now generate in village temples.
					The textures of brewing stands have now been changed.
1.16.100		beta 1.16.100.52			Brewing stands can now be crafted with blackstone.
Legacy Console Edition
TU7	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added brewing stands.
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 15		Brewing stands now require blaze powder to operate.
		1.90			The textures of brewing stands have now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added brewing stands.

• 

  The first picture of a brewing stand. A giant mushroom is also seen in this picture.

Brewing stand "item"

Main article: Direct item forms of blocks

Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3			Brewing stands have an extra, unobtainable item form corresponding to its block ID, which uses the main stand texture. It can be obtained via inventory editors with numeric item ID 117.
1.3.1		12w16a			Brewing stand items can now be obtained in singleplayer worlds via the /give command using the respective numeric ID.
?					The item is now called tile.brewingStand.name.
1.7.2		13w37a			The direct item form of brewing stands has been removed from the game. It can no longer exist as an item in any way, only as a placed block.

Issues

Issues relating to "Brewing Stand" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• Even when the brewing stand is not in use, there is still smoke coming out of the top of it.
• In Java Edition, when a brewing stand is broken, particles from a bottle appear, even if no bottle is in the stand.
• No matter what potion (including empty and water bottles) is in the stand it always looks like a full red bottle.
• Brewing stands always face east, no matter what direction it was placed.
• According to Searge, blaze powder being used as fuel was added as a way to not destroy the game progression because there is a brewing stand beneath the igloo, preventing the player from using it before going to the Nether.

Gallery

• 

  A brewing stand in action.

• 

  A brewing stand in an igloo basement.

• 

  The GUI of the brewing stand in 1.8.x and below.

See also

• Glass Bottle
• Splash Potion

References

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