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The Cauldron was originally going to be a craftable essential block in Minecraft. It would have been used to make Potions using Brewing Recipes.[1] It is planned to be replaced with the Brewing Stand because of the inconvenient method of brewing with the cauldron. The Cauldron will be left in game as Jeb has said he may find another use for it later.[2][3][4] As of Beta 1.9 Pre-release 3 Cauldrons can now be crafted, and used to store water. Cauldrons can now refill Glass Bottles with the water required for brewing. Each Cauldron holds three bottles worth of water, which is equal to a single bucket.

History

Alchemy was first hinted at in July 2010, when Notch hinted that redstone dust would later be used in potions.[5] Potion effects were introduced in Beta 1.8, and expanded on in the Beta 1.9 Pre-release.

Jeb twitter

The reason why I don't think the potion effects will be in 1.9 is because there's not enough time to add the brewing system.[6]

Jeb_ on September 27th, 2011

Jeb twitter

Potions are delayed because *add to cauldron, pick up, look at tooltip, pour back into cauldron, repeat* was extremely tedious[7]

Jeb_ on September 29th, 2011

Jeb twitter

A quick discussion with @notch led me in on a new way of doing the potion brewing. Cauldron is out...[8]

Jeb_ on September 30th, 2011

Jeb twitter

Look back at me! Your Cauldron is now a Brewing Stand. Anything's possible when working with interaction design.[9]

Jeb_ on September 30th, 2011

Jeb twitter

I'm fully aware the potions are very thin (diet?), but it looks cute http://i.imgur.com/cNX6J.png (Always work in progress, of course)[10]

Jeb_ on September 30th, 2011

Crafting

Ingredients Input » Output
Iron Ingots Template:Grid/Crafting Table

Trivia

  • Potions can be brewed in 1.9 Beta Pre-Release 2 by adding a bucket of water along with various other ingredients to a Cauldron which then runs them through a mathematical algorithm that can result in one of over two thousand different potions with positive or negative effects.
  • When broken Cauldrons release no water, only the Cauldron itself.
  • When the Cauldron is being mined with water in it the water will get cracks in it.
  • As of 1.9 Pre-release 3 Cauldrons are available in creative mode and can be crafted in Survival mode.
  • As of 1.9 Pre-release 3 Cauldrons can be used to store water within the nether. Whether this was intended or is a bug is unknown.
  • Cauldrons are hollow with and without water, as such, Cauldrons can be used as a 'bucket block'.

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