Brewing

Last modified: 2026-09-11

The brewing loop

Ferment, then optionally distil, then optionally age.

1. 1. Ferment. Place a cauldron over a fire or campfire, fill it with water, then right-click it in your main hand with ingredients to throw them in. Right-click with a clock/watch to read the current cook time.
2. 2. Bottle. Right-click the cauldron with a glass bottle to draw off one brew.
3. 3. Distil (optional). Put the bottle in a Brewing Stand with glowstone dust; it runs the recipe's configured number of distill runs.
4. 4. Age (optional). Build a barrel: vanilla barrels work too, up to 6 brews at once, and right-click it to open. Signs on custom barrels must contain the barrel keyword.
5. 5. Seal (optional). A Sealing Table (a re-skinned Smoker) strips a brew down for selling in shops.
6. 6. Drink. The label always shows quality; the exact alcohol number is hidden but an indicator is shown, and drinking prints a status message.

Donator DrinkBuilder perks

Donator ranks can add a custom drink through the DrinkBuilder guide. Each submission uses one creation token, whose cooldown is shared with custom skin creation.

Numbers that matter

1 barrel year

20 real minutes

Hangover length

up to 7 days

Large barrel size

3 inventory rows

Small barrel size

1 inventory row

Commands