Potions · Utility · 1.21
How to Make a Brewing Stand One blaze rod unlocks the whole potion system. From a single Awkward base you can brew speed, healing, fire resistance and a dozen more, in three bottles at a time.
Swiftness
Healing
Fire Res.
Strength
Awkward base Brew nether wart for an Awkward base, then branch to Potion of Swiftness
The recipe A blaze rod over three cobblestone. The blaze rod means a Nether trip comes first.
Blackstone works in place of cobblestone. Grab the grid on Astroworld crafting or look up the blaze rod .
How brewing works Five steps from empty stand to a finished potion.
1 Fuel the stand
Drop blaze powder into the left slot. Each one powers roughly twenty brews.
2 Add water bottles
Fill glass bottles at water or a cauldron and place up to three in the bottom slots.
3 Brew nether wart
Add nether wart on top to make the Awkward Potion, the blank base nearly every potion starts from.
4 Add your modifier
Swap in the effect ingredient: sugar for Swiftness, magma cream for Fire Resistance, a glistering melon for Healing.
5 Finish it (optional)
Add redstone to extend it, glowstone to strengthen it, gunpowder to make it a splash, or dragon's breath to make it linger.
The key ingredients Nether wart
Awkward base
Sugar
Swiftness
Magma cream
Fire Resistance
Glistering melon
Healing
Blaze powder
Strength (and fuel)
The four finishers Brew these into a finished potion to change how it behaves.
Redstone
Extends the effect's duration.
Glowstone
Strengthens it to level II.
Gunpowder
Turns it into a throwable splash potion.
Dragon's breath
Makes it a lingering cloud potion.
Quick answers What is the recipe?
One blaze rod on top of three cobblestone in the middle row. The blaze rod means a Nether trip is required first.
What is an Awkward Potion?
Water plus nether wart. It has no effect on its own, but it is the base that almost every useful potion is brewed from.
How do I fuel it?
Blaze powder goes in the top-left slot. One lasts about twenty brewing operations, so a stack lasts a very long time.
Can I brew three at once?
Yes. Place a water bottle in each of the three bottom slots and one ingredient brews all three together.
How do I make a splash potion?
Brew the potion you want, then brew it again with gunpowder. That converts it into a throwable splash version.
What do I need before brewing?
A Nether trip: blaze rods from a fortress or trial spawner for the stand and fuel, and nether wart to grow your base supply.
Hunt blaze rods in a trial chamber or a fortress, look up nether wart and blaze powder in the items database, or open the crafting recipes for the full potion list.
