Minecraft Brewing Ingredients Guide
Complete reference for every brewing ingredient in Minecraft 1.21+ Java Edition. Covers where to find each ingredient, what it does, and which potions it creates or modifies.
Brewing Stand Fuel
| Item | Role | Source | Uses per item |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaze Powder | Fuel | Crafted from Blaze Rods (Blaze drops in Nether Fortresses) | 20 brew cycles |
Base Ingredients
| Item | Creates | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Nether Wart | Awkward Potion (from Water Bottle) | Nether Fortress stairwells, farmable on Soul Sand |
| Redstone Dust | Mundane Potion (from Water Bottle) | Mining Redstone Ore at Y -64 to 15 |
| Glowstone Dust | Thick Potion (from Water Bottle) | Mined from Glowstone blocks in the Nether ceiling |
Effect Ingredients
| Item | Creates | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Carrot | Potion of Night Vision | 8 Gold Nuggets + 1 Carrot in crafting table |
| Magma Cream | Potion of Fire Resistance | Magma Cube drops, or Blaze Powder + Slimeball |
| Sugar | Potion of Swiftness | Sugar Cane |
| Rabbit's Foot | Potion of Leaping | Rabbit drops (10 % base) |
| Pufferfish | Potion of Water Breathing | Fishing or warm ocean biomes |
| Glistering Melon Slice | Potion of Healing | 8 Gold Nuggets + 1 Melon Slice |
| Ghast Tear | Potion of Regeneration | Ghast drops in the Nether |
| Blaze Powder | Potion of Strength | Crafted from Blaze Rods |
| Spider Eye | Potion of Poison | Spider and Cave Spider drops |
| Phantom Membrane | Potion of Slow Falling | Phantom drops (3+ sleepless nights) |
| Turtle Shell | Potion of the Turtle Master | 5 Turtle Scutes in helmet pattern |
Modifier Ingredients
| Item | Effect on Potions | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Redstone Dust | Extends duration of timed potions | Mining Redstone Ore |
| Glowstone Dust | Enhances potency (level II), usually shortens duration | Nether Glowstone blocks |
| Gunpowder | Converts to Splash Potion | Creeper, Ghast, and Witch drops |
| Dragon's Breath | Converts Splash to Lingering Potion | Glass Bottle on Ender Dragon breath attack |
Corruption Ingredient
| Item | Conversions | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Fermented Spider Eye | Night Vision to Invisibility, Healing to Harming, Poison to Harming, Swiftness/Leaping to Slowness, Water Bottle to Weakness | Spider Eye + Brown Mushroom + Sugar |
1.21 New Potion Ingredients
Minecraft 1.21 added four new potions brewed from Trial Chamber and general mob items:
| Item | Creates | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Slime Block | Potion of Oozing | 9 Slimeballs in crafting table |
| Stone | Potion of Infested | Smelting Cobblestone |
| Cobweb | Potion of Weaving | Mineshafts, or Shears on cobwebs |
| Breeze Rod | Potion of Wind Charging | Breeze drops in Trial Chambers |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which ingredients are hardest to obtain?
Dragon's Breath requires fighting the Ender Dragon (or resummoning it). Ghast Tears require Nether exploration with the risk of tears falling into lava. Rabbit's Foot has a low base drop rate. Everything else can be farmed relatively easily.
Can I use modifiers in any order?
Redstone and Glowstone are mutually exclusive per potion. Adding one removes the other's modification. Gunpowder and Dragon's Breath are sequential (potion to splash to lingering) and cannot be reversed.
Do I need to go to the Nether to brew potions?
Yes, for most potions. Nether Wart and Blaze Rods are both Nether-exclusive items and are required for almost every useful potion. The only exception is the Potion of Weakness, which brews from a Water Bottle and a Fermented Spider Eye without any Nether ingredients.
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