In the realm of fantasy games, potions are lifesavers, aiding players in overcoming challenging situations, such as difficult battles or exploring uncharted areas. Similarly, in Minecraft, potions are vital tools that you craft using a Brewing Stand, helping you tackle various challenges within the game. Here are several ways to obtain the Brewing Stand. You can obtain a Brewing Stand in several ways: We’ll focus on how to craft a Brewing Stand.
Requirements for Crafting a Brewing Stand
To craft a Brewing Stand, you need: Let’s explore how to obtain these materials.
1. Cobblestone
While any stone block can be used, cobblestone is the easiest to acquire. It’s widely available and perfect for beginners. Simply dig just below the surface to find it. You will need a total of 3 blocks.
2. Blaze Rod
Blaze rods are obtained from blazes, found in nether fortresses. You must defeat them, either by yourself or with a tamed wolf, to have a 50% chance of acquiring a blaze rod. Remember, other methods won’t result in a drop.
Crafting the Brewing Stand
With all components ready, use your Crafting Table to craft the Brewing Stand using this recipe. Place it in your inventory. Then, equip it and choose a convenient spot in your base to set it up.
Brewing Potions
Now that you have your Brewing Stand, let’s brew potions. First, understand the Brewing Stand menu and what you need to craft a potion.
↪ The Brewing Stand Menu and Requirements
The Brewing Stand menu has 5 slots, different from the Furnace. Here’s what to place in each slot:
Top-left: The fuel slot. Use blaze powder as fuel, obtained from blazes.Top-center: The ingredient slot. Place the key potion ingredient here.Bottom 3 branched slots: The bottle slots. Place 1 water bottle in each slot, or other potions if needed.
Place ingredients correctly, and the process will start automatically. The downward arrow to the right acts as a progress bar. Here are popular potion recipes and their components:
1. Awkward Potion
The Awkward Potion is often the basis for many other potions. Craft it first, as drinking it has no effect. You’ll need:
A Nether Wart1-3 Water BottlesBlaze Powder as fuel
2. Potion of Healing
The Potion of Healing restores 8 points (4 hearts) of health instantly. You need:
Awkward PotionGlistering Melon SliceBlaze Powder as fuel
Add Glowstone Dust to enhance it to restore 16 points (8 hearts).
Potion of Strength
The Potion of Strength increases melee damage by 3 points (1.5 hearts) for 3 minutes. Useful in tough situations, you’ll need:
Awkward PotionBlaze Powder as both component and fuel
Adding Redstone Dust increases duration to 8 minutes. With Glowstone Dust, increase damage to 6 points (3 hearts), but lasts 90 seconds.
Potion of Swiftness
The Potion of Swiftness boosts movement speed and jump distance by 20% for 3 minutes. Needed items:
SugarAwkward PotionBlaze Powder as fuel
Adding Redstone Dust increases duration to 8 minutes. With Glowstone Dust, boost speed and jump by 40%, lasts 90 seconds.
