How To Make A Brewing Stand in Minecraft (2025)

A Brewing Stand plays a dual role in Minecraft, serving as both a workstation for clerics and a crucial block for crafting potions. These potions are indispensable for progressing in the game without the need for excessive grinding to obtain rare items.

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:

1. Finding one in an end ship, which comes with 2 Instant Health II potions.
2. Discovering one in the basement of an igloo, containing a splash Potion of Weakness.
3. Locating one in a village church.
4. Crafting one yourself.

We’ll focus on how to craft a Brewing Stand.

Requirements for Crafting a Brewing Stand

To craft a Brewing Stand, you need:

1. 3 stone blocks of any kind
2. 1 Blaze Rod

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 Wart
• 1-3 Water Bottles
• Blaze Powder as fuel

2. Potion of Healing

The Potion of Healing restores 8 points (4 hearts) of health instantly. You need:

• Awkward Potion
• Glistering Melon Slice
• Blaze 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 Potion
• Blaze 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:

• Sugar
• Awkward Potion
• Blaze Powder as fuel

Adding Redstone Dust increases duration to 8 minutes. With Glowstone Dust, boost speed and jump by 40%, lasts 90 seconds.