Minecraft Brewing Guide (2026): Every Potion Recipe
Current for Java & Bedrock. Brew once, learn the pattern, and you can make any potion.
The setup
- Brewing stand: 3 cobblestone + 1 Blaze Rod (or find one in a Nether fortress). Fuel it with Blaze Powder.
- Bottles: fill glass bottles at water, place up to three in the bottom slots.
- The base: brew Nether Wart into water bottles to make the Awkward Potion - the starting point for almost every potion.
Core potion recipes (Awkward Potion + one ingredient)
| Potion | Add to Awkward Potion |
| Healing (instant) | Glistering Melon |
| Regeneration | Ghast Tear |
| Strength | Blaze Powder |
| Swiftness (Speed) | Sugar |
| Fire Resistance | Magma Cream |
| Night Vision | Golden Carrot |
| Water Breathing | Pufferfish |
| Leaping (Jump Boost) | Rabbit's Foot |
| Poison | Spider Eye |
| Slow Falling | Phantom Membrane |
| Turtle Master | Turtle Shell |
Special: Potion of Weakness
Weakness skips the Awkward step - brew a Fermented Spider Eye directly into a water bottle. Turn it into a splash potion (gunpowder) for curing zombie villagers - see the villager trades guide for the discount trick.
The modifiers (apply to any finished potion)
| Add | Effect |
| Redstone Dust | Extends duration (Extended). |
| Glowstone Dust | Increases potency to level II (shorter duration). Can't combine with Redstone. |
| Gunpowder | Turns it into a Splash potion (thrown). |
| Dragon's Breath | Turns a Splash potion into a Lingering potion (cloud). |
| Fermented Spider Eye | Corrupts an effect: Healing→Harming, Swiftness→Slowness, Night Vision→Invisibility, Poison→… etc. |
Most useful potions to keep stocked
- Fire Resistance - mandatory for the Nether and lava diving (mining ancient debris).
- Healing / Regeneration - combat and boss fights.
- Strength + Swiftness - melee and travel.
- Night Vision + Water Breathing - caves and ocean monuments.
- Splash Weakness + Golden Apple - villager curing.
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