Brewing Information

Brewing in Minecraft adds to the overall players experience in the game. A lot of newer players do not use potions nearly as much as the grizzled old vets of the game do. I think that is mostly do to them not understanding how to use them or when the right time is to use them. Another thing is they just might not know how to make a potion or forget they have a potion. There are 24 types of potions in the game some with good effects, some with bad effects and some that are mixed effects. Hopefully with this guide it will help you learn about brewing so you can comfortably do it.

Brewing Equipment

First item you need is a Brewing Stand. You can Craft one with 1 Blaze Rod and any 3 stone type blocks.
Second item you need is either a Cauldron or a water source. You will need this to fill glass bottles.
Third item you need is Blaze Powder. This is used as fuel in the brewing stand, this requires a trip to the Neither to a Blaze Spawner.
Fourth item you need is Glass Bottles to make into Water Bottles. These will become your potions.

Ingredients

There are base ingredients and modifiers, Base ingredients are ingredients that can be added directly to a water bottle and are the starting point of all potions. Nether wart is the most fundamental of the base ingredients, as it is required to make the vast majority of potions. Modifiers are ingredients used to alter the properties of a potion or to change a potion effect into a different one. The fermented spider eye is unique in that it is the only modifier that can convert a water bottle directly into an effective potion.

Item Name
Result When added to Water Bottle
Effect of Modifier
Nether Wart
Awkward Potion
 Allows the Creation of More Complex Potions.
Redstone Dust
Mundane Potion
 Extends the Duration of a Potion.
Glowstone Dust
Thick Potion
 Enhances the level of a Potion.
Fermented Spider Eye
Potion of Weakness
 Corrupts Potion effect (changes effect).
Gun Powder
Splash Water Bottle
 Turns potion into a Splash Potion.
Dragon's Breath
Turns a Splash Water Bottle
into a Lingering Water Bottle
 Turns splash potion into a Lingering Potion.

Effect Ingredients

Effect ingredients imbue an awkward potion with a particular effect, but do not alter potion duration or intensity. When added directly to a water bottle, most of these ingredients produce a mundane potion. The exceptions to this are golden carrot, pufferfish, turtle shell, and phantom membrane, which cannot be added directly to a water bottle.

Item Name
Effect
Effect when Corrupted
Sugar
Speed
Slowness
Rabbit's Foot
Jump Boost
Glistering Melon Slice
Instant Health
Instant Damage
Spider Eye
Poison
Pufferfish
Water Breathing
None
Magma Cream
Fire Resistance
Golden Carrot
Night Vision
Invisibility
Blaze Powder
Strength
Weakness
Ghast Tear
Regeneration
None
Turtle Shell
Slowness, Resistance
Phantom Membrane
Slow Falling

Brewing Recipes

Base Recipe that you need to have in order to make potions is an Awkward Potion, you get that by applying Nether Wart to a Water Bottle

Positive Effects
Potion
Recipes
Time
Effect
Healing Awkward Potion & Glistering Melon Slice
Instant Health
 Restores 2 Hearts.
Healing II Potion of Healing & Glowstone Dust
Instant Health II
 Restores 4 Hearts.
Fire Resistance Awkward Potion & Magma Cream
3:00
 Fire Resistance Gives immunity to damage from Fire, Lava, Magma Blocks, Campfires and Blazes' ranged attacks.
Fire Resistance Potion of Fire Resistance & Redstone Dust
8:00
Regeneration Awkward Potion & Ghast Tear
0:45
 Restores Health by half heart every 2.5 seconds.
Regeneration Potion of Regeneration & Redstone Dust
2:00
Regeneration II Potion of Regeneration & Glowstone Dust
0:22
 Restores Health by half heart every 1.2 seconds.
Strength Awkward Potion & Blaze Powder
3:00
 Increases Players Melee Attack damage by a heart in a half.
Strength Potion of Strength & Redstone Dust
8:00
Strength II Potion of Strength & Glowstone Dust
1:30
 Increase Players Melee attack damage by 3 Hearts.
Swiftness Awkward Potion & Sugar
3:00
 Increase Movement Speed, Sprinting Speed, and Jumping Length by 20%.
Swiftness Potion of Swiftness & Redstone Dust
8:00
Swiftness II Potion of Swiftness & Glowstone Dust
1:30
 Increase Movement Speed, Sprinting Speed, and Jumping Length by 40%.
Night Vision Awkward Potion & Gloden Carrot
3:00
 Makes everything appear to be at the maximum light level, including underwater areas.
Night Vision Potion of Night Vision & Redstone Dust
8:00
Invisibility Potion of Night Vision & Fermented Spider Eye
3:00
 Renders the player invisible. Equipped and wielded items are still visible.
Invisibility Potion of Invisibility & Redstone Dust
8:00
Water Breathing Awkward Potion & Pufferfish
3:00
 Prevents the oxygen bar from depleting when underwater.
Water Breathing Potion of Water Breathing & Redstone Dust
8:00
Leaping Awkward Potion & Rabbit's Foot
3:00
 Jump Boost: Increases jump height by 1⁄2 block.
Leaping Potion of Leaping & Redstone Dust
8:00
Leaping II Potion of Leaping & Glowstone Dust
1:30
 Jump Boost II: Increases jump height by 1 1⁄4 blocks.
Slow Falling Awkward Potion & Phantom Membrane
3:00
 Causes the player to fall at a slower rate and not take any damage when hitting the ground.
Slow Falling Potion of Slow Falling & Redstone Dust
8:00

Negative Effects
Potion
Recipes
Time
Effect
Poison Awkward Potion & Spider Eye
0:45
 Depletes health by half a heart every 1.25 Seconds.
Poison Potion of Poison & Redstone Dust
1:30
Poison II Potion of Poison & Glowstone Dust
0:22
 Depletes health by half a heart every 0.4 Seconds.
Weakness Water Bottle & Fermented Spider Eye
1:30
 Reduces player's melee attack damage by 2 hearts.
Weakness Potion of Weakness & Redstone Dust
4:00
Harming Potion of Healing & Potion of Poison & Fermented Spider Eye
Instant Damage
 Inflicts 3 hearts of Damage.
Harming II Potion of Harming & Glowstone Dust
Instant Damage II
 Inflicts 6 hearts of Damage.
Slowness Potion of Swiftng & Potion of Leaping & Fermented Spider Eye
1:30
 Slows the player to 85% speed.
Slowness Potion of Slowness & Redstone Dust
4:00
Slowness IV Potion of Slowness & Glowstone Dust
0:20
 Slows the player to 40% speed.

Mixed Effects
Potion
Recipes
Time
Effect
Turtle Master Awkward Potion & Turtle Shell
0:20
 Slowness IV, Resistance III: Slows the player by 60% speed and reduces incoming damage by 60%.
Turtle Master Potion of the Turtle Master & Redstone Dust
0:40
Turtle Master II Potion of the Turtle Master & Glowstone Dust
0:20
 Slowness VI, Resistance IV: Slows the player by 90% speed and reduces incoming damage by 80%.