Brewer
Learn the art of crafting elixirs through the processes of brewing, distilling, and barrel aging here on DemocracyCraft. Discover how you can transform basic ingredients into powerful elixirs. We have custom elixir recipes, and new elixirs are consistently added. While crafting elixirs can be a challenging endeavor, it offers the potential for substantial rewards. By the end of this guide, you'll have a deep understanding of the elixir craft.
What Brewers Do
Crafting elixirs is an exciting pursuit, but it's not for everyone. It demands time, patience, and effort to transform raw ingredients into high-quality elixirs. You'll find that our elixirs are inspired by real-world recipes, with authentic properties and production methods. Every elixir craft can specialize in the type of elixirs they want to produce and sell, whether it's traditional elixirs, mystical potions, or special brews.
Getting Set Up
To craft elixirs in DemocracyCraft, you need to set up the following:
Brewing Cauldron - This is used to ferment your ingredients into a mash, the initial step in elixir crafting. First, place a cauldron over a fire source, like a lit netherrack or campfire, one block above the flame, as shown below. Then, put a bucket of water inside to enable brewing three elixirs per cauldron.
Brewing Stand - Some recipes require distilling. To do this, place glowstone dust in the top slot of a brewing stand and put the elixir bottles inside to distill.
Wood Planks - Some recipes require barrel aging to complete the elixir crafting process. There are two types of aging barrels available: small barrels with 9 slots are easy to store in your home or shop. Large barrels, on the other hand, can hold up to 27 elixirs and are constructed using various types of wood. They occupy more space, and each year of aging corresponds to 20 minutes in real time (i.e., 4 in-game years equal 1 hour and 20 minutes in real time). Here's how to make each type of barrel:
Small Barrel (9 Slots + Always Considered Oak)
- Use 8 wooden stairs to construct the barrel as shown below.
- Attach a sign to the lower right stair with "Barrel" written on the first line.
Big Barrel (27 Slots)
- Use 5 fences, 16 wooden stairs, and 18 wood planks to build a barrel shape, as shown below.
- Attach a fence to the bottom and a sign with "Barrel" on the first line at the top.
Sealing Table - This ensures that the elixir can no longer be modified through additional aging or distilling. It adds brackets around the star quality and hides specific details about the elixir, displaying only its quality, barrel aging status, and distillation.
Fermenting
- Once you have your ingredients ready, proceed to the cauldron. This recipe has a single ingredient, which makes it easier to follow. When a recipe includes multiple ingredients, add the second one only after the first is fully added. For the Mystic Elixir, you'll need 12 Essence of Magic.
Distillation
- To initiate the distillation, set up a brewing stand with a single piece of glowstone dust at the top slot. Place the elixir bottles in the brewing stand and wait for the distillation to complete.
- Distillation is complete when the elixir reaches the required number of distillation runs, and it will automatically stop.
Aging
- After distillation, check if the recipe specifies aging. For the Mystic Elixir, it requires 15 years of aging in oak wood barrels. As previously mentioned, 1 year of aging equals 20 minutes of real-time, so 15 years correspond to 5 hours.
- Place the elixirs in the aging barrel. In this guide, we're using a large barrel. Right-click to open the barrel, and place the elixir bottles inside. After a few minutes, the year information will appear when you hover over the bottles.
- Once the elixirs have aged for the required duration, they will reach a 5-star quality and be ready for sealing. If any of the steps (Ingredients, Distillation, Aging) are displayed in orange or red, it indicates an error in that step, resulting in lower elixir quality.
Sealing
- When you're ready to package and sell your elixirs, use the Sealing Table. You can place up to 9 elixirs at a time in the table, and each one will be sealed within a few seconds.
Elixir Recipes
Here are some popular elixir recipes for you to explore and craft. Each recipe provides a list of ingredients, brewing time, distillation runs, and aging requirements:
Skunky Elixir
Ingredients: 5 Wheat
Boil Time: 7 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 3 Years
Barrel Wood: Any
In-Game Name: Skunky Elixir
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Fine Dark Elixir
Ingredients: 6 Wheat
Boil Time: 7 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 7 Years
Barrel Wood: Dark Oak
In-Game Name: Fine Dark Elixir
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Cascade Kriek Elixir
Ingredients: 6 Wheat, 6 Sweet Berries, 3 Blaze Powder
Boil Time: 7 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 7 Years
Barrel Wood: Dark Oak
In-Game Name: Cascade Kriek Elixir
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Steel Reserve 211 Elixir
Ingredients: 10 Wheat
Boil Time: 12 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 4 Years
Barrel Wood: Any
In-Game Name: Steel Reserve 211 Elixir
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Duvel
Ingredients: 9 Wheat
Boil Time: 161 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 5 Years
Barrel Wood: Any
In-Game Name: Duvel
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Victoria Bitter
Ingredients: 3 Wheat, 2 Sugar
Boil Time: 7 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 5 Years
Barrel Wood: Any
In-Game Name: Victoria Bitter
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Redds Apple Elixir
Ingredients: 2 Wheat, 2 Apple, 1 Sugar
Boil Time: 2 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 2 Years
Barrel Wood: Any
In-Game Name: Redds Apple Elixir
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Rhinegeist Zango
Ingredients: 2 Wheat, 1 Apple, 1 Glow Berry, 1 Sugar
Boil Time: 2 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 1 Year
Barrel Wood: Any
In-Game Name: Rhinegeist Zango
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Breitenbach Dandelion Elixir
Ingredients: 8 Dandelion, 2 Glow Berries
Boil Time: 6 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 3 Years
Barrel Wood: Any
In-Game Name: Breitenbach Dandelion Elixir
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Wolffer Estate Rose
Ingredients: 7 Sweet Berries, 2 Sugar, 1 Peony
Boil Time: 6 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 2 Years
Barrel Wood: Oak
In-Game Name: Wolffer Estate Rose
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Zombie Zin Zinfandel
Ingredients: 5 Sweet Berries, 4 Sugar Cane, 1 Rotten Flesh
Boil Time: 6 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 2 Years
Barrel Wood: Oak
In-Game Name: Zombie Zin Zinfandel
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Golden Elixir
Ingredients: 8 Sugar Cane
Boil Time: 4 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 3 Years
Barrel Wood: Oak
In-Game Name: Golden Elixir
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Sweet Golden Apple Elixir
Ingredients: 6 Sugar Cane, 2 Apples
Boil Time: 4 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 4 Years
Barrel Wood: Oak
In-Game Name: Sweet Golden Apple Elixir
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Great Apple Cider
Ingredients: 14 Apples
Boil Time: 7 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 3 Years
Barrel Wood: Any
In-Game Name: Great Apple Cider
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
FTG Legal Cider
Ingredients: 4 Golden Apples, 6 Golden Carrots, 4 Ghast Tears
Boil Time: 6 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 8 Years
Barrel Wood: Acacia
In-Game Name: FTG Legal Cider
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Sour Apple Elixir
Ingredients: 24 Apples
Boil Time: 30 Minutes
Distill Runs: 1
Age: 8 Years
Barrel Wood: Oak
In-Game Name: Sour Apple Elixir
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Vocna rakija
Ingredients: 5 Apples, 5 Sweet Berries, 5 Glow Berries, 2 Sugar
Boil Time: 15 Minutes
Distill Runs: 2
Age: 12 Years
Barrel Wood: Oak
In-Game Name: Vocna rakija
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Cognac
Ingredients: 15 Sweet Berries, 5 Glow Berries, 5 Sugar
Boil Time: 16 Minutes
Distill Runs: 2
Age: 8 Years
Barrel Wood: Oak
In-Game Name: Cognac
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Laird 12 Years Apple Elixir
Ingredients: 23 Apples, 2 Golden Apples
Boil Time: 18 Minutes
Distill Runs: 2
Age: 12 Years
Barrel Wood: Oak
In-Game Name: Laird 12 Years Apple Elixir
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Blazing Elixir
Ingredients: 12 Wheat, 2 Blaze Powder
Boil Time: 14 Minutes
Distill Runs: 1 (55 Minutes)
Age: 21 Years
Barrel Wood: Oak
In-Game Name: Blazing Elixir
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Tullamore Dew
Ingredients: 12 Wheat
Boil Time: 12 Minutes
Distill Runs: 3
Age: 15 Years
Barrel Wood: Oak
In-Game Name: Tullamore Dew
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Crown Royal Regal Apple
Ingredients: 15 Wheat, 5 Apples
Boil Time: 14 Minutes
Distill Runs: 1
Age: 3 Years
Barrel Wood: Oak
In-Game Name: Crown Royal Regal Apple
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Fireball Elixir
Ingredients: 15 Wheat, 5 Blaze Powder
Boil Time: 14 Minutes
Distill Runs: 3
Age: 3 Years
Barrel Wood: Oak
In-Game Name: Fireball Elixir
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Batavia Arrack
Ingredients: 10 Sugar Cane, 15 Sugar
Boil Time: 20 Minutes
Distill Runs: 1
Age: 8 Years
Barrel Wood: Oak
In-Game Name: Batavia Arrack
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Mekhong
Ingredients: 10 Sugar Cane, 3 Dried Kelp, 3 Grass, 2 Blaze Powder, 2 Honey Bottles
Boil Time: 14 Minutes
Distill Runs: 2
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Mekhong
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Pirassununga 51 Cachaca
Ingredients: 25 Sugar Cane
Boil Time: 16 Minutes
Distill Runs: 3
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Pirassununga 51 Cachaca
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Reyka
Ingredients: 10 Beetroot, 8 Sugar
Boil Time: 25 Minutes
Distill Runs: 3
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Reyka
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Melon Elixir
Ingredients: 10 Potatoes, 6 Melon Slices
Boil Time: 25 Minutes
Distill Runs: 3
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Melon Elixir
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Absolut Mandrin
Ingredients: 15 Wheat, 10 Glow Berries
Boil Time: 16 Minutes
Distill Runs: 10
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Absolut Mandrin
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Strong Slime Elixir
Ingredients: 15 Grass
Boil Time: 3 Minutes
Distill Runs: 6 (80 Minutes)
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Strong Slime Elixir
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Aalborg Jubilaums Akavit
Ingredients: 15 Wheat, 5 Glow Berries, 5 Grass
Boil Time: 16 Minutes
Distill Runs: 1
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Aalborg Jubilaums Akavit
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Arak
Ingredients: 15 Sweet Berries, 15 Grass
Boil Time: 22 Minutes
Distill Runs: 3
Age: 1 Year
Barrel Wood: Any
In-Game Name: Arak
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Cointreau
Ingredients: 15 Glow Berries, 2 Sugar
Boil Time: 10 Minutes
Distill Runs: 2
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Cointreau
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Salmiakki Koskenkorva
Ingredients: 10 Wheat, 10 Sugar
Boil Time: 14 Minutes
Distill Runs: 5
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Salmiakki Koskenkorva
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Amarula Cream Elixir
Ingredients: 5 Glow Berries, 4 Sugar, 1 Milk
Boil Time: 8 Minutes
Distill Runs: 1
Age: 2 Years
Barrel Wood: Oak
In-Game Name: Amarula Cream Elixir
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Antiqueno Tapa Rojo
Ingredients: 10 Sugar Cane, 5 Grass
Boil Time: 12 Minutes
Distill Runs: 7
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Antiqueno Tapa Rojo
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Warm Irish Cream
Ingredients: 5 Wheat, 2 Milk, 2 Cocoa Beans, 1 Snowball
Boil Time: 8 Minutes
Distill Runs: 3
Age: 3 Years
Barrel Wood: Any
In-Game Name: Warm Irish Cream
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
DeKuyper Blue Curacao
Ingredients: 5 Glow Berries, 5 Sugar, 1 Blue Dye
Boil Time: 6 Minutes
Distill Runs: 1
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: DeKuyper Blue Curacao
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Mudslide
Ingredients: 4 Cocoa Beans, 4 Sugar, 2 Snowballs
Boil Time: 6 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 1 Year
Barrel Wood: Oak
In-Game Name: Mudslide
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Xin Li He Zhu
Ingredients: 12 Wheat, 8 Bamboo, 5 Sugar
Boil Time: 25 Minutes
Distill Runs: 3
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Xin Li He Zhu
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Xifengjiu
Ingredients: 11 Nether Wart, 7 Wheat, 4 Grass
Boil Time: 30 Minutes
Distill Runs: 6
Age: 15 Years
Barrel Wood: Dark Oak
In-Game Name: Xifengjiu
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Red Star Erguotou
Ingredients: 20 Nether Wart, 10 Sugar
Boil Time: 22 Minutes
Distill Runs: 2
Age: 8 Years
Barrel Wood: Any
In-Game Name: Red Star Erguotou
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Wu Liang Ye Baiju
Ingredients: 10 Nether Wart, 10 Wheat, 5 Wheat Seeds, 5 Sugar Cane
Boil Time: 22 Minutes
Distill Runs: 7
Age: 10 Years
Barrel Wood: Any
In-Game Name: Wu Liang Ye Baiju
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Old Time Elixir
Ingredients: 10 Wheat, 7 Cornflowers, 3 Apples
Boil Time: 10 Minutes
Distill Runs: 2
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Old Time Elixir
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Hirezake
Ingredients: 4 Kelp, 3 Pufferfish
Boil Time: 4 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Hirezake
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Advocaat
Ingredients: 5 Eggs, 2 Sugar, 1 Milk
Boil Time: 2 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 3 Years
Barrel Wood: Any
In-Game Name: Advocaat
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Pulque
Ingredients: 5 Cactus
Boil Time: 4 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Pulque
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Comiteco 9 Guardianes
Ingredients: 25 Cactus
Boil Time: 18 Minutes
Distill Runs: 2
Age: 1 Year
Barrel Wood: Any
In-Game Name: Comiteco 9 Guardianes
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Vesper Martini
Ingredients: 10 Sweet Berries, 5 Potatoes, 5 Glow Berries
Boil Time: 10 Minutes
Distill Runs: 4
Age: 5 Years
Barrel Wood: Birch
In-Game Name: Vesper Martini
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Strong Coffee
Ingredients: 12 Cocoa Beans, 2 Milk
Boil Time: 2 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Strong Coffee
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
British Tea
Ingredients: 5 Kelp, 4 Sugar, 2 Milk
Boil Time: 2 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: British Tea
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Moo Moo Juice
Ingredients: 6 Cooked Beef, 4 Gunpowder, 1 Milk, 1 Ghast Tear
Boil Time: 2 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Moo Moo Juice
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A
Seedy Soup
Ingredients: 20 Wheat Seeds, 20 Beetroot Seeds, 10 Melon Seeds, 10 Pumpkin
Boil Time: 2 Minutes
Distill Runs: 0
Age: 0 Years
Barrel Wood: N/A
In-Game Name: Seedy Soup
If Didn't Work, What did it Turn Into: N/A