Alathra:Brewery

Alathra Brewery Guide

This guide explains how to get started with the Brewery plugin on Alathra and includes a selection of common brew recipes.

Getting Started

To brew your first drink, you'll need the following materials:

• Cauldron
• Water Source
• Glass Bottles
• Heat Source (e.g., Campfire, Lit Netherrack, Lava)
• Brewing Stand
• Wood for a barrel (multiblock structure)
• Clock
• Various Ingredients
• Yeast (Brown or Red)

Fermenting Process

Setup

1. Place your heat source.
2. Place the cauldron directly above it.
3. Fill the cauldron with water.

Your setup should look like this:

Brewing

1. Add your ingredients to the cauldron.
2. Let the mixture cook for the recipe’s required time.

• • Use a clock to check how long it's been cooking.
  • Maximum fermenting time is 1 hour and 40 minutes.

1. Right-click the cauldron with 3 empty glass bottles to collect the brew once the time is met.

Distillation Process

Some brews require distillation—sometimes multiple times.

1. Place your Brewing Stand.
2. Add Glowstone Dust to the ingredient slot (it won’t be consumed).

1. Insert your brew bottles into the brewing slots.

→ Distillation always comes before aging.

Barrel Aging

Certain brews require aging in wooden barrels. There are two types:

Small Barrel

Required:

• 8 matching wood stairs
• 1 sign made of the same wood

Construction:

1. Build a 2x2 barrel with 4 upside-down stairs facing outward.
2. Add 4 right-side-up stairs on top facing outward.
3. Place a sign labeled Barrel on the bottom-right stair.

Large Barrel

Required:

• 18 matching wood stairs
• 18 wood planks
• 5 fence posts
• 1 sign of the same wood

Construction:

1. Place 4 fences in the corners of a 3x4 rectangle.
2. Add 8 upside-down stairs facing outwards above the fences with a plank strip between.
3. Add a ring of 10 planks above that.
4. Add 8 right-side-up stairs outward-facing with a plank strip.
5. Place 1 fence post at the bottom center and a sign labeled Barrel in the middle.

Aging Your Brews

1. Right-click the barrel and insert the bottles.
2. Wait for the required number of in-game years.

• • 1 year = 20 minutes IRL.
  • Some recipes require a specific wood type barrel.

Yeast Types

Alathra adds two custom yeast items:

Brown Yeast

Used for dark or grainy alcohols.

Crafted with:

• 4x Wheat
• 4x Brown Mushrooms
• 1x Bucket of Water

Red Yeast

Used for light or fruity alcohols.

Crafted with:

• 4x Wheat
• 4x Red Mushrooms

Common Brew Recipes

Drink Name	Ingredients	Cook Time (min)	Barrel Type	Age (Years)	Distillations
Wheat Beer	2x Wheat	4	Birch	1	0
Beer	6x Wheat	8	Any	3	0
Dark Beer	10x Wheat	12	Dark Oak	10	0
Red Wine	7x Berry Must, 3x Sugar, 2x Red Yeast	1	Any	20	0
Mead	10x Honeycomb, 3x Sugar, 2x Brown Yeast	1	Oak	20	0
Apple Cider	8x Apple Juice	1	Any	10	0
Apple Wine	15x Apple Cider, 5x Sugar, 3x Red Yeast	1	Any	20	0
Apple Brandy	5x Apple Wine	1	Acacia	20	5
Whiskey	20x Wheat, 5x Brown Yeast	10	Spruce	23	3
Rum	16x Sugar Cane, 4x Sugar Brew, 2x Brown Yeast	1	Birch	16	4
Vodka	12x Potatoes, 3x Brown Yeast	20	None	None	10
Tequila	4x Agave Brew, 2x Blue Flowers, 1x Red Yeast	15	Birch	20	4
Black Tea	4x Dark Oak Leaves, 2x Black Dye	5	None	None	None
Green Tea	4x Oak Leaves	2	None	None	None
Coffee	3x Cocoa Beans	2	None	None	None
Sake	5x Wheat Seeds, 2x Brown Yeast	30	None	None	2

Tips for Master Brewers

• Maintain multiple barrel types for recipe compatibility.
• Use labeled chests to store ingredients by type.
• Monitor fermentation time closely with a clock.
• Experiment responsibly!