Better Brewings
Players who want potions beyond the vanilla set can add Better Brewings, which brings non-craftable potions, including splash and lingering versions, into a world.
What it does
Better Brewings adds potions that vanilla Minecraft does not allow players to craft. Splash and lingering variants are included, so the extra potions can be thrown or left as clouds the same way the standard ones can. The content is delivered as a datapack, and the mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, all for 26.3.
The mod is installed on the server, and players join without needing anything of their own. Server owners can add it by dropping the .zip file into the world's datapacks folder, then running the reload command in the world to apply it without restarting. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 and is not open source. Snapshot builds are published as well, and the latest file is 1.3.3+mod, dated 2026-10-13.
Key features
Non-craftable potions
Potions that vanilla crafting cannot produce are added, expanding the brewing options available in a world.
Splash and lingering variants
Each added potion comes in splash and lingering forms, so they can be thrown at targets or used as area effects.
Reload without restart
A world can pick up the datapack by running the reload command, so the server does not need to restart after installing.
Datapack delivery
The content ships as a standard datapack placed in a world's datapacks folder, keeping the installation simple.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners and survival players who want brewing options beyond the vanilla set. Because it is a datapack, it works on a server or in a single world that loads it.
How it compares
Simple Leads, Simple Saddle and Simple Name Tag are server-side mods that share Better Brewings' environment and Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, but they add items unrelated to brewing and cover older version ranges, 1.15 – 1.21.5 and 1.16 – 1.21.11. Home Brewed is also server-required and is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 26.3, under All rights reserved, so it runs on the same version but does not use a datapack. Potion Recipes Brewing is a Fabric-only mod for 26.1.2 that needs both client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Brewings | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-13 |
| Simple Leads | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.15 – 1.21.5 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-26 |
| Simple Saddle | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.15 – 1.21.5 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-26 |
| Simple Name Tag | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-26 |
| Home Brewed | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-27 |
| Potion Recipes Brewing | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-17 |
Questions
Does Better Brewings need a loader?
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In the catalog
Better Brewings is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-brewings
- Owner
- Nat's Projects
- Published
- 2026-08-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15