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Cauldron Concrete Powder

by Stoupy51

Cauldron Concrete Powder lets concrete powder dropped into a water cauldron harden at once, replacing the usual manual placement of water and powder.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT LicenseOpen source1.15 – 26.3

What it does

Players who drop concrete powder into a water cauldron get hardened concrete in its place, and the cauldron's water level drops by one. The datapack only reacts to items dropped by a player, so items carried by a water stream, dispensed from droppers, or left by broken falling blocks keep the default behavior. The transformation runs through a function tag, and the work is kept to a single check on the dropped item.

The datapack is built for performance. Its benchmarks are described by the author as running significantly faster than the equivalent solution from VanillaTweaks. The mod was created after a community request and is a datapack, not a Java mod. It is available for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack for servers, with files for 1.15 – 26.3 and 1.6.0 as the latest release for 26.3.

Only the server has to run the datapack, while players may join without installing anything. The code is released under the MIT License and is open source, and snapshot builds are published alongside the release files.

Key features

  1. Instant concrete hardening

    Concrete powder dropped into a water cauldron becomes the hardened block at once.

  2. Player-dropped items only

    Only items dropped by a player are converted, so water streams, dispensers and falling blocks behave as in vanilla.

  3. Custom cauldron recipes

    Other datapacks can add their own cauldron transformations through the function tag.

  4. Cauldron water use

    Each conversion removes one level of water from the cauldron.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.31.6.0+fabric1.6.0+forge1.6.0+neoforge1.6.0+quilt
26.21.5.3+fabric1.5.3+forge1.5.3+neoforge1.5.3+quilt
26.1.21.5.3+fabric1.5.3+forge1.5.3+neoforge1.5.3+quilt
26.1.11.5.3+fabric1.5.3+forge1.5.3+neoforge1.5.3+quilt
26.11.5.3+fabric1.5.3+forge1.5.3+neoforge1.5.3+quilt
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.5.3+fabric1.5.3+forge1.5.3+neoforge1.5.3+quilt
1.21.101.5.3+fabric1.5.3+forge1.5.3+neoforge1.5.3+quilt
1.21.91.5.3+fabric1.5.3+forge1.5.3+neoforge1.5.3+quilt
1.21.81.5.3+fabric1.5.3+forge1.5.3+neoforge1.5.3+quilt
1.21.71.5.3+fabric1.5.3+forge1.5.3+neoforge1.5.3+quilt
1.21.61.5.3+fabric1.5.3+forge1.5.3+neoforge1.5.3+quilt
1.21.51.5.3+fabric1.5.3+forge1.5.3+neoforge1.5.3+quilt
1.21.41.3.0+mod1.3.0+mod1.3.0+mod1.3.0+mod
1.21.31.3.0+mod1.3.0+mod1.3.0+mod1.3.0+mod
1.21.21.3.0+mod1.3.0+mod1.3.0+mod1.3.0+mod
1.21.11.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod
1.211.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

Use cases

Who it’s for: Server owners and builders who work with concrete powder often, and datapack authors who want to add their own cauldron recipes.

How it compares

Full comparison

Cauldron Mud can be installed on the server alone, with files for 1.21 – 26.2 and the MIT License. Re-Dye Concrete Powder [PurpurPack] also has the MIT License and is open source, for 1.20 – 26.2, and it changes the color of powder rather than hardening it. Red Sand Concrete is not open source and is under All rights reserved, covering 1.21.9 – 26.3.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Cauldron Concrete PowderFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.15 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-10-01
Cauldron MudFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-08-25
Re-Dye Concrete Powder [PurpurPack]Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-06-28
Red Sand ConcreteFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.9 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-19

Questions

Does Cauldron Concrete Powder need to be installed on the client?

No. Only the server needs the datapack for the transformation to work, and players may join without it.

Which loaders is Cauldron Concrete Powder available for?

Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack for servers, with the latest file 1.6.0 for 26.3.

Does the datapack convert concrete powder that falls from other sources?

No. Only items dropped by a player are converted. Items carried by water, dispensed from droppers or left by falling blocks keep the default behavior.

In the catalog

Cauldron Concrete Powder is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Game mechanics mods29,952Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

🧪 CauldronConcretePowder is a simple yet powerful Datapack that enhances your Minecraft experience by allowing you to instantly transform concrete powder into hardened concrete by dropping it into water cauldrons!
Stoupy51, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Stoupy51
Published
2023-03-11
Updated on Modrinth
2026-10-01
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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