Cheaper glass bottles
by Mr_frugal
Cheaper glass bottles changes the vanilla bottle recipe so that three bottles are made from fewer glass blocks than before, for players who brew often.
What it does
The mod replaces the default glass bottle recipe with a shapeless single-slot craft that uses one glass block for three bottles. It cuts the glass block cost by about one third compared with the original shaped V pattern. The default output of three bottles stays the same, so brewing automation and potion setups keep working as they did.
The change is a lightweight recipe tweak that overwrites the vanilla recipe instead of adding a second one, which prevents duplicate recipes and recipe conflicts. It is available as a mod or as a data pack, and it targets glass bottle crafting only. Server owners running a survival or multiplayer world are the main audience, since the mod is required on the server. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 26.2, with the 1.0.0 release the latest file, under the MIT License.
Key features
Single glass per craft
Placing one glass block in the crafting grid yields three bottles, replacing the default V-shaped recipe.
Lower glass cost
The glass block requirement for bottles drops by about a third, so less glass goes into each brewing run.
Default yield kept
The output stays at three bottles, so existing brewing automation and potion setups stay balanced.
Vanilla recipe replaced
The original recipe is overwritten rather than duplicated, which avoids recipe conflicts and duplication exploits.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Potion brewing
Players who brew many potions use fewer glass blocks to stock up on empty bottles.
Automated setups
Brewing automation that depends on the three-bottle output keeps working with the cheaper recipe.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want a lighter glass bottle cost on a survival or multiplayer world, and players who brew potions frequently.
How it compares
Shoot Glass is a client and server mod for 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, released under the MIT License and open source, so it covers a different part of glass use. Blasting Smelts Glass [PurpurPack] is open source under the MIT License with files for 1.20 – 26.2, and only the server needs it, while Cheaper glass bottles is installed on the server and optional on the client for 26.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheaper glass bottles | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-05 |
| Shoot Glass | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-08 |
| Blasting Smelts Glass [PurpurPack] | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-24 |
Questions
Does Cheaper glass bottles need to be installed on the client?
Can Cheaper glass bottles be used as a data pack instead of a mod?
Which versions does Cheaper glass bottles support?
In the catalog
Cheaper glass bottles is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Tired of losing glass every time you need to brew potions? This lightweight recipe tweak optimizes the vanilla glass bottle crafting mechanics to be much more rewarding and resource-efficient. With the mod/datapack on, placing just one single Glass block into the crafting grid will instantly yield three Glass Bottles.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cheaper-glass-bottles
- Owner
- Mr_frugal
- Published
- 2026-08-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15