Real Brewery
Real Brewery adds brewing recipes to the brewing stand, with new status effects, splash and lingering potions, and a random brewing outcome for Fabric on 1.16.5.
What it does
Brewing stand recipes gain randomness in Real Brewery, so the same ingredients can produce different results. The mod introduces its own status effects that brewed drinks can apply. Players learn which drinks they can make by testing combinations, since the mod asks them to discover recipes rather than read them from a table. Heat for the stand can come from a campfire or a lava block placed below it, and a dragon head set on top of the stand changes the brewing process.
Splash and lingering potion variants are included, so brewed drinks can be thrown or left as area effects. The mod keeps a record of the world between relaunches, so brewing progress and the players involved are remembered when a server or single-player world starts again. Its design follows the original intent of the game's creator, as the author describes it.
Installation needs Fabric API and Pehkui. Real Brewery is published only for Fabric, for game version 1.16.5, with a single build 1.0.0 released on 2026-06-22. Client and server are both needed, so the server and every player run the mod. It is open source under the MIT License, and its source code is public.
Key features
Random brewing results
Brewing stand recipes vary in outcome, so the same ingredients do not always give the same potion.
New status effects
The mod adds status effects that brewed drinks can apply, separate from the vanilla effects.
Splash and lingering potions
Brewed drinks can be made as splash or lingering potions that affect an area.
Heat and head sources
A campfire or lava below the stand supplies heat, and a dragon head on top changes the brew.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want more variety in brewing and server owners who want brewing progress kept between restarts. Both sides need the mod, and Fabric API and Pehkui must be installed alongside it.
How it compares
More Potion Types is for Fabric on 1.20.1 and is not open source; it is All rights reserved. Glowing Potion is for Fabric on 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 and is open source under the MIT License. Many Potions is for Fabric on 1.21.1 and is All rights reserved. Real Brewery targets only 1.16.5, so none of these versions overlap with it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Brewery | Fabric | 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2026-06-22 |
| More Potion Types | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-04-25 |
| Glowing Potion | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-04-09 |
| Many Potions | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-11 |
Questions
Does Real Brewery need Fabric API?
Why does Real Brewery require Pehkui?
Must the server install Real Brewery?
Which game version does Real Brewery support?
In the catalog
Real Brewery is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/real-brewery
- Owner
- crystallized-dreams
- Published
- 2026-06-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15