Washing Cauldron
Washing Cauldron lets players remove dye from dyed items by right-clicking a water-filled cauldron, turning colored blocks and shulker boxes back into their undyed versions.
What it does
A cauldron filled with water undyes any dyed item it is used on, including modded items and shulker boxes. Players can also set up water sources on two sides of a cauldron to create an unlimited supply of water. Hoppers can feed items into the cauldron and collect the output from the bottom, automating the process. The cauldron stays a normal block, so it remains movable and needs no block entity that could cause issues for redstone builds.
The mod also adds crafting recipes that redye undyed items, letting a player turn a plain item back into any color. Dynamic recipes can be adjusted through a config file that lists items to ignore, such as light gray variants that should not be generated. The mod requires Forge and is published for 1.18.2 – 1.19.2, with Enough Items compatibility noted by the author. The server needs the mod to undye items, while clients may leave it out.
Key features
Undyeing with water
Right-clicking a water-filled cauldron removes the dye from dyed items, including shulker boxes and modded items.
Automation with hoppers
A hopper pointing into the cauldron can supply items, and one underneath can collect the undyed results.
Unlimited water sources
Water sources placed on two sides of a cauldron provide an unlimited supply of water for undyeing.
Redyeing recipes
Crafting recipes turn undyed items back into colored versions, and recipes for dyed glass can use plain glass as input.
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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
Who it’s for: Players who dye large numbers of blocks or items, and server owners who want an automated undyeing setup. Modpack builders can use the config file to adjust which recipes are generated.
How it compares
More Cauldrons is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.12.2 – 1.16.5 on Forge, with the same client and server environment. Better Cauldrons is server-side required with client optional, open source under the MIT License, and available on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.11 – 26.3, so it targets a different version range than Washing Cauldron.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washing Cauldron | Forge | 1.18.2 – 1.19.2 | Server required, client optional | 2022-09-26 |
| More Cauldrons | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2022-12-28 |
| Better Cauldrons | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-15 |
Questions
Does Washing Cauldron need to be installed on the server?
Which Forge versions does Washing Cauldron support?
Can Washing Cauldron work with hoppers?
In the catalog
Washing Cauldron is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 12,559 mods support Minecraft 1.19.2.
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What the author says
You have finally finished farming enough sand for your colorful glass-build. After waiting for it to be smelted, you want to dye it, but you accidentally craft too much green glass. What to do with all the remaining green glass? Or you just don't like your yellow bed, and you don't have enough wool to craft a new…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/washing-cauldron
- Owner
- LaidBackSloth
- Published
- 2022-09-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2022-09-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15