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How to brew Awkward Potion in Minecraft

The Mundane (in some versions “murky”) potion is the BASE of almost all useful potions. Brew it by adding Nether Wart to a Water Bottle. On its own it gives no effect — you then add the main ingredient (Sugar, Blaze Powder, Magma Cream, etc.).

Water Bottle
Nether Wart Nether Wart
Awkward Potion

Effect: The base for most potions.

Nether Wart grows on Soul Sand in the Nether (near fortresses). Without it you can't brew useful potions. Separately, the “mundane potion” (water + Glowstone Dust) is a dead end and gives no effect.

How to brew

  1. Place a brewing stand and fuel it with blaze powder.
  2. Brew the base: Water Bottle.
  3. Add the main ingredient — Nether Wart — and wait for brewing to finish.
  4. Optionally add a modifier (glowstone dust/redstone dust/gunpowder).

Other potions

All recipes are in the Minecraft potion encyclopedia.