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# Aging

**A barrel is needed for aging.** There are different sizes of barrels, below we will explain it all to you.

**Minecraft Barrel** | *6 Slots*

Simply craft and place the barrel and put the brews inside.

![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f6692fb86fdcb4c47faae315e2cc1dd129365222db5c81fc470752e5379d330d/68747470733a2f2f67616d6570656469612e637572736563646e2e636f6d2f6d696e6563726166745f64655f67616d6570656469612f7468756d622f332f33332f466173732e706e672f31353070782d466173732e706e673f76657273696f6e3d6564386263393832323739353330656134366461633762393332656331623836)

You can also build bigger barrels. They can be built in two ways:

**Small barrel** | *9 Slots*

Use 8 wooden stairs to build a barrel shape.

Place a sign on the lower right side and write "Barrel" in the upper Line: 

![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/77eb79971b0a28805fafab0d1803dc467873abcb8f756fe8edbec4e679ef0aa5/687474703a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f754970436678412e706e67)

Message "Barrel created" should appear.

**Big barrel** | *27 Slots*

Use 5 fences, 16 wooden stairs, and 18 wood planks to build a barrel shape. Attach a spigot (Fence) and a sign that has "Barrel" written on it:

![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/da5a0fb497be7b73a6f9613fc2e7e65de69294a90cdadeae7dcd8fe0d1b26caa/68747470733a2f2f696d6775722e636f6d2f464f72376c4e352e706e67) ![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/86be3e4a6ab7d08c34138491178c3aa837dcfaf11fe42ceb8b0bc5c4cc3794b4/68747470733a2f2f696d6775722e636f6d2f6b336834716a302e706e67)

Message "Barrel created" should appear\
**You may remove the sign from the big barrel after creating it.**

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Open the barrel by clicking on it.

* Put the bottles into the barrels for aging.
* For every minecraft day, the brews will age a year.
* Depending on the recipe, the type of wood used for building the barrel may alter the quality of the aged brew.
* The Minecraft-barrel is always of wood type oak.