How to make a Fermented Spider Eye in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a fermented spider eye with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a fermented spider eye is an important brewing item in your inventory.

fermented spider eye

Let's explore how to make a fermented spider eye.

Supported Platforms

A fermented spider eye is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (0.12.1)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes
Xbox One Xbox OneYes
PS3 PS3Yes
PS4 PS4Yes
Wii U Wii UYes
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes
Education Edition Education EditionYes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find a Fermented Spider Eye in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make a Fermented Spider Eye

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a fermented spider eye:

How to craft a Fermented Spider Eye in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make a Fermented Spider Eye

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make a fermented spider eye, place 1 sugar, 1 brown mushroom, and 1 spider eye in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making a fermented spider eye, it is important that the sugar, brown mushroom, and spider eye are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 spider eye in the first box, 1 brown mushroom in the second box, and 1 sugar in the third box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a fermented spider eye.

Crafting recipe for fermented spider eye

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the fermented spider eye will appear in the box to the right.

fermented spider eye

3. Move the Fermented Spider Eye to Inventory

Once you have crafted fermented spider eye, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed fermented spider eye

Congratulations, you have made a fermented spider eye in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Fermented Spider Eye

Things to Make with Fermented Spider Eye

You can use fermented spider eye to make items in Minecraft such as: