How to make a Glass Bottle in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a glass bottle with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a glass bottle is an important brewing item in your inventory. The crafting process will create 3 glass bottles at a time.

glass bottle

Let's explore how to make a glass bottle.

Supported Platforms

A glass bottle 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 Glass Bottle in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make a Glass Bottle

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a glass bottle:

How to craft a Glass Bottle 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 Glass Bottle

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make a glass bottle, place 3 glass in the 3x3 crafting grid.

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

Crafting recipe for glass bottle

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the 3 glass bottles will appear in the box to the right.

glass bottle

3. Move the Glass Bottle to Inventory

Once you have crafted glass bottle, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Completed glass bottle

Congratulations, you have made a glass bottle in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Glass Bottle

Things to Make with Glass Bottles

You can use glass bottles to make items in Minecraft such as: