How to make a Potion of Water Breathing (8:00) in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a Potion of Water Breathing (8:00) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can brew a Potion of Water Breathing (8:00) that is extended to last longer than a regular Potion of Water Breathing (3:00). When this potion is drank, it will give you the Water Breathing effect and the ability to breathe under water for 8 minutes.

potion of water breathing (extended)

Let's explore how to make this potion.

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Supported Platforms

A Potion of Water Breathing (8:00) is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.7.2)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (0.12.1)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU31)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (CU19)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.22)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.22)
Wii U Wii UYes (Patch 3)
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 this Potion in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make this Potion

In Minecraft, these are the materials materials you can use to craft a Potion of Water Breathing (8:00):

How to craft this Potion in Survival Mode

1. Open the Brewing Stand menu

First, open your brewing stand so that you have the Brewing Stand menu that looks like this:

brewing menu

2. Add Blaze Powder to Activate the Brewing Stand

Start by adding blaze powder in the far left box to activate the brewing stand.

brewing menu activated

3. Add Items to make this Potion

In the Brewing Stand menu, you place ingredients in the top box and the potions are created in the bottom three boxes.

To make a Potion of Water Breathing (8:00), you will need 1 Potion of Water Breathing (3:00) and 1 redstone dust.

Place the Potion of Water Breathing in one of the bottom boxes in the Brewing Stand menu. Then add the redstone dust to the top box.

Crafting recipe for potion of water breathing (extended)

Once the brewing process is complete, you will hear a "glug glug glug" sound and the redstone dust will disappear. The Potion of Water Breathing (8:00) will now be finished.

TIP: If you hover over the potion in the Brewing Stand, you will see the name of the potion and its effects.

Completed potion of water breathing (extended)

Your bottle will now contain a Potion of Water Breathing (8:00).

potion of water breathing

If you drink the Potion of Water Breathing (8:00), you will be able to breathe underwater for 8 minutes. This is extremely useful when exploring the ocean.

At this point, you can add this Potion of Water Breathing (8:00) to your inventory or you can continue and turn the potion into a Splash Potion of Water Breathing (6:00).

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Potion of Water Breathing (8:00)

Things to Make with this Potion

You can use a Potion of Water Breathing (8:00) to make items in Minecraft such as:

Things to Do with this Potion

Here are some activities that you can do with a Potion of Water Breathing (8:00) in Minecraft: