Better Cauldron
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.16.5 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
Better Cauldron allows any fluid to be put in a Cauldron: water, lava, and any modded fluid!
It also adds cauldron recipes which can be made by right-clicking a Cauldron with an item or dropping the item in the Cauldron.
Default recipes include converting Concrete Powder to Concrete, un-dyeing Beds/Wool/Carpets/Terracotta, and removing the glue from a Sticky Piston.
You can add custom recipes using the new bettercauldron:make_in_cauldron recipe type, like below:
{ "type": "bettercauldron:make_in_cauldron", "input": { "item": "minecraft:black_concrete_powder" }, "result": "minecraft:black_concrete", "fluid": "minecraft:water", "consumes_level": 1, "applies_to_stack": true }
consumes_level defines the amount of fluid that will be taken out of the Cauldron when using the recipe.
applies_to_stack defines wether the whole stack of item involved is transformed, or just one item of the stack.
result can be an array: ["minecraft:dirt", "minecraft:diamond"]
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.16.5
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as bettercauldron-1.16.5-1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 35 KB
- Download link checked 5 Nov 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.