How to make barrel in minecraft

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to make a barrel in Minecraft!

A Minecraft barrel is a block that can be used to store items, similar to a chest, and is used as a fisherman's job site block.

How To Make A Barrel Video Tutorial

In this video, watch as we show you how to craft a barrel using the Minecraft barrel recipe. Plus, we show you how to use it, some cool barrel facts, and breakdown a barrel vs a chest.

Available Platforms

EditionPlatformAvailable
Java EditionWindows, Mac & Linux PC'sYes
Bedrock EditionXbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Fire OS, Windows 10 PC'sYes
Education EditionMac, iOs 12, Windows 10 PC'sYes
PlayStation EditionPS3 & PS4Yes

Materials Needed To Make A Barrel

  • 6 sticks
  • 2 wood slabs (any type)

Steps To Make A Minecraft Barrel

1. Open Your Crafting Menu

To craft a barrel, you first need to open your crafting table in Minecraft. You should see the same grid as in the image below.

How to make barrel in minecraft

2. Add The Sticks And Wood Slabs To The Menu

In the crafting table, add the 6 sticks and 2 wood slabs to the grid. You can use any type of wood slab including oak, dark oak, spruce, birch, jungle, or acacia wood.

You must add the items to the grid in the same pattern as shown in the image below. In the 1st row place down 1 stick in the 1st box, 1 wood slab in the middlebox, and 1 stick in the 3rd box. In the 2nd row place 1 stick in the 1st box, and 1 stick in the 3rd box. In the 3rd row place down 1 stick in the 1st box, 1 wood slab in the middlebox, and 1 stick in the 3rd box. This is the Minecraft barrel recipe.

How to make barrel in minecraft

After you've added the items to the crafting grid as described above, you'll notice a barrel in the box on the right.

3. Move The Barrel To Your Inventory

Lastly, we're going to drag the barrel down to your inventory so you can use it.

How to make barrel in minecraft

That's it! Minecraft barrels are blocks that can be used to store items, similar to a chest, and are used as a fisherman's job site block.

How to make barrel in minecraft

Minecraft Barrel Command

You can also use a Give Command to create barrels in Minecraft. The barrel command is available in the following editions:

  • Java Edition
  • Pocket Edition
  • Xbox One
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Windows 10 Edition
  • Education Edition

To run the barrel command in Minecraft, open your chat window and enter the command below depending on the version you have.

Java Edition 1.13 and higher barrel command

/give @p barrel 1

PE, Xbox One, Switch, Win 10, Education Edition

/give @p barrel 1 0

More Basic Recipes

In Minecraft, there are lots of different items available that have different purposes, but the issue is that you have a limited inventory size and can store up to 9 items only. Thus, you should be aware of what items are the most essential to keep with you.

Now you might be thinking that is there any way to increase the inventory size then the answer is Yes, there is. You can solve this problem in an instant by using a barrel that can be used to store additional items up to 27, the same as the chest. Both have the same purpose of storing valuable items, but you can’t access a chest if there is any block on top of it whereas you can still access a barrel easily. That’s why barrel is recommended and is a core topic of this article.

How to make barrel in minecraft

Materials required to make a Barrel

You can make a barrel by crafting 6 planks and 2 slabs inside a crafting table and the crafting of these two materials will be discussed in the section below.

How to make barrel in minecraft

There are different types of woods available such as oak, birch, spruce and acacia and you can use any of them to make wooden planks and slabs respectively.

Crafting Planks

First, you need to find a place where trees are available. You need to cut them by using your hand or any axe that will give you wooden logs.

How to make barrel in minecraft

The one that you can see in the image is a “Birch” log and after collecting it you need to place 1 item inside a crafting table that will give you 4 wooden planks as shown.

How to make barrel in minecraft

Crafting Wooden Slabs

As you already got 4 pieces of wooden planks, you need to place 3 of them inside a crafting table that will give you 6 pieces of wooden slabs as shown in the image below.

How to make barrel in minecraft

Crafting a Barrel

To make a barrel you need to place 6 wooden planks and 2 wooden slabs inside a crafting table as shown below.

How to make barrel in minecraft

How to make barrel in minecraft

Conclusion

You can store upto 9 items in your inventory which is sometimes not sufficient if you are crafting different materials. So, if you are looking for some extra space then you should look no further and try to make a barrel. This will increase your storage space to 27 and then you can easily store the additional items as well which was not possible before.