Tea Kettle Mod Wiki

The Tea Kettle Mod for Minecraft is a culinary and utility mod that focuses on the art of tea making. It introduces a multi-step brewing process involving specialized equipment, wild-growing tea plants, and a variety of tea recipes. Beyond simple hunger restoration, the mod features two primary status effects: Caffeine, which provides physical buffs at the cost of rest, and Zen, which allows players to manipulate the day-night cycle through meditation and sleep.

Tea Bushes are the primary source of tea leaves in the mod. They are naturally occurring plants that can be found and cultivated by the player.

Spawning and Growth

• Location: Tea bushes naturally spawn in various Forest biomes, including Birch Forests and Dark Forests.
• Harvesting: Breaking a tea bush will drop Tea Leaves. Using Shears on a mature bush allows for a more efficient harvest, often yielding more leaves and occasionally Tea Seeds for replanting.
• Cultivation: Tea seeds can be planted on grass or dirt blocks. They grow through several stages and can be accelerated using Bone Meal.

To brew tea, players must craft and utilize two main items: the Kettle and the Tea Cup.

The Kettle

The Kettle is a functional block used to boil water and steep tea leaves.

• Placement: The Kettle must be placed on top of a heat source to function. Valid heat sources include Fire, Campfires, Magma Blocks, Lit Furnaces, Smokers, and Blast Furnaces.
• Usage:
  1. Right-click the Kettle with a Water Bucket to fill it.
  2. Wait for the water to boil; the Kettle will begin emitting steam particles once ready.
  3. Add Tea Leaves by right-clicking the boiling Kettle.
  4. Once the tea is steeped, use an empty Tea Cup on the Kettle to fill it.

The Tea Cup

The Tea Cup is the vessel used to consume the brewed tea. It is a reusable item that remains in the player's inventory after the tea is finished.

The mod includes six base tea varieties and four latte variations. Each can be further customized with sweeteners.

Lattes and Sweeteners

• Lattes: By combining a brewed tea cup with a Milk Bucket (or bottle), players can create Lattes. Lattes generally provide a longer duration for the status effects and restore more hunger.
• Sweetening: Adding Sugar or Honey to a cup of tea will extend the duration of the effects. Honey-sweetened teas often provide a stronger version of the base effect (e.g., Caffeine II instead of Caffeine I).

The Tea Kettle mod introduces two unique mechanics that change how players interact with the game world.

Caffeine

Caffeine is a stimulant effect obtained from Green, Black, and Oolong teas.

• Buffs: Grants Speed and Haste levels based on the strength of the tea.
• Drawback: While under the influence of Caffeine, the player is "too excited" to sleep. Attempting to use a bed will result in a message stating the player cannot rest yet.

Zen

Zen is a calming effect obtained from White and Herbal teas.

• Daytime Sleep: The Zen effect allows players to sleep in a bed during the daytime.
• Time Manipulation: Sleeping while the Zen effect is active will advance time to the beginning of the next night (dusk) rather than the morning. This is particularly useful for players who wish to hunt mobs or work under cover of darkness.
• Caffeine Neutralization: Consuming a Zen-based tea will immediately clear any active Caffeine effects.

The following table outlines the primary crafting recipes for the mod's essential items.

Brewing Mechanics

• Steaming: The Kettle has a visual indicator for temperature. Steam intensity increases as the water reaches boiling point.
• Safety: Standing on a boiling Kettle will cause minor fire damage to the player, similar to a Campfire.

Configuration Options

The mod includes several configurable settings for server administrators and players:

• quickLattes: If enabled, lattes can be brewed directly in the cup without requiring boiling water.
• limitedWater: If enabled, filling a kettle will consume the water source block if it is not an infinite source.
• skipToDawnZen: Reverts the Zen effect behavior to skip to morning instead of dusk.