How to Bulk Craft Gunpowder for TNT and Rockets

Gunpowder is essential for preparing explosives like TNT and fueling firework rockets for Elytra flight. Instead of waiting for nightfall to hunt creepers, you can mass-produce gunpowder safely at a crafting station.

Setting Up Your Supplies

Collect matching quantities of your ingredients to prepare for batch crafting:

• Stacks of flint
• Stacks of redstone dust
• Stacks of glowstone dust
• Stacks of coal or charcoal

Crafting in Bulk

1. Right-click a crafting table to open the 3x3 crafting grid (or use the 2x2 grid in your inventory).

2. Place an even stack of flint, redstone dust, glowstone dust, and your chosen coal or charcoal into four separate slots on the grid. The ingredients can be placed in any arrangement.

3. Hold Shift and left-click the gunpowder in the output slot to instantly convert all stacked ingredients into finished gunpowder.

4. Use your newly crafted gunpowder immediately to craft TNT by surrounding sand blocks on a crafting table, or combine it with paper to craft firework rockets for traveling.