Dried Kelp Block – Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a dried kelp block with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, dried kelp blocks are one of the many building blocks that you can make. A dried kelp block can be used as a fuel in a furnace to smelt/cook 20 items (1 dried kelp block will burn in a furnace for 200 seconds).

Let’s explore how to make a dried kelp block.

Where to find a Dried Kelp Block in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a dried kelp block in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.13 – 1.19	Building Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.19.4	Natural Blocks

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

Required Materials to make a Dried Kelp Block

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a dried kelp block:

9 Dried Kelp

How to craft a Dried Kelp Block in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make Dried Kelp Block

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a dried kelp block, place 9 dried kelp in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making a block of gold, it is important that the dried kelp are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. There should be 3 dried kelp in the first row, 3 dried kelp in the second row, and 3 dried kelp in the third row. This should fill all of the boxes in the crafting grid. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a dried kelp block.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the dried kelp block will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Dried Kelp Block to Inventory

Once you have crafted a dried kelp block, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made a dried kelp block in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a dried kelp block has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Dried Kelp Block (minecraft:dried_kelp_block)		64	Java	1.13 – 1.19.4

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Dried Kelp Block

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.4, the /give command for Dried Kelp Block is:

/give @p dried_kelp_block 1

Things to Make with Dried Kelp Blocks

You can use dried kelp blocks to make items in Minecraft such as:

How to make Dried Kelp

Things to Do with Dried Kelp Blocks

Here are some activities that you can do with dried kelp blocks in Minecraft:

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