Recipes in Alchemy Factory are produced by machines: grind, extract, distill, smelt and process materials through Stone Furnaces, smelters, the Cauldron, the Brew Barrel and more. Link devices into production chains and the shop sells the output. Exact input quantities are verified per item on each machine page.
The recipe system spans all core systems from the official store description: grinding, extracting, distilling, smelting and processing materials. Conveyor belts connect devices into complete chains, and balancing inputs and outputs is the main loop. Recipes unlock through Research, which in 1.0 was split — see the Workbench troubleshooting page.
Recipe categories
Verified recipes for 1.0
These are confirmed via official Steam achievements (name + requirement are developer data) or the official 1.0 patch notes. Quantities gain a PENDING badge until directly observed in the current build.
| Output | Produced by | Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healing Potion | Potion production chain | Achievement “First Potion!” — Produce a Healing Potion | OFFICIAL |
| Iron Ingot | Furnace / smelter | Achievement “Iron Age” — Produce an Iron Ingot | OFFICIAL |
| Steel Ingot | Furnace / smelter | Achievement “Steel Age” — Produce a Steel Ingot | OFFICIAL |
| Copper / Silver / Gold ingots | Furnace / smelter | “Bronze / Silver / Gold Age” achievements | OFFICIAL |
| Soap | Production chain | Achievement “Washing Up the Market” — 1M Soaps | OFFICIAL |
| Plank | Cauldron (also normal chain) | Achievement “Overqualified” — Produce a plank with a cauldron | OFFICIAL |
| Oblivion Essence | Cauldron | “Tenacity” — Plank → Oblivion Essence; “Vitae & Mors” — Vitality Essence → Oblivion Essence | OFFICIAL |
| Vitality Essence | Cauldron / chain | “Vitae & Mors” requirement | OBSERVED |
| Drinks (Beverage) | Brew Barrel | Official 1.0 patch notes — new Beverage category | OFFICIAL |
| Diamond (Perfect) | Gem processing | Achievement “Perfection!” — Produce a Perfect Diamond | OFFICIAL |
| Philosopher’s Stone | Late-game chain | Achievement “The Legendary Stone” | OFFICIAL |
1.0 — Beverages & Brew Barrel
From the official 1.0 patch notes: a new Goods Category: Beverage — players use the new Brew Barrel to produce various drinks and sell them to customers. Exact drink recipes are being re-verified for the current build; the machine entry is on the 1.0 systems page.
Items still awaiting 1.0 verification
Community searches frequently name these items, but exact 1.0 quantities have not been directly confirmed here. They are listed as leads — never as current fact:
- Refined sand
- Quicklime powder
- Rope
- Charcoal
- Clay
- Flax
- Linseed oil
- Malachite
- Fertilizer
- Runes
“Changed the byproduct of the Obsidian recipe from Volcanic Ash to Marble” comes straight from the official 1.0 patch notes — an example of a recipe that changed at launch.
At 1.0 launch, several recipes changed (for example the Obsidian byproduct). We only convert a recipe to “verified” after confirming it in the current build; until then it stays COMMUNITY or PENDING.
Independent fan reference for Alchemy Factory. Game data refers to the current official 1.0 build (Steam, PC). Field-level evidence is flagged on each page with OFFICIAL / OBSERVED / COMMUNITY badges; amounts shown without a badge come from the official 1.0 patch notes or store descriptions.