{{redirect|Kelp Block|the non-solid plant|Kelp}} {{Infobox block |image=Dried Kelp Block.png |invimage= Dried Kelp Block |transparent=No |light=No |tool=hoe |renewable=Yes |flammable=Yes (30) |lavasusceptible=No |stackable=Yes (64) }} '''Dried kelp blocks''' are storage [[block]]s equivalent to nine [[dried kelp]]. They can also be used as [[fuel]]. == Obtaining == === Breaking === Dried kelp blocks can be [[breaking|mined]] using any [[tool]] or by hand, but a [[hoe]] is the fastest way to break it. {{breaking row|horizontal=1|Dried Kelp Block|Hoe|Any}} === Crafting === {{Crafting |A1 = Dried Kelp |B1 = Dried Kelp |C1 = Dried Kelp |A2 = Dried Kelp |B2 = Dried Kelp |C2 = Dried Kelp |A3 = Dried Kelp |B3 = Dried Kelp |C3 = Dried Kelp |Output = Dried Kelp Block |type = Building block }} == Usage == Dried kelp blocks can be used to store dried kelp in a compact fashion. Unlike [[hay bale]]s, dried kelp blocks cannot be placed in every orientation, despite both being bundled dried plant matter and using the same type of model. === Fuel === Dried kelp blocks can be used as [[fuel]] in [[furnace]]s, [[blast furnace]]s, and [[smoker]]s. Its burning time is 200 seconds (4000 ticks), and it is able to smelt 20 items. This is 2.5 times the burn duration of [[coal]] and [[charcoal]], and 0.25 times the burn duration of a [[block of coal]]. It is the fuel with the highest number of operations per fuel below 64 items. The highest number of items that can be smelted without any refills or [[hopper]]s and without loss of fuel is 60 items (3 dried kelp blocks). Crafting a dried kelp block first requires smelting 9 pieces of [[kelp]], so its net fuel value is only 11 items. However, using a different fuel source to smelt pieces of kelp that are then crafted into dried kelp blocks, the number of operations per fuel is effectively increased. If a [[lava bucket]] were used to smelt 100 pieces of kelp that were then crafted into 11 dried kelp blocks, which can then smelt a total of 220 items, giving the lava bucket a net increase of 120 items smelted. === Crafting ingredient === {{crafting usage}} === Composting === Dried kelp blocks have a 50% chance of increasing the compost level in a [[composter]] by 1. Composting a dried kelp block instead of 9 kelp items (whether raw or dried) is less efficient. For example, 100 dried kelp blocks would yield 7 {{frac|1|7}} bone meal on average, while 900 kelp items needed to make them in the first place would instead yield 38 {{frac|4|7}} bone meal on average. === Trading === {{Trade uses}} == Sounds == {{Sound table/Block/Grass}} == Data values == === ID === {{edition|java}}: {{ID table |edition=java |showforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Dried Kelp Block |spritetype=block |nameid=dried_kelp_block |foot=1}} {{edition|bedrock}}: {{ID table2 |edition=bedrock |shownumericids=y |showforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Dried Kelp Block |spritetype=block |nameid=dried_kelp_block |id=394 |foot=1}} == Achievements == {{load achievements|Alternative Fuel}} == History == {{HistoryTable |{{HistoryLine|java}} |{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w07a|[[File:Dried Kelp Block JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Added dried kelp blocks.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w07b|Dried kelp blocks are now [[flammable]].}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w08b|Dried kelp blocks can now be [[craft]]ed.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w46a|Dried kelp block's [[Map item format|map color]] has been changed from '26 COLOR_BROWN' to '27 COLOR_GREEN'}} |{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=19w03a|Placing dried kelp blocks in the new [[composter]] has a 20% chance of increasing the compost level by 1.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w05a|Dried kelp blocks now have a 50% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Butcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] dried kelp blocks.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w11a|Dried kelp blocks can now be [[breaking|broken]] faster using [[hoe]]s.}} |{{HistoryLine|bedrock}} |{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.14.2|[[File:Dried Kelp Block BE1.png|32px]] Added dried kelp blocks.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.2.20.1|[[File:Dried Kelp Block JE1 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of dried kelp blocks has now been changed.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Dried kelp blocks can now be used to fill up [[composter]]s.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.4|Dried kelp blocks can now be [[trading|sold]] to butcher [[villager]]s.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.57|Dried kelp blocks can now be [[breaking|broken]] faster using [[hoe]]s. |Trading changed, expert butcher villagers now buy 10 dried kelp blocks for an emerald.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.20.21|Increased the blast resistance of dried kelp blocks from 0.5 to 2.5.}} |{{HistoryLine|console}} |{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|[[File:Dried Kelp Block JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Added dried kelp blocks.}} }} == Issues == {{issue list}} == External links == *[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-month--dried-kelp Block of the Month: Dried Kelp] – Minecraft.net on April 20, 2023 == Navigation == {{Navbox blocks|vegetation}} [[Category:Manufactured blocks]] [[Category:Compacted blocks]] [[Category:Flammable blocks]] [[de:Getrockneter Seetangblock]] [[es:Bloque de algas secas]] [[fr:Bloc d'algues séchées]] [[ja:乾燥した昆布ブロック]] [[ko:말린 켈프 블록]] [[nl:Gedroogd kelpblok]] [[pl:Blok suszonych wodorostów]] [[pt:Bloco de algas secas]] [[ru:Блок сушёной ламинарии]] [[zh:干海带块]]