How to Make a Dried Kelp Block in Minecraft

Guide Java Bedrock

Quick answer: Fill all nine crafting-table slots with dried kelp to make one dried kelp block. It can smelt twenty items as furnace fuel, or be unpacked into nine dried kelp. Dry the kelp first: ordinary kelp does not work in the block recipe.

What you need

9 dried kelp per block
Crafting table
Furnace, smoker or campfire to dry kelp
Hoe for faster breaking (optional)

Step by step

Collect kelp and cook it in a furnace, smoker or campfire to get dried kelp.
Gather nine dried kelp for each block. Keep it separate from ordinary kelp.
Fill every slot of a crafting table with one dried kelp. Take one dried kelp block.
For fuel, put the block in the lower fuel slot of a furnace. One block can smelt twenty items, so prepare enough input to use its burn time.
For storage instead, put one dried kelp block alone in a crafting grid to recover nine dried kelp.
Collect placed blocks with any tool. A hoe is fastest; Silk Touch is not required.

Java vs Bedrock

The crafting, unpacking and fuel uses work in Java and Bedrock. One dried kelp block fuels twenty furnace smelts. Burning it consumes the block, so you cannot recover its dried kelp afterward.

Versions: javabedrock

Frequently asked questions

Why does ordinary kelp not make the block?

The recipe requires dried kelp. Cook the kelp first.

Can I turn the block back into dried kelp?

Yes, before burning it. Put one block alone in a crafting grid to get nine dried kelp.

How many items does a dried kelp block smelt?

Twenty items in a furnace. Keep enough input ready so its fuel time is not wasted.