Worked Example — Golden Rum

Let us brew a batch of Rum from scratch — it uses every step, so it is a perfect tour of the whole process.
The recipe: 18 sugar cane · ferment 6 min · distill 2 runs · age 14 years in oak · difficulty 6 · ~30% alcohol.
1. Ferment
Fill a cauldron with water and light a fire beneath it. Right-click the cauldron to add 18 sugar cane, then let it boil for 6 minutes (check with a clock). Right-click with glass bottles to scoop out the base brew.
2. Distill
Pop the bottles into a brewing stand with blaze powder and distill for 2 runs.
3. Age
Seal the distilled brew in an oak barrel and leave it for 14 years — about 4 to 5 hours of real time.
4. Enjoy
Open the barrel to collect your Golden Rum. Nail the fermenting time, distill runs and aging and you get a top-quality "Golden Rum" at ~30% alcohol, with a warming hint of fire resistance — stamped "Brewed by you."
Rum is moderately tricky (difficulty 6), so precision pays off. Off by a bit and you will get "Bitter Rum" or "Spicy Rum" instead — still drinkable, just not the good stuff.