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Biomass — Minecraft block

Biomass

Biomass is the Fermenter's chance-dropped solid by-product in Ala Industrial: a 6–50% roll set by feedstock tier, with no consuming recipe yet.

Block ID alaindustrial:biomass
Mod Ala Industrial
Game versions
All versions

Description

Biomass is the solid half of fermentation in Ala Industrial: a dense organic lump that the Fermenter drops on a lucky roll, alongside a guaranteed batch of Biofuel. The chance lives in the recipe and scales with feedstock tier — 6% for four units of garden litter such as seeds, grass or kelp, 20% for two units of common harvest like wheat, carrots or raw meat, and 50% for one unit of rich food such as a golden carrot, honey or a hay bale. Every batch costs the same 600 EU (2 EU per tick over 300 ticks, or 15 seconds) plus 100 mB of water, so Biomass lands cheapest on rich feedstock at roughly 1,200 EU per lump and dearest on litter at about 10,000 EU.

Biomass has no use yet, and the mod states that honestly: no recipe in Ala Industrial consumes Biomass, and the lump does not burn as furnace fuel. The item is a registered placeholder for a future machine of the organic branch, which today runs past Biomass entirely — the working line is the Fermenter brewing Biofuel. Stack up to 64 lumps if you enjoy collecting, but do not build farms around Biomass; feed the Fermenter for the fluid, not the lump. Biomass arrives with Minecraft 26.2 Java Edition through the Ala Industrial mod, which runs on both Fabric and NeoForge.

Block properties

Item ID alaindustrial:biomass
/give command /give @p alaindustrial:biomass
Stackable Yes (64)
Java Edition 26.2

Guide

How to get Biomass in Ala Industrial

  1. 1

    Place the Fermenter

    Set down the Fermenter, an LV fluid machine, and connect power and a water supply: every batch drinks 100 mB from the internal tank.

  2. 2

    Choose feedstock by tier

    Load four units of garden litter for a 6% roll, two units of common harvest for 20%, or one unit of rich food for 50% — the feedstock tier sets the Biomass chance.

  3. 3

    Run the batch

    Pay 600 EU per batch and wait 300 ticks (15 seconds): the Fermenter always brews Biofuel, and only a lucky roll drops one Biomass.

  4. 4

    Collect and store

    Move the lumps from the output slot into a chest: Biomass stacks to 64, and no Ala Industrial recipe consumes the item yet.

Do not farm for Biomass

Biomass is a placeholder with no consumer in Ala Industrial 26.2, so automating litter for lumps spends about 10,000 EU apiece; feed the Fermenter rich food instead and each lump costs roughly 1,200 EU.

How to craft this block

Ingredients: Wheat Wheat x2 Fermenter Fermenter x1
Crafting
Wheat Fermenter
Biomass
1
Biomass

Used in crafts

  • Reinforced Bone Meal

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Frequently asked questions

What is Biomass used for in Ala Industrial?

Nothing yet. Biomass is a registered placeholder for a future machine of the organic branch: no recipe consumes the item, and Biomass does not work as furnace fuel.

How do I get Biomass?

Only the Fermenter makes Biomass: a batch of organic feedstock costs 600 EU and 100 mB of water and drops one lump at a 6%, 20% or 50% chance depending on the feedstock tier.

Why does the Fermenter skip Biomass on some batches?

The lump is a roll, while the fluid is guaranteed: every batch brews Biofuel, and Biomass appears only when the tier's chance of 6–50% succeeds.

Can Biomass fuel a furnace?

No. Biomass does not burn; the combustible product of fermentation is Biofuel, the fluid that the Fermenter always makes.

Can the Biomass chance be made guaranteed?

Yes, with a datapack: a fermenting recipe without a chance field yields one Biomass on every batch instead of rolling the dice.