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.
Description
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
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| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Java Edition | 26.2 |
Guide
How to get Biomass in Ala Industrial
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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