What is the fastest way to get Alum in Infinite Craft?

The fastest known route is the 20-step path ending in Aluminum + Sulfur. Longer routes exist but require more combinations.

How to Make Alum in Infinite Craft

Alum is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Aluminum plus Sulfur. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AluminumSulfurAlum

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 2311 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

1EarthWaterPlant
2PlantWindDandelion
3DandelionWaterWine
4FireWineAlcohol
5AlcoholWindHangover
6FireWaterSteam
7FireSteamEngine
8EnginePlantCar
9EarthWindDust
10CarDustRust
11FireRustIron
12EarthIronMetal
13HangoverMetalAluminum
14FireWindSmoke
15PlantSmokeIncense
16IncenseWaterPerfume
17PerfumeWindSmell
18FireFireVolcano
19SmellVolcanoSulfur
20AluminumSulfurAlum

Crafting tree

Other ways to make Alum

11 combinations are known to produce Alum. Here are 11 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Alum
First	Second	Result
Aluminum	Sulfur	Alum
Alchemy	Sulfate	Alum
Aluminum	Sodium Sulfate	Alum
Aluminum	Ammonium Sulfate	Alum
Aluminum	Milk of Magnesia	Alum
Aluminum Oxide	Sulfur	Alum
Alkali	Aluminum	Alum
Aluminium	Sulfur	Alum
Aluminum	Sulfate	Alum
Alkali	Aluminium	Alum
Acronym	Luminesca	Alum

What you can make with Alum

AlumNeon Neonate
AlumFluorine Aluminum Fluoride
AlumChlorine Aluminum Chloride
AlumBromine Aluminum Bromide
AlumArsenic Aluminum Arsenide
AlumBoron Aluminum Borate
AlumYttrium Ytterbium
AlumSilicon Aluminum Silicate
AlumMilk of Magnesia Alum Of Magnesia
AlumNobelium Alumnobelium
AlumCesium Alcesium
AlumZinc Gallium
AlumLithium Lithium Aluminate
AlumTantalum Tantalum Aluminate
AlumScandium Scandium Aluminate
AlumCurium Alcurium
AlumLanthanum Alanthalum
AlumMolybdenum Alumium
AlumStrontium Aluminum Strontium
AlumSamarium Aluminum Samarium
AlumGadolinium Gadolinium Aluminum Garnet
AlumAlkaline Alumina

Alum at a glance

Steps to craft: 20; Long
Crafting depth: 23; longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes: 11; ways to make it
Used in: 25; other combinations

Other elements that take 20 steps

Similar effort to Alum, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Alum in Infinite Craft?

Combine Aluminum with Sulfur. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Alum?

20 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Alum hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Alum?

Yes. 11 combinations are known to produce Alum, and the shortest route is shown above.