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How to Make Grumpy Old Man in Infinite Craft

Grumpy Old Man is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Curmudgeon plus Soggy Beer. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CurmudgeonSoggy BeerGrumpy Old Man

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 392 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6DandelionTractorLawn
  7. 7DandelionWaterWine
  8. 8SteamWineStew
  9. 9FireStewChili
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11ChiliDustSpice
  12. 12LawnSpiceCumin
  13. 13SteamWindCloud
  14. 14CloudWaterRain
  15. 15RainWineWhine
  16. 16CuminWhineCurmudgeon
  17. 17FireWineAlcohol
  18. 18AlcoholAlcoholBeer
  19. 19CloudTractorCrop
  20. 20CropFireToast
  21. 21ToastWaterSoggy Toast
  22. 22BeerSoggy ToastSoggy Beer
  23. 23CurmudgeonSoggy BeerGrumpy Old Man
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Dandelion + Tractor→ Lawn7Dandelion + Water→ Wine8Steam + Wine→ Stew9Fire + Stew→ Chili10Earth + Wind→ Dust11Chili + Dust→ Spice12Lawn + Spice→ Cumin13Steam + Wind→ Cloud14Cloud + Water→ Rain15Rain + Wine→ Whine16Cumin + Whine→ Curmudgeon17Fire + Wine→ Alcohol18Alcohol + Alcohol→ Beer19Cloud + Tractor→ Crop20Crop + Fire→ Toast21Toast + Water→ Soggy Toast22Beer + Soggy Toast→ Soggy Beer23Curmudgeon + Soggy Beer→ Grumpy Old Man

Other ways to make Grumpy Old Man

2 combinations are known to produce Grumpy Old Man. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Grumpy Old Man
FirstSecondResult
CurmudgeonSoggy BeerGrumpy Old Man
Angry BearPast TenseGrumpy Old Man

What you can make with Grumpy Old Man

Grumpy Old Man at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Grumpy Old Man in Infinite Craft?

Combine Curmudgeon with Soggy Beer. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Grumpy Old Man?

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

Is Grumpy Old Man hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Grumpy Old Man?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Grumpy Old Man, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.