diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/BIngredients.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/BIngredients.java
index 721cb37..28d650e 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/BIngredients.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/BIngredients.java
@@ -116,8 +116,9 @@ public class BIngredients {
 		if (cookRecipe != null) {
 			// Potion is best with cooking only
 			int quality = (int) Math.round((getIngredientQuality(cookRecipe) + getCookingQuality(cookRecipe, false)) / 2.0);
-			P.p.debugLog("cooked potion has Quality: " + quality);
-			brew = new Brew(quality, cookRecipe, this);
+			int alc = (int) Math.round(cookRecipe.getAlcohol() * ((float) quality / 10.0f));
+			P.p.debugLog("cooked potion has Quality: " + quality + ", Alc: " + alc);
+			brew = new Brew(quality, alc, cookRecipe, this);
 			BrewLore lore = new BrewLore(brew, potionMeta);
 			lore.updateQualityStars(false);
 			lore.updateCustomLore();
diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/Brew.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/Brew.java
index 45c383a..b9edf7d 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/Brew.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/Brew.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public class Brew {
 
 	private BIngredients ingredients;
 	private int quality;
+	private int alc;
 	private byte distillRuns;
 	private float ageTime;
 	private float wood;
@@ -52,17 +53,19 @@ public class Brew {
 	}
 
 	// quality already set
-	public Brew(int quality, BRecipe recipe, BIngredients ingredients) {
+	public Brew(int quality, int alc, BRecipe recipe, BIngredients ingredients) {
 		this.ingredients = ingredients;
 		this.quality = quality;
+		this.alc = alc;
 		this.currentRecipe = recipe;
 		touch();
 	}
 
 	// loading with all values set
-	public Brew(BIngredients ingredients, int quality, byte distillRuns, float ageTime, float wood, String recipe, boolean unlabeled, boolean immutable, int lastUpdate) {
+	public Brew(BIngredients ingredients, int quality, int alc, byte distillRuns, float ageTime, float wood, String recipe, boolean unlabeled, boolean immutable, int lastUpdate) {
 		this.ingredients = ingredients;
 		this.quality = quality;
+		this.alc = alc;
 		this.distillRuns = distillRuns;
 		this.ageTime = ageTime;
 		this.wood = wood;
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ public class Brew {
 		if (!item.hasItemMeta()) return null;
 
 		ItemMeta meta = item.getItemMeta();
+		assert meta != null;
 		if (!P.useNBT && !meta.hasLore()) return null;
 
 		Brew brew = load(meta);
@@ -207,9 +211,9 @@ public class Brew {
 			if (quality > 0) {
 				currentRecipe = ingredients.getBestRecipe(wood, ageTime, distillRuns > 0);
 				if (currentRecipe != null) {
-					if (!immutable) {
+					/*if (!immutable) {
 						this.quality = calcQuality();
-					}
+					}*/
 					P.p.log("A Brew was made from Recipe: '" + name + "' which could not be found. '" + currentRecipe.getRecipeName() + "' used instead!");
 					return true;
 				} else {
@@ -244,6 +248,7 @@ public class Brew {
 		if (brew == null) return false;
 		if (equals(brew)) return true;
 		return quality == brew.quality &&
+				alc == brew.alc &&
 				distillRuns == brew.distillRuns &&
 				Float.compare(brew.ageTime, ageTime) == 0 &&
 				Float.compare(brew.wood, wood) == 0 &&
@@ -258,7 +263,7 @@ public class Brew {
 	@Override
 	public Brew clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
 		super.clone();
-		Brew brew = new Brew(quality, currentRecipe, ingredients);
+		Brew brew = new Brew(quality, alc, currentRecipe, ingredients);
 		brew.distillRuns = distillRuns;
 		brew.ageTime = ageTime;
 		brew.unlabeled = unlabeled;
@@ -272,6 +277,7 @@ public class Brew {
 		return "Brew{" +
 				ingredients + " ingredients" +
 				", quality=" + quality +
+				", alc=" + alc +
 				", distillRuns=" + distillRuns +
 				", ageTime=" + ageTime +
 				", wood=" + wood +
@@ -317,13 +323,13 @@ public class Brew {
 					return 0;
 				}
 				// bad quality can decrease alc by up to 40%
-				alc *= 1 - ((float) (10 - quality) * 0.04);
+				alc *= 1 - ((float) (10 - quality) * 0.04f);
 				// distillable Potions should have half alc after one and full alc after all needed distills
 				alc /= 2;
 				alc *= 1.0F + ((float) distillRuns / currentRecipe.getDistillRuns());
 			} else {
 				// quality decides 10% - 100%
-				alc *= ((float) quality / 10.0);
+				alc *= ((float) quality / 10.0f);
 			}
 			if (alc > 0) {
 				return alc;
@@ -391,6 +397,14 @@ public class Brew {
 		lastUpdate = (int) ((double) (System.currentTimeMillis() - installTime) / 3600000D);
 	}
 
+	public int getOrCalcAlc() {
+		return alc > 0 ? alc : (alc = calcAlcohol());
+	}
+
+	public void setAlc(int alc) {
+		this.alc = alc;
+	}
+
 	public byte getDistillRuns() {
 		return distillRuns;
 	}
@@ -507,6 +521,7 @@ public class Brew {
 			potionMeta.setDisplayName(P.p.color("&f" + P.p.languageReader.get("Brew_DistillUndefined")));
 			PotionColor.GREY.colorBrew(potionMeta, slotItem, canDistill());
 		}
+		alc = calcAlcohol();
 
 		// Distill Lore
 		if (currentRecipe != null && BConfig.colorInBrewer != BrewLore.hasColorLore(potionMeta)) {
@@ -580,6 +595,7 @@ public class Brew {
 				PotionColor.GREY.colorBrew(potionMeta, item, canDistill());
 			}
 		}
+		alc = calcAlcohol();
 
 		// Lore
 		if (currentRecipe != null && BConfig.colorInBarrels != BrewLore.hasColorLore(potionMeta)) {
@@ -756,6 +772,9 @@ public class Brew {
 	private void loadFromStream(DataInputStream in, byte dataVersion) throws IOException {
 		quality = in.readByte();
 		int bools = in.readUnsignedByte();
+		if ((bools & 64) != 0) {
+			alc = in.readShort();
+		}
 		if ((bools & 1) != 0) {
 			distillRuns = in.readByte();
 		}
@@ -817,6 +836,7 @@ public class Brew {
 		if (quality > 10) {
 			quality = 10;
 		}
+		alc = Math.min(alc, Short.MAX_VALUE);
 		out.writeByte((byte) quality);
 		int bools = 0;
 		bools |= ((distillRuns != 0) ? 1 : 0);
@@ -824,9 +844,12 @@ public class Brew {
 		bools |= (wood != -1 ? 4 : 0);
 		bools |= (currentRecipe != null ? 8 : 0);
 		bools |= (unlabeled ? 16 : 0);
-		//bools |= (persistent ? 32 : 0);
 		bools |= (immutable ? 32 : 0);
+		bools |= (alc > 0 ? 64 : 0);
 		out.writeByte(bools);
+		if (alc > 0) {
+			out.writeShort(alc);
+		}
 		if (distillRuns != 0) {
 			out.writeByte(distillRuns);
 		}
@@ -877,8 +900,8 @@ public class Brew {
 	}
 
 	// Load potion data from data file for backwards compatibility
-	public static void loadLegacy(BIngredients ingredients, int uid, int quality, byte distillRuns, float ageTime, float wood, String recipe, boolean unlabeled, boolean persistent, boolean stat, int lastUpdate) {
-		Brew brew = new Brew(ingredients, quality, distillRuns, ageTime, wood, recipe, unlabeled, stat, lastUpdate);
+	public static void loadLegacy(BIngredients ingredients, int uid, int quality, int alc, byte distillRuns, float ageTime, float wood, String recipe, boolean unlabeled, boolean persistent, boolean stat, int lastUpdate) {
+		Brew brew = new Brew(ingredients, quality, alc, distillRuns, ageTime, wood, recipe, unlabeled, stat, lastUpdate);
 		brew.persistent = persistent;
 		legacyPotions.put(uid, brew);
 	}
@@ -920,6 +943,9 @@ public class Brew {
 			if (brew.quality != 0) {
 				idConfig.set("quality", brew.quality);
 			}
+			if (brew.alc > 0) {
+				idConfig.set("alc", brew.alc);
+			}
 			if (brew.distillRuns != 0) {
 				idConfig.set("distillRuns", brew.distillRuns);
 			}
diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/api/events/brew/BrewDrinkEvent.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/api/events/brew/BrewDrinkEvent.java
index bbc526b..de6b7f1 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/api/events/brew/BrewDrinkEvent.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/api/events/brew/BrewDrinkEvent.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class BrewDrinkEvent extends BrewEvent implements Cancellable {
 		super(brew, meta);
 		this.player = player;
 		this.bPlayer = bPlayer;
-		alc = brew.calcAlcohol();
+		alc = brew.getOrCalcAlc();
 		quality = brew.getQuality();
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/filedata/BData.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/filedata/BData.java
index 3f4d6f7..823d95a 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/filedata/BData.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/filedata/BData.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public class BData {
 				for (String uid : section.getKeys(false)) {
 					BIngredients ingredients = getIngredients(ingMap, section.getString(uid + ".ingId"));
 					int quality = section.getInt(uid + ".quality", 0);
+					int alc = section.getInt(uid + ".alc", 0);
 					byte distillRuns = (byte) section.getInt(uid + ".distillRuns", 0);
 					float ageTime = (float) section.getDouble(uid + ".ageTime", 0.0);
 					float wood = (float) section.getDouble(uid + ".wood", -1.0);
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ public class BData {
 					boolean stat = section.getBoolean(uid + ".stat", false);
 					int lastUpdate = section.getInt("lastUpdate", 0);
 
-					Brew.loadLegacy(ingredients, P.p.parseInt(uid), quality, distillRuns, ageTime, wood, recipe, unlabeled, persistent, stat, lastUpdate);
+					Brew.loadLegacy(ingredients, P.p.parseInt(uid), quality, alc, distillRuns, ageTime, wood, recipe, unlabeled, persistent, stat, lastUpdate);
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/lore/BrewLore.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/lore/BrewLore.java
index 91d76b5..7da480f 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/lore/BrewLore.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/lore/BrewLore.java
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public class BrewLore {
 
 	public void updateAlc(boolean inDistiller) {
 		if (!brew.isUnlabeled() && (inDistiller || BConfig.alwaysShowAlc) && (!brew.hasRecipe() || brew.getCurrentRecipe().getAlcohol() > 0)) {
-			int alc = brew.calcAlcohol();
+			int alc = brew.getOrCalcAlc();
 			addOrReplaceLore(Type.ALC, "§8", P.p.languageReader.get("Brew_Alc", alc + ""));
 		} else {
 			removeLore(Type.ALC);
diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/recipe/BRecipe.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/recipe/BRecipe.java
index e35d87d..dc59c5c 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/recipe/BRecipe.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/recipe/BRecipe.java
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ public class BRecipe {
 
 		BIngredients bIngredients = new BIngredients(list, cookingTime);
 
-		return new Brew(bIngredients, quality, distillruns, getAge(), wood, getRecipeName(), false, true, 0);
+		return new Brew(bIngredients, quality, 0, distillruns, getAge(), wood, getRecipeName(), false, true, 0);
 	}