diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/BIngredients.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/BIngredients.java
index 1859824..d68d6f0 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/BIngredients.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/BIngredients.java
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.PotionMeta;
 import org.bukkit.potion.PotionEffectType;
 
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.*;
 
 public class BIngredients {
@@ -321,6 +324,37 @@ public class BIngredients {
 		return copy;
 	}
 
+	public void testStore(DataOutputStream out) throws IOException {
+		out.writeInt(cookedTime);
+		out.writeByte(ingredients.size());
+		for (ItemStack item : ingredients) {
+			out.writeUTF(item.getType().name());
+			out.writeShort(item.getDurability());
+			out.writeShort(item.getAmount());
+		}
+	}
+
+	public void testLoad(DataInputStream in) throws IOException {
+		if (in.readInt() != cookedTime) {
+			P.p.log("cookedtime wrong");
+		}
+		if (in.readUnsignedByte() != ingredients.size()) {
+			P.p.log("size wrong");
+			return;
+		}
+		for (ItemStack item : ingredients) {
+			if (!in.readUTF().equals(item.getType().name())) {
+				P.p.log("name wrong");
+			}
+			if (in.readShort() != item.getDurability()) {
+				P.p.log("dur wrong");
+			}
+			if (in.readShort() != item.getAmount()) {
+				P.p.log("amount wrong");
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// saves data into main Ingredient section. Returns the save id
 	public int save(ConfigurationSection config) {
 		String path = "Ingredients." + id;
diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/Brew.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/Brew.java
index 60994b4..58f371a 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/Brew.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/Brew.java
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import org.bukkit.potion.PotionEffect;
 import org.bukkit.potion.PotionEffectType;
 import org.bukkit.potion.PotionType;
 
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -649,6 +652,79 @@ public class Brew {
 		return P.p.color(color);
 	}
 
+	public void testStore(DataOutputStream out) throws IOException {
+		out.writeByte(1); // Version
+		out.writeByte(86); // Parity
+		out.writeInt(quality);
+		int bools = 0;
+		bools += (distillRuns != 0 ? 1 : 0);
+		bools += (ageTime > 0 ? 2 : 0);
+		bools += (wood != -1 ? 4 : 0);
+		bools += (currentRecipe != null ? 8 : 0);
+		bools += (unlabeled ? 16 : 0);
+		bools += (persistent ? 32 : 0);
+		bools += (stat ? 64 : 0);
+		out.writeByte(bools);
+		if (distillRuns != 0) {
+			out.writeByte(distillRuns);
+		}
+		if (ageTime > 0) {
+			out.writeFloat(ageTime);
+		}
+		if (wood != -1) {
+			out.writeFloat(wood);
+		}
+		if (currentRecipe != null) {
+			out.writeUTF(currentRecipe.getName(5));
+		}
+		ingredients.testStore(out);
+	}
+
+	public void testLoad(DataInputStream in) throws IOException {
+		if (in.readByte() != 1) {
+			P.p.log("unknown version");
+			return;
+		}
+		if (in.readByte() != 86) {
+			P.p.log("parity check failed");
+			return;
+		}
+		if (in.readInt() != quality) {
+			P.p.log("quality wrong");
+		}
+		int bools = in.readUnsignedByte();
+		if ((bools & 1) != 0) {
+			if (in.readByte() != distillRuns) {
+				P.p.log("distillruns wrong");
+			}
+		}
+		if ((bools & 2) != 0) {
+			if (in.readFloat() != ageTime) {
+				P.p.log("agetime wrong");
+			}
+		}
+		if ((bools & 4) != 0) {
+			if (in.readFloat() != wood) {
+				P.p.log("wood wrong");
+			}
+		}
+		if ((bools & 8) != 0) {
+			if (!in.readUTF().equals(currentRecipe.getName(5))) {
+				P.p.log("currecipe wrong");
+			}
+		}
+		if ((bools & 16) != 0 && !unlabeled) {
+			P.p.log("unlabeled wrong");
+		}
+		if ((bools & 32) != 0 && !persistent) {
+			P.p.log("persistent wrong");
+		}
+		if ((bools & 64) != 0 && !stat) {
+			P.p.log("stat wrong");
+		}
+		ingredients.testLoad(in);
+	}
+
 	// Saves all data
 	public static void save(ConfigurationSection config) {
 		for (Map.Entry<Integer, Brew> entry : potions.entrySet()) {
diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/listeners/InventoryListener.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/listeners/InventoryListener.java
index 1d7c286..094d75f 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/listeners/InventoryListener.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/listeners/InventoryListener.java
@@ -309,7 +309,9 @@ public class InventoryListener implements Listener {
 					try {
 						DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(new Base91DecoderStream(new LoreReader(potion)));
 
-						if (in.readByte() == 27 && in.skip(48) > 0) {
+						brew.testLoad(in);
+
+						/*if (in.readByte() == 27 && in.skip(48) > 0) {
 							in.mark(100);
 							if (in.readUTF().equals("TESTHalloª∆Ω") && in.readInt() == 34834 && in.skip(4) > 0 && in.readLong() == Long.MAX_VALUE) {
 								in.reset();
@@ -323,7 +325,7 @@ public class InventoryListener implements Listener {
 							}
 						} else {
 							P.p.log("false1");
-						}
+						}*/
 
 						in.close();
 					} catch (IOException e) {
@@ -331,9 +333,12 @@ public class InventoryListener implements Listener {
 
 						try {
 
-							DataOutputStream out = new DataOutputStream(new Base91EncoderStream(new LoreWriter(potion, 0)));
+							DataOutputStream out = new DataOutputStream(new Base91EncoderStream(new LoreWriter(potion, 2)));
 
-							out.writeByte(27);
+							brew.testStore(out);
+
+
+							/*out.writeByte(27);
 							out.writeLong(1111); //skip
 							out.writeLong(1111); //skip
 							out.writeLong(1111); //skip
@@ -343,7 +348,7 @@ public class InventoryListener implements Listener {
 							out.writeUTF("TESTHalloª∆Ω");
 							out.writeInt(34834);
 							out.writeInt(6436); //skip
-							out.writeLong(Long.MAX_VALUE);
+							out.writeLong(Long.MAX_VALUE);*/
 
 							out.close();
 							item.setItemMeta(potion);