Graveyard Keeper 2 alchemy workbench & formulation bench

In Graveyard Keeper 2 the alchemy workbench is the Formulation Bench — the recipes players look up as “alchemy workbench” recipes are made here, together with what the Distillation Cube turns out: fertilisers, candles, incense, paper and embalming fluids. The cube burns Fuel; the bench does not.

Stations this page covers

Station Recipes Fuel
Formulation Bench 24 none
Distillation Cube 9 burns fuel

Research that unlocks these

  • Fertilizers I G 10
  • Alchemy, Distillation R 5 G 5
  • Skull and Teeth R 5 B 5
  • Church Lighting I R 5 G 10 B 5
  • Columbariums I G 10 B 10
  • Fertilizers II G 30 B 10
  • Church Lighting II R 5 G 20 B 20
  • Paper Press R 50 B 10
  • Embalming I R 50 B 10
  • Dynamite R 30 G 30
  • Fertilizers III G 60 B 15
  • Church Smells I R 10 G 50 B 30
  • Reanimation Liquid R 30 G 40 B 50
  • Fertilizers IV G 150 B 30
  • Church Lighting III R 50 G 50 B 100
  • Church Smells II R 10 G 100 B 100
  • Columbariums II G 150 B 100
  • Embalming III R 150 B 150

10 more recipes list no research, so they are not listed here.

The twelve recipes that improve organ quality also run on the Formulation Bench, but they belong to the organ system — see Autopsy & organs. Autopsy & organs

The three questions this page gets

How do you make melted fat?
Distillation Cube: 1× Fat + 2× Clay Plate + 20× Fuel (6 ticks), or 3× Seed oil instead of Fat (8 ticks). Twelve recipes need it. Full chain
Do you need both alchemy stations?
The bench burns nothing (36 recipes: fertilisers, candles, incense, paper glop, embalming); the cube burns 20 Fuel a batch (9 recipes: melted fat, alcohol, fragrance). The lists do not overlap, so you want both — bench first. Formulation Bench Distillation Cube
How do you get dream dust?
Mix reagents at the Laboratory — 23 combinations resolve to it in this build: Ash on its own works, and so do Stick + Seed oil and Water + Blood. Rune cost 1 green + 1 blue. All 23 combinations

Tech points: R red · G green · B blue; ★ marks a grade. The “Unlocked by” column names the research that teaches the recipe.

How each formula is mixed: all 29

The bench runs recipes; a formula is what you get by putting reagents into the Laboratory — the game's data lists 6,960 valid combinations. Rune costs are the red/green/blue columns of the game's own formula table, and they match what the demo walkthrough reads off the screen. 10 of them take an organ: only grade-3 brains, hearts and guts qualify as reagents, and the column lists which of them each formula accepts.

Formula Rune cost Bench Organ reagents Combos First combinations
Alkali R1 G4 B2 Laboratory I / Laboratory II Guts, Heart 945 Stick + Cheese + HopsStick + Cheese + Alchemic PowderStick + Cheese + Goldfish
Berserker Potion R1 G1 B1 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 112 Stick + Clay + Seed oilStick + Clay + BlueberryStick + Clay + Alchemic Powder
Berserker Potion II R2 G1 B1 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 204 Stick + Stone + Seed oilStick + Stone + BlueberryStick + Stone + Alchemic Powder
Berserker Potion III R3 G2 B2 Laboratory I / Laboratory II Guts, Heart 887 Stick + Marble + Alchemic PowderStick + Marble + Blue CrystalStick + Marble + Guts
Damage Potion R1 G1 B0 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 23 Stick + ClayStick + SandStick + Alchemic Powder
Damage Potion II R2 G2 B0 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 216 Stick + Stick + StoneStick + Stick + Red MushroomStick + Stick + Alchemic Powder
Damage Potion III R3 G3 B0 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 471 Stick + Stone + CoalStick + Stone + Alchemic PowderStick + Stone + Beeswax
Dream Dust R0 G1 B1 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 23 Stick + Seed oilStick + BlueberryStick + Alchemic Powder
Explosive Dust R2 G0 B2 Laboratory I / Laboratory II Heart 123 Stone + Seed oil + Seed oilStone + Seed oil + BlueberryStone + Seed oil + Alchemic Powder
Healing Potion R2 G0 B0 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 13 StoneClay + ClayClay + Sand
Healing Potion II R4 G0 B0 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 52 Stone + StoneStone + Clay + ClayStone + Clay + Sand
Healing Potion III R5 G0 B0 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 76 Stone + Stone + ClayStone + Stone + SandStone + Stone + Alchemic Powder
Lacquer R0 G0 B2 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 14 Seed oil + Seed oilSeed oil + BlueberrySeed oil + Alchemic Powder
Miracle growth elixir R1 G5 B0 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 363 Stick + Flour + CoalStick + Flour + Alchemic PowderStick + Flour + Beeswax
Organ Improver R4 G1 B0 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 197 Stick + Stone + StoneStick + Stone + Red MushroomStick + Stone + Alchemic Powder
Organ Improver R0 G4 B0 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 136 Stick + Stick + FlourStick + Stick + OnionStick + Stick + Onion
Paint R0 G2 B0 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 21 Stick + StickStick + WaterStick + Leaf
Philosopher Stone R3 G3 B3 Laboratory I / Laboratory II Brain, Guts, Heart 432 Marble + Pumpkin + Alchemic PowderMarble + Pumpkin + AlcoholMarble + Pumpkin + Brain
Preservative R0 G3 B0 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 70 Stick + Stick + StickStick + Stick + WaterStick + Stick + Leaf
Reanimation Liquid R2 G1 B4 Laboratory I / Laboratory II Brain, Guts, Heart 556 Stick + Tin + Alchemic PowderStick + Tin + AlcoholStick + Tin + Brain
Rich growth elixir R1 G3 B0 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 218 Stick + Stick + FlaxStick + Stick + ToothStick + Stick + Alchemic Powder
Spices R0 G2 B2 Laboratory I / Laboratory II Guts 250 Stick + Stick + Minced MeatStick + Stick + Night flowerStick + Stick + Zombie goo
Tannin Liquid R4 G2 B1 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 512 Stick + Marble + CheeseStick + Marble + Alchemic PowderStick + Marble + Salt
Third Eye Salt R1 G0 B5 Laboratory I / Laboratory II Brain, Heart 170 Clay + Minced Meat + Alchemic PowderClay + Minced Meat + AlcoholClay + Minced Meat + Brain
Umami R0 G4 B4 Laboratory I / Laboratory II Brain, Guts 440 Flour + Hops + Alchemic PowderFlour + Hops + AlcoholFlour + Hops + Brain
Weak growth elixir R1 G2 B0 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 102 Stick + Stick + ClayStick + Stick + SandStick + Stick + Alchemic Powder
Zombie Motivator Potion R1 G0 B1 Laboratory I / Laboratory II — 17 Clay + Seed oilClay + BlueberryClay + Alchemic Powder
Zombie Motivator Potion II R1 G0 B2 Laboratory I / Laboratory II Heart 64 Clay + Seed oil + Seed oilClay + Seed oil + BlueberryClay + Seed oil + Alchemic Powder
Zombie Motivator Potion III R3 G0 B3 Laboratory I / Laboratory II Brain, Heart 253 Stone + Clay + Alchemic PowderStone + Clay + AlcoholStone + Clay + Brain

Ingredients and where they come from

Ingredient Used by recipes Stations
Fuel 9 Distillation Cube
Clay Urn 9 Distillation Cube · Formulation Bench
Peat 6 Formulation Bench
Melted Fat 4 Formulation Bench
Preservative 4 Formulation Bench
Beeswax 3 Formulation Bench
Flax Thread 3 Formulation Bench
Alcohol 3 Formulation Bench
Weak growth elixir 2 Formulation Bench
Rich growth elixir 2 Formulation Bench
Dream Dust 2 Formulation Bench
Fragrance 2 Formulation Bench

Where the ingredients come from

Ingredient Used by recipes Made at
Fuel 9 no recipe
Clay Urn 9 no recipe
Peat 6 no recipe
Melted Fat 4 no recipe
Preservative 4 no recipe
Beeswax 3 no recipe
Flax Thread 3 no recipe
Alcohol 3 no recipe
Weak growth elixir 2 no recipe
Rich growth elixir 2 no recipe
Dream Dust 2 no recipe
Fragrance 2 no recipe

Every ingredient this page needs is listed, most-used first. “no recipe” means no workstation in this build produces it — you gather, hunt, buy or loot it instead.

What these products feed into

Product Used by recipes Stations
Peat 8 Compost Pile · Compost Pile II · Formulation Bench
Alcohol 6 Distillation Cube
Golden nugget 2 Sluice Box · Formulation Bench
Golden ingot 2 Furnace II · Formulation Bench
Paper glop 2 Formulation Bench
Melted Fat 2 Distillation Cube
Simple Candle 1 Formulation Bench
Pretty Candle 1 Formulation Bench
Magnificent Candle 1 Formulation Bench
Simple Incense 1 Formulation Bench
Fancy Incense 1 Formulation Bench
Fragrance 1 Distillation Cube
Urn with Ashes I 1 Formulation Bench
Urn with Ashes II 1 Formulation Bench
Tooth 1 Formulation Bench
Solution for Corpses 1 Formulation Bench
Solution for Zombies 1 Formulation Bench
Injection for Corpses 1 Formulation Bench
Injection for Zombies 1 Formulation Bench
Dynamite 1 Formulation Bench
Charged hypno-device 1 Formulation Bench

Only products with a follow-up recipe are listed; anything missing is not consumed by a recipe in this build (it is used on the world, in sermons or sold).

Formulation Bench 24

Output Ingredients Ticks Inspiration lv Tech Unlocked by Tags
Headstart Fertilizer I Peat ×2 Weak growth elixir ×1 3 2 G 2 Fertilizers II
Headstart Fertilizer II Peat ×4 Rich growth elixir ×1 4 3 G 4 Fertilizers III
Crop Boosting Fertilizer II Peat ×2 Dream Dust ×1 3 2 G 2 Fertilizers I
Farming Fertilizer II Peat ×2 Weak growth elixir ×1 3 2 G 2 Fertilizers II
Farming Fertilizer III Peat ×4 Rich growth elixir ×1 4 3 G 4 Fertilizers III
Farming Fertilizer V Peat ×8 Miracle growth elixir ×1 6 4 G 8 Fertilizers IV
Simple Candle Beeswax ×2 Flax Thread ×1 3 1 R 1 B 1 Church Lighting I
Pretty Candle Beeswax ×3 Flax Thread ×1 5 3 R 1 B 2 Church Lighting II
Magnificent Candle Beeswax ×4 Flax Thread ×1 8 4 R 1 B 3 Church Lighting III
Simple Incense Melted Fat ×1 Fragrance ×1 4 1 R 1 B 2 Church Smells I
Fancy Incense Melted Fat ×1 Fragrance ×1 Dream Dust ×1 8 5 R 1 B 3 Church Smells II
Paper glop ×3 Water ×1 Flax ×12 6 2 R 1 B 1 Paper Press
Paper glop Water ×1 Wheat ×12 6 2 R 1 B 1 —
Urn with Ashes I Ash ×3 Clay Urn ×1 4 2 R 1 B 1 Columbariums I
Urn with Ashes II Ash ×3 Clay Urn ×1 Polished Marble ×1 4 5 R 3 B 3 Columbariums II
Tooth Skull ×1 4 1 R 1 B 1 Skull and Teeth
Solution for Corpses Melted Fat ×1 Preservative ×1 8 6 R 1 B 1 Embalming I silver 4 · gold 8
Solution for Zombies Alcohol ×1 Preservative ×1 8 6 R 1 B 1 Reanimation Liquid silver 4 · gold 8
Injection for Corpses Melted Fat ×1 Preservative ×1 Comet's Tail ×1 12 8 R 1 B 2 Embalming III silver 6 · gold 12
Injection for Zombies Alcohol ×1 Preservative ×1 Comet's Tail ×1 12 8 R 1 B 2 Embalming III silver 6 · gold 12
Golden nugget Iron Ore ×1 Philosopher Stone ×1 8 6 R 1 B 2 —
Golden ingot Iron Ingot ×1 Philosopher Stone ×1 12 8 R 1 B 3 —
Dynamite Explosive Dust ×2 Alcohol ×1 8 5 R 1 B 2 Dynamite
Charged hypno-device Hypno-device ×1 Faith ×1 4 2 B 3 —

Distillation Cube 9

Output Ingredients Ticks Inspiration lv Tech Unlocked by Tags
Melted Fat ×4 Fat ×1 Clay Plate ×2 Fuel ×20 6 1 R 1 B 1 Alchemy, Distillation automaticfuel
Melted Fat ×3 Seed oil ×3 Clay Plate ×2 Fuel ×20 8 1 R 1 B 1 — automaticfuel
Alcohol ×4 Wine ×1 Clay Urn ×2 Fuel ×20 8 3 R 1 B 1 Reanimation Liquid automaticfuel
Alcohol Berry Cider ×1 Clay Urn ×2 Fuel ×20 8 3 R 1 B 1 — automaticfuel
Alcohol ×2 Blueberry Cider ×1 Clay Urn ×2 Fuel ×20 8 3 R 1 B 1 — automaticfuel
Alcohol Apple Cider ×1 Clay Urn ×2 Fuel ×20 8 3 R 1 B 1 — automaticfuel
Alcohol Mead ×1 Clay Urn ×2 Fuel ×20 8 3 R 1 B 1 — automaticfuel
Alcohol ×2 Beer ×1 Clay Urn ×2 Fuel ×20 8 3 R 1 B 1 — automaticfuel
Fragrance ×3 Rhododendron ×2 Clay Urn ×2 Fuel ×20 8 2 R 1 B 1 Church Smells I automaticfuel

“Inspiration lv” is the level this station’s own inspiration track has to reach — below it the recipe is not offered. “Needs” is the extension that has to stand next to the station before the recipe appears.

Common questions

What is the alchemy workbench in Graveyard Keeper 2?
In Graveyard Keeper 2 the alchemy station is the Formulation Bench: 33 recipes are made there, plus 9 on the Distillation Cube. Recipes usually searched for as “alchemy workbench” recipes are the ones on this page.
Does the Formulation Bench burn fuel?
No. Only the Distillation Cube burns Fuel — 9 of the 33 recipes list it. The bench works from peat, wax, alcohol and the other alchemy ingredients alone.
How do you make fertiliser?
Peat plus an alchemy ingredient on the Formulation Bench: Headstart Fertilizer I and II (growth speed), Crop Boosting Fertilizer II (crop quality) and Farming Fertilizer II, III and V. The exact inputs are in the table below.

Recipes: 33 Stations: 2 Burns fuel: 9 Covers: 1.004.2