Graveyard Keeper 2 alchemy workbench & formulas
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
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 |
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 |
Formulation Bench 24
| Output | Ingredients | Time | Tech | Unlocked by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headstart Fertilizer I | Peat ×2 Weak growth elixir ×1 | 3s | G 2 | — |
| Headstart Fertilizer II | Peat ×4 Rich growth elixir ×1 | 4s | G 4 | — |
| Crop Boosting Fertilizer II | Peat ×2 Dream Dust ×1 | 3s | G 2 | Fertilizers I |
| Farming Fertilizer II | Peat ×2 Weak growth elixir ×1 | 3s | G 2 | — |
| Farming Fertilizer III | Peat ×4 Rich growth elixir ×1 | 4s | G 4 | — |
| Farming Fertilizer V | Peat ×8 Miracle growth elixir ×1 | 6s | G 8 | — |
| Simple Candle | Beeswax ×2 Flax Thread ×1 | 3s | R 1 B 1 | — |
| Pretty Candle | Beeswax ×3 Flax Thread ×1 | 5s | R 1 B 2 | — |
| Magnificent Candle | Beeswax ×4 Flax Thread ×1 | 8s | R 1 B 3 | — |
| Simple Incense | Melted Fat ×1 Fragrance ×1 | 4s | R 1 B 2 | — |
| Fancy Incense | Melted Fat ×1 Fragrance ×1 Dream Dust ×1 | 8s | R 1 B 3 | — |
| Paper glop ×3 | Water ×1 Flax ×12 | 6s | R 1 B 1 | — |
| Paper glop | Water ×1 Wheat ×12 | 6s | R 1 B 1 | — |
| Urn with Ashes I | Ash ×3 Clay Urn ×1 | 4s | R 1 B 1 | — |
| Urn with Ashes II | Ash ×3 Clay Urn ×1 Polished Marble ×1 | 4s | R 3 B 3 | — |
| Tooth | Skull ×1 | 4s | R 1 B 1 | Skull and Teeth |
| Solution for Corpses | Melted Fat ×1 Preservative ×1 | 8s | R 1 B 1 | — |
| Solution for Zombies | Alcohol ×1 Preservative ×1 | 8s | R 1 B 1 | — |
| Injection for Corpses | Melted Fat ×1 Preservative ×1 Comet's Tail ×1 | 12s | R 1 B 2 | — |
| Injection for Zombies | Alcohol ×1 Preservative ×1 Comet's Tail ×1 | 12s | R 1 B 2 | — |
| Golden nugget | Iron Ore ×1 Philosopher Stone ×1 | 8s | R 1 B 2 | — |
| Golden ingot | Iron Ingot ×1 Philosopher Stone ×1 | 12s | R 1 B 3 | — |
| Dynamite | Explosive Dust ×2 Alcohol ×1 | 8s | R 1 B 2 | — |
| Charged hypno-device | Hypno-device ×1 Faith ×1 | 4s | B 3 | — |
Distillation Cube 9
| Output | Ingredients | Time | Tech | Unlocked by | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melted Fat | Fat ×1 Clay Plate ×2 Fuel ×20 | 6s | R 1 B 1 | Alchemy, Distillation | automatic |
| Melted Fat | Seed oil ×3 Clay Plate ×2 Fuel ×20 | 8s | R 1 B 1 | — | automatic |
| Alcohol | Wine ×1 Clay Urn ×2 Fuel ×20 | 8s | R 1 B 1 | — | automatic |
| Alcohol | Berry Cider ×1 Clay Urn ×2 Fuel ×20 | 8s | R 1 B 1 | — | automatic |
| Alcohol | Blueberry Cider ×1 Clay Urn ×2 Fuel ×20 | 8s | R 1 B 1 | — | automatic |
| Alcohol | Apple Cider ×1 Clay Urn ×2 Fuel ×20 | 8s | R 1 B 1 | — | automatic |
| Alcohol | Mead ×1 Clay Urn ×2 Fuel ×20 | 8s | R 1 B 1 | — | automatic |
| Alcohol | Beer ×1 Clay Urn ×2 Fuel ×20 | 8s | R 1 B 1 | — | automatic |
| Fragrance | Rhododendron ×2 Clay Urn ×2 Fuel ×20 | 8s | R 1 B 1 | — | automatic |
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.