diff --git a/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/cooking/cooking/SauceReference.java b/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/cooking/cooking/SauceReference.java
index b0b6bc0..f96aeb1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/cooking/cooking/SauceReference.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/cooking/cooking/SauceReference.java
@@ -476,12 +476,18 @@ private void pourBrew(Player p, BrewLiquid poured) {
         f.getLoc().getWorld().playSound(f.getLoc(), Sound.ITEM_BOTTLE_EMPTY, 1f, 1f);
     }
 
-    /** The brew counts toward the sauce's stars like the water or milk it replaces. */
+    /** The brew counts toward the sauce's stars like the milk it replaces. A bottled brew never spoils, so it is fresh. */
     private static FoodItem brewIngredient(BrewLiquid poured) {
         FoodItem ingredient = FoodParser.parse("sauce(type=sauce;origin=Mixed)").template;
         ingredient.setCategory("alcohol");
         ingredient.setOrigin(poured.name());
         ingredient.setQualityRange(poured.stars(), poured.stars());
+        TagTrack fresh = TrackLoader.getByString("freshness");
+        if (fresh != null) {
+            fresh = new TagTrack(fresh);
+            fresh.setValue(0);
+            ingredient.addOrModifyTrack(fresh);
+        }
         return ingredient;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/tfminecraft/cooking/cooking/SauceReferenceBrewTest.java b/src/test/java/net/tfminecraft/cooking/cooking/SauceReferenceBrewTest.java
index df38787..092d440 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/tfminecraft/cooking/cooking/SauceReferenceBrewTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/tfminecraft/cooking/cooking/SauceReferenceBrewTest.java
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ void anAlcoholicBrewBecomesTheLiquidAndLeavesBothAddInSlotsFree() {
         env.composer.verify(() -> CompositionQualityResolver.compose(any(), argThat(inputs -> {
             FoodItem liquid = inputs.iterator().next();
             return inputs.size() == 3 && "alcohol".equals(liquid.getCategory())
-                    && "Red Wine".equals(liquid.getOrigin()) && liquid.getQualityMin() == 5;
+                    && "Red Wine".equals(liquid.getOrigin()) && liquid.getQualityMin() == 5
+                    && "fresh".equals(liquid.getTagTrack("freshness").getCurrentStep().getId());
         }), any()));
         assertTrue(sauce.isEmpty());
         assertFalse(env.variables.containsKey("sauce.brew"));