What to do with · Valheim 1.0.17
What to do with Barley
A bundle of barley.
The Windmill turns it into Barley Flour. Plant it with the Cultivator: it grows into Barley. It also goes into Barley Wine Base: Fire Resistance, Yggdrasil Porridge and Straw.
Barley FlourWindmillBarleyPlant: Barley
HenTames it
LoxTames it
Barley Wine Base: Fire Resistance× 10 · Plains
Yggdrasil Porridge× 3 · MistlandsStacks to 100Weight 0.2Full Barley page →
Turn it into something else
Plant it
With the Cultivator, on cultivated ground.
Craft with it (2)
Earliest first, by the biome where everything the recipe needs can first be had.
Build with it (1)
Tame with it
Leave it near the animal; it eats while it is not alarmed. Taming times
Last resort: the Obliterator
Obliteratorturns any 10 items (stacks counted one by one) into 1 
Coal; the rest is lost.
Incinerator.Incinerate in the game code.
Where to get more Barley
- Picked fromBarley
- Picked fromGoblin campPlains
- Broken fromMorkhalla trainingdummy33%
- Broken fromBarley
- Caught byGrouper10%
Questions
›What is Barley used for in Valheim?
The Windmill turns it into Barley Flour. Plant it with the Cultivator: it grows into Barley. It also goes into Barley Wine Base: Fire Resistance, Yggdrasil Porridge and Straw.
›Can you sell Barley in Valheim?
No. Traders only buy items with a trade value, and Barley has none. The 9 that do: Amber, Amber Pearl, Ancient Coin, Draumyx, Grimvarn, Solryth, Veydris, Ruby and Silver Necklace.
›Can Barley go through a portal?
Yes, Barley can be carried through a portal.
›Where do you get Barley?
Barley, Goblin camp, Morkhalla trainingdummy. Every source is on the Barley page.
Source: recipes, building pieces, stations, altars, traders and the Obliterator in the files of Valheim 1.0.17 (2026-10-05), prefab Barley.