diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/dev/jsinco/brewery/bukkit/TheBrewingProject.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/dev/jsinco/brewery/bukkit/TheBrewingProject.java
index 5dbec354e..9308c13aa 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/dev/jsinco/brewery/bukkit/TheBrewingProject.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/dev/jsinco/brewery/bukkit/TheBrewingProject.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package dev.jsinco.brewery.bukkit;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
-import dev.jsinco.brewery.api.config.Configuration;
 import dev.jsinco.brewery.api.brew.BrewManager;
 import dev.jsinco.brewery.api.breweries.Barrel;
 import dev.jsinco.brewery.api.breweries.BarrelType;
 import dev.jsinco.brewery.api.breweries.Distillery;
 import dev.jsinco.brewery.api.breweries.Tickable;
+import dev.jsinco.brewery.api.config.Configuration;
 import dev.jsinco.brewery.api.effect.modifier.ModifierManager;
 import dev.jsinco.brewery.api.event.CustomEventRegistry;
 import dev.jsinco.brewery.api.event.EventStepRegistry;
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 import net.kyori.adventure.translation.GlobalTranslator;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.NamespacedKey;
+import org.bukkit.ServerTickManager;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginManager;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.ServicePriority;
@@ -382,6 +383,9 @@ private void saveResourceIfNotExists(String resource) {
     }
 
     private void updateStructures(ScheduledTask ignored) {
+        if (noTicking()) {
+            return; // Don't tick if the server is frozen, debug purposes
+        }
         breweryRegistry.getActiveSinglePositionStructure().stream()
                 .filter(Tickable.class::isInstance)
                 .map(Tickable.class::cast)
@@ -395,6 +399,9 @@ private void updateStructures(ScheduledTask ignored) {
     }
 
     private void otherTicking(ScheduledTask ignored) {
+        if (noTicking()) {
+            return; // Don't tick if the server is frozen, debug purposes
+        }
         drunksManager.tick(drunkEventExecutor::doDrunkEvent, uuid -> Bukkit.getPlayer(uuid) != null);
         try {
             if (++time % 200 == 0) {
@@ -412,5 +419,11 @@ public static NamespacedKey key(String key) {
     public Configuration getConfiguration() {
         return Config.config();
     }
+
+    private boolean noTicking() {
+        ServerTickManager serverTickManager = Bukkit.getServerTickManager();
+        return serverTickManager.isFrozen() && !serverTickManager.isSprinting()
+                && !serverTickManager.isStepping();
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/dev/jsinco/brewery/bukkit/breweries/distillery/BukkitDistillery.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/dev/jsinco/brewery/bukkit/breweries/distillery/BukkitDistillery.java
index 19ccd316f..45f49eab6 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/dev/jsinco/brewery/bukkit/breweries/distillery/BukkitDistillery.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/dev/jsinco/brewery/bukkit/breweries/distillery/BukkitDistillery.java
@@ -233,10 +233,14 @@ private List<BreweryLocation> findInSelection(BreweryLocation startingPoint, Vec
         return output;
     }
 
-    private boolean inventoryUnpopulated() {
+    private boolean shouldUnpopulateInventory() {
         return recentlyAccessed == -1L || recentlyAccessed + Moment.SECOND <= TheBrewingProject.getInstance().getTime();
     }
 
+    private boolean inventoryUnpopulated() {
+        return recentlyAccessed == -1L;
+    }
+
     public void tick() {
         BreweryLocation unique = getStructure().getUnique();
         long timeProcessed = getTimeProcessed();
@@ -256,7 +260,8 @@ public void tick() {
                             world, unique.x() + 0.5, unique.y() + 0.5, unique.z() + 0.5
                     ));
         }
-        if (timeProcessed % (processTime / 4) < processTime / 16 && mixture.brewAmount() > processedBrews) {
+        long particleEffectInterval = Math.max(processTime / 4L, 10L);
+        if (timeProcessed % particleEffectInterval < 5 && mixture.brewAmount() > processedBrews) {
             distillateContainerLocations.stream()
                     .map(BukkitAdapter::toLocation)
                     .flatMap(Optional::stream)
@@ -267,10 +272,11 @@ public void tick() {
 
     public void tickInventory() {
         checkDirty();
-        if (inventoryUnpopulated()) {
+        if (shouldUnpopulateInventory()) {
             close(false);
             TheBrewingProject.getInstance().getBreweryRegistry().unregisterOpened(this);
             // Distilling results can be computed later on
+            this.recentlyAccessed = -1L;
             return;
         }
         if (!mixture.getInventory().getViewers().isEmpty() || !distillate.getInventory().getViewers().isEmpty()) {
@@ -366,7 +372,11 @@ public void destroy(BreweryLocation breweryLocation) {
         BukkitAdapter.toLocation(breweryLocation)
                 .map(location -> location.add(0.5, 0, 0.5))
                 .ifPresent(location -> {
+                    boolean inventoryUnpopulated = inventoryUnpopulated();
                     for (BrewInventory distilleryInventory : List.of(distillate, mixture)) {
+                        if (!inventoryUnpopulated) {
+                            distilleryInventory.updateBrewsFromInventory();
+                        }
                         List.copyOf(distilleryInventory.getInventory().getViewers()).forEach(HumanEntity::closeInventory);
                         distilleryInventory.getInventory().clear();
                         for (Brew brew : distilleryInventory.getBrews()) {