diff --git a/src/block/BrewingStand.php b/src/block/BrewingStand.php
index c35576d58..c0e3d9e37 100644
--- a/src/block/BrewingStand.php
+++ b/src/block/BrewingStand.php
@@ -47,28 +47,11 @@ class BrewingStand extends Transparent{
 	public function getRequiredStateDataBits() : int{ return 3; }
 
 	protected function decodeState(RuntimeDataReader $r) : void{
-		$result = [];
-		foreach([
-			BrewingStandSlot::EAST(),
-			BrewingStandSlot::NORTHWEST(),
-			BrewingStandSlot::SOUTHWEST(),
-		] as $member){
-			if($r->readBool()){
-				$result[$member->id()] = $member;
-			}
-		}
-
-		$this->setSlots($result);
+		$this->setSlots($r->readBrewingStandSlots());
 	}
 
 	protected function encodeState(RuntimeDataWriter $w) : void{
-		foreach([
-			BrewingStandSlot::EAST(),
-			BrewingStandSlot::NORTHWEST(),
-			BrewingStandSlot::SOUTHWEST(),
-		] as $member){
-			$w->writeBool(isset($this->slots[$member->id()]));
-		}
+		$w->writeBrewingStandSlots($this->getSlots());
 	}
 
 	protected function recalculateCollisionBoxes() : array{
diff --git a/src/block/Vine.php b/src/block/Vine.php
index d716b5eb8..a90de6c8d 100644
--- a/src/block/Vine.php
+++ b/src/block/Vine.php
@@ -43,15 +43,11 @@ class Vine extends Flowable{
 	public function getRequiredStateDataBits() : int{ return 4; }
 
 	protected function decodeState(RuntimeDataReader $r) : void{
-		foreach(Facing::HORIZONTAL as $facing){
-			$this->setFace($facing, $r->readBool());
-		}
+		$this->faces = $r->readHorizontalFacingFlags();
 	}
 
 	protected function encodeState(RuntimeDataWriter $w) : void{
-		foreach(Facing::HORIZONTAL as $facing){
-			$w->writeBool($this->hasFace($facing));
-		}
+		$w->writeHorizontalFacingFlags($this->faces);
 	}
 
 	/** @return int[] */
diff --git a/src/data/runtime/RuntimeDataReader.php b/src/data/runtime/RuntimeDataReader.php
index 7fbede9b1..5ed08cdf8 100644
--- a/src/data/runtime/RuntimeDataReader.php
+++ b/src/data/runtime/RuntimeDataReader.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace pocketmine\data\runtime;
 
+use pocketmine\block\utils\BrewingStandSlot;
 use pocketmine\block\utils\WallConnectionType;
 use pocketmine\math\Axis;
 use pocketmine\math\Facing;
@@ -71,6 +72,20 @@ final class RuntimeDataReader{
 		};
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return int[]
+	 */
+	public function readHorizontalFacingFlags() : array{
+		$result = [];
+		foreach(Facing::HORIZONTAL as $facing){
+			if($this->readBool()){
+				$result[$facing] = $facing;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $result;
+	}
+
 	public function readFacing() : int{
 		return match($this->readInt(3)){
 			0 => Facing::DOWN,
@@ -121,5 +136,24 @@ final class RuntimeDataReader{
 		return $connections;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return BrewingStandSlot[]
+	 * @phpstan-return array<int, BrewingStandSlot>
+	 */
+	public function readBrewingStandSlots() : array{
+		$result = [];
+		foreach([
+			BrewingStandSlot::EAST(),
+			BrewingStandSlot::NORTHWEST(),
+			BrewingStandSlot::SOUTHWEST(),
+		] as $member){
+			if($this->readBool()){
+				$result[$member->id()] = $member;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $result;
+	}
+
 	public function getOffset() : int{ return $this->offset; }
 }
diff --git a/src/data/runtime/RuntimeDataWriter.php b/src/data/runtime/RuntimeDataWriter.php
index ac7f1f464..a0d7ba7ba 100644
--- a/src/data/runtime/RuntimeDataWriter.php
+++ b/src/data/runtime/RuntimeDataWriter.php
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace pocketmine\data\runtime;
 
+use pocketmine\block\utils\BrewingStandSlot;
 use pocketmine\block\utils\WallConnectionType;
 use pocketmine\math\Axis;
 use pocketmine\math\Facing;
 use pocketmine\utils\AssumptionFailedError;
+use function array_flip;
 
 final class RuntimeDataWriter{
 	use RuntimeEnumSerializerTrait;
@@ -78,6 +80,20 @@ final class RuntimeDataWriter{
 		});
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param int[] $faces
+	 *
+	 * @return $this
+	 */
+	public function writeHorizontalFacingFlags(array $faces) : self{
+		$uniqueFaces = array_flip($faces);
+		foreach(Facing::HORIZONTAL as $facing){
+			$this->writeBool(isset($uniqueFaces[$facing]));
+		}
+
+		return $this;
+	}
+
 	public function writeFacing(int $facing) : self{
 		return $this->writeInt(3, match($facing){
 			0 => Facing::DOWN,
@@ -125,6 +141,24 @@ final class RuntimeDataWriter{
 		return $this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param BrewingStandSlot[] $slots
+	 * @phpstan-param array<int, BrewingStandSlot> $slots
+	 *
+	 * @return $this
+	 */
+	public function writeBrewingStandSlots(array $slots) : self{
+		foreach([
+			BrewingStandSlot::EAST(),
+			BrewingStandSlot::NORTHWEST(),
+			BrewingStandSlot::SOUTHWEST(),
+		] as $member){
+			$this->writeBool(isset($slots[$member->id()]));
+		}
+
+		return $this;
+	}
+
 	public function getValue() : int{ return $this->value; }
 
 	public function getOffset() : int{ return $this->offset; }