Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers

Professor Layton and the Curious Village: Puzzle 023 Answer

Where to find Puzzle 023?

Finding Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers

Puzzle 023 – Juice Pitchers is found by speaking with Crouton in the Restaurant on Park Road during Chapter 2.

How many picarats is Puzzle 023 worth?

Puzzle 023 is worth 40 picarats.

How to solve Puzzle 023?

For puzzle 023, you must decant 8 quarts of juice into two 4-quart servings by only transferring the juice across three different-sized pitchers: 8 quart, 5 quart and 3 quart.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Description

Here we have an eight-quart pitcher filled with juice, an empty five-quart pitcher and an empty three-quart pitcher.

The pitchers are unmarked, and you task is to divide the eight quarts of juice so that both the five-quart pitcher and the eight-quart pitcher are each holding exactly four quarts

This puzzle can be done in as few as 7 moves.

Your main goal should be seeing how to get 1 quart in a pitcher – this will be your key to solving the puzzle.

What are the hints for Puzzle 023?

Hint 1

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Hint 1

The puzzle can be frustrating because it’s easy to end up back where you started.

Pay special attention to difference, particularly the one-quart difference between five quarts and four quarts.

Hint 2

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Hint 2

If you pour the contents of the five-quart pitcher into the three-quart pitcher, you are left with two quarts.

If you’re aiming to isolate four quarts, you just need to remove one quart from five. To get that one quart, you just need to create a single quart’s worth of space in another pitcher.

Hint 3

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Hint 3

If you pour the contents of the five-quart pitcher into the three-quart pitcher, you are left with two quarts. Next, empty the three quart pitcher and pour in the two quarts you had stored in the five-quart pitcher.

Well, look at that! How many quarts worth of space do you have left in that three-quart pitcher now?

Puzzle 023 Answer

Step 1:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Step 1

Move the contents from the eight-quarts into the empty five-quarts.

Step 2:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Step 2

Move the contents from the five-quarts into the empty three-quarts.

Step 3:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Step 3

Move the content of the three-quarts back into the eight-quarts.

Step 4:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Step 4

Move the contents of the five-quarts into the three-quarts.

Step 5:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Step 5

Move the contents of the eight-quarts into the five-quarts.

Step 6:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Step 6

Move the contents of the five-quarts into the three-quarts.

Step 7:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Step 7

Move the contents of the three-quarts into the eight-quarts to finish the puzzle.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Answer Screen

Once you’ve made one quart, then you’re the majority of the way there. Should you ever find yourself with both the five-quarts and three-quarts full, always choose the three-quarts to move back to the eight-quarts, otherwise, you’ll find that you’re going back on yourself.


For completing puzzle 023, you earn a strange gizmo for the gizmo section in the menu.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village strange gizmo 6 - Reward for Solving Puzzle 023

How did you find this guide? Let me know in the comments.

Where to find Puzzle 023?

Finding Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers

Puzzle 023 – Juice Pitchers is found by speaking with Crouton in the Restaurant on Park Road during Chapter 2.

How many picarats is Puzzle 023 worth?

Puzzle 023 is worth 40 picarats.

How to solve Puzzle 023?

For puzzle 023, you must decant 8 litres of juice into two 4-litre servings by only transferring the juice across three different-sized pitchers: 8 litres, 5 litres and 3 litres.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Description

Here we have an 8 litre pitcher filled with juice, an empty 5 litre pitcher and an empty 3 litre pitcher.

The pitchers are unmarked, and you task is to divide the 8 litres of juice so that both the 5 litre pitcher and the 8 litre pitcher are each holding exactly 4 litres of juice.

This puzzle can be done in as few as 7 moves.

Your main goal should be seeing how to get 1 litre in a pitcher – this will be your key to solving the puzzle.

What are the hints for Puzzle 023?

Hint 1

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Hint 1

The puzzle can be frustrating because it’s easy to end up back where you started.

Pay special attention to difference, particularly the 1-litre difference between 5 litres and 4 litres.

Hint 2

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Hint 2

If you pour the contents of the 5-litre pitcher into the 3-litre pitcher, you are left with 2 litres.

If you’re aiming to isolate 4 litres, you just need to remove 1 litre from 5. To get that one litre, you just need to create a single litre’s worth of space in another pitcher.

Hint 3

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Hint 3

If you pour the contents of the 5-litre pitcher into the 3-litre pitcher, you are left with 2 litres. Next, empty the 3-litre pitcher and pour in the 2 litres you had stored in the 5-litre pitcher.

Well, look at that! How many litres worth of space do you have left in that 3-litre pitcher now?

Puzzle 023 Answer

Step 1:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Step 1

Move the contents from the 8-litre into the empty 5-litre.

Step 2:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Step 2

Move the contents from the 5-litre into the empty 3-litre.

Step 3:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Step 3

Move the content of the 3-litre back into the 8-litre.

Step 4:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Step 4

Move the contents of the 5-litre into the 3-litre.

Step 5:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Step 5

Move the contents of the 8-litre into the 5-litre.

Step 6:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Step 6

Move the contents of the 5-litre into the 3-litre

Step 7:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Step 7

Move the contents of the 3-litre into the 8-litre to finish the puzzle.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 023 - Juice Pitchers Answer Screen

Once you’ve made 1 litre, then you’re the majority of the way there. Should you ever find yourself with both the 5-litre and 3-litre full, always choose the 3-litre to move back to the 8-litre, otherwise, you’ll find that you’re going back on yourself.


For completing puzzle 023, you earn a strange gizmo for the gizmo section in the menu.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village strange gizmo 6 - Reward for Solving Puzzle 023

How did you find this guide? Let me know in the comments.

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