diff --git a/2021/README.md b/2021/README.md
index 6ff48e7..b5243c9 100644
--- a/2021/README.md
+++ b/2021/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 | 11  |   ✓    |   ✓    | [Crystal] |
 | 12  |   ✓    |   ✓    | [Python]  |
 | 13  |   ✓    |   ✓    | [C++]     |
-| 14  |        |        |           |
+| 14  |   ✓    |   ✓    | [Erlang]  |
 | 15  |        |        |           |
 | 16  |        |        |           |
 | 17  |        |        |           |
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@
 [crystal]: https://crystal-lang.org
 [python]: https://www.python.org
 [c++]: https://isocpp.org
+[erlang]: https://www.erlang.org
diff --git a/2021/day-14/.gitignore b/2021/day-14/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31a6f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2021/day-14/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*.beam
+*.dump
diff --git a/2021/day-14/Justfile b/2021/day-14/Justfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16fb754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2021/day-14/Justfile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+@part PART INPUT_FILE="inputs/puzzle.txt":
+    erl -compile common.erl
+    escript part_{{PART}}.erl {{INPUT_FILE}}
+
+clean:
+    rm -f *.beam *.dump
diff --git a/2021/day-14/common.erl b/2021/day-14/common.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ad79d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2021/day-14/common.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+-module(common).
+
+-export([parse_file/1, apply_rules/3, tally_elements/1, polymerization/3]).
+
+-import(lists, [append/2]).
+-import(string, [chomp/1, split/2, slice/2, slice/3]).
+
+
+% File parsing
+
+parse_rule(Raw) ->
+    [S, I] = split(chomp(Raw), " -> "),
+    #{{slice(S, 0, 1), slice(S, 1, 1)} => I}.
+
+parse_seq(Sequence, Acc) ->
+    case slice(Sequence, 0, 1) of
+        "" -> Acc;
+        First -> parse_seq(slice(Sequence, 1), append(Acc, [First]))
+    end.
+
+parse_lines(File, Mode, Sequence, Rules) ->
+    case {Mode, file:read_line(File)} of
+        {read_seq, {ok, "\n"}} ->
+            parse_lines(File, read_rules, Sequence, Rules);
+
+        {read_seq, {ok, Val}} ->
+            NextSequence = parse_seq(chomp(Val), []),
+            parse_lines(File, read_seq, NextSequence, Rules);
+
+        {read_rules, {ok, Val}} ->
+            NextRules = maps:merge(Rules, parse_rule(Val)),
+            parse_lines(File, read_rules, Sequence, NextRules);
+
+        {read_rules, eof} ->
+            {Sequence, Rules}
+    end.
+
+parse_file(Path) ->
+    {ok, File} = file:open(Path, [read]),
+    parse_lines(File, read_seq, [], #{}).
+
+
+% Helper functions
+
+each_cons2(List = [A, B | _], F) when is_function(F) ->
+    Result = F(A, B),
+    each_cons2(tl(List), [Result], F).
+
+each_cons2([A, B], Acc, F) when is_function(F) ->
+    Result = F(A, B),
+    lists:append(Acc, [Result]);
+each_cons2(List = [A, B | _], Acc, F) when is_function(F) ->
+    Result = F(A, B),
+    each_cons2(tl(List), lists:append(Acc, [Result]), F).
+
+succ(V) -> V + 1.
+
+
+% Slow algorithm
+
+apply_rules(Sequence, _, 0) ->
+    Sequence;
+apply_rules(Sequence, Rules, Times) ->
+    NextSequence = apply_rules(Sequence, Rules),
+    apply_rules(NextSequence, Rules, Times - 1).
+
+apply_rules(Sequence, Rules) ->
+    Cons = each_cons2(Sequence, fun (A, B) ->
+        [A, maps:get({A, B}, Rules), B]
+    end),
+    flatten_seq(Cons, []).
+
+tally_elements(Sequence) ->
+    tally_elements(Sequence, #{}).
+
+tally_elements([], Acc) ->
+    Acc;
+tally_elements([Head | Tail], Acc) ->
+    Tally = maps:put(Head, 1 + maps:get(Head, Acc, 0), Acc),
+    tally_elements(Tail, Tally).
+
+flatten_seq([[A, B, C]], Acc) ->
+    lists:append(Acc, [A, B, C]);
+flatten_seq([[A, B | _] | Tail], Acc) ->
+    flatten_seq(Tail, lists:append(Acc, [A, B])).
+
+
+% Fast algorithm
+
+apply_rule(Pair, Rules) ->
+    maps:get(Pair, Rules).
+
+update_tally({A, R, B}, Occ, Tally) ->
+    AddOccurences = fun(V) -> V + Occ end,
+    Tmp = maps:update_with({A, R}, AddOccurences, Occ, Tally),
+    maps:update_with({R, B}, AddOccurences, Occ, Tmp).
+
+polymerization(Sequence, Rules, Times) when is_list(Sequence) ->
+    Cons = each_cons2(Sequence, fun(A, B) -> {A, B} end),
+
+    % first tally up all entries and build the counters
+    {Tally, Counter} = lists:foldl(fun(Pair = {A, _}, {Tal, Cnt}) ->
+        T = maps:update_with(Pair, fun succ/1, 1, Tal),
+        C = maps:update_with(A, fun succ/1, 1, Cnt),
+        {T, C}
+    end, {#{},#{}}, Cons),
+
+    % because the last one got skipped we have to add it manually
+    {_, Last} = lists:last(Cons),
+    Counter2 = maps:update_with(Last, fun succ/1, 1, Counter),
+
+    polymerization(Rules, Tally, Counter2, Times).
+
+polymerization(_, _, Counter, 0) ->
+    Counter;
+
+polymerization(Rules, Tally, Counter, Times) ->
+    {NewTally, NewCounter} = polymerization_step(Rules, Tally, Counter),
+    polymerization(Rules, NewTally, NewCounter, Times - 1).
+
+polymerization_step(Rules, Tally, Counter) ->
+    maps:fold(fun({A, B}, Occ, {NewTally, NewCounter}) ->
+        Re = apply_rule({A, B}, Rules),
+
+        % Update occurance and element counters
+        NewTally2 = update_tally({A, Re, B}, Occ, NewTally),
+        NewCounter2 = maps:update_with(Re, fun(V) -> V + Occ end, 1, NewCounter),
+
+        {NewTally2, NewCounter2}
+    end, {#{}, Counter}, Tally).
diff --git a/2021/day-14/inputs/puzzle.txt b/2021/day-14/inputs/puzzle.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a2c7ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2021/day-14/inputs/puzzle.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+KOKHCCHNKKFHBKVVHNPN
+
+BN -> C
+OS -> K
+BK -> C
+KO -> V
+HF -> K
+PS -> B
+OK -> C
+OC -> B
+FH -> K
+NV -> F
+HO -> H
+KK -> H
+CV -> P
+SC -> C
+FK -> N
+VV -> F
+FN -> F
+KP -> O
+SB -> O
+KF -> B
+CH -> K
+VF -> K
+BH -> H
+KV -> F
+CO -> N
+PK -> N
+NH -> P
+NN -> C
+PP -> H
+SH -> N
+VO -> O
+NC -> F
+BC -> B
+HC -> H
+FS -> C
+PN -> F
+CK -> K
+CN -> V
+HS -> S
+CB -> N
+OF -> B
+OV -> K
+SK -> S
+HP -> C
+SN -> P
+SP -> B
+BP -> C
+VP -> C
+BS -> K
+FV -> F
+PH -> P
+FF -> P
+VK -> F
+BV -> S
+VB -> S
+BF -> O
+BB -> H
+OB -> B
+VS -> P
+KB -> P
+SF -> N
+PF -> S
+HH -> P
+KN -> K
+PC -> B
+NB -> O
+VC -> P
+PV -> H
+KH -> O
+OP -> O
+NF -> K
+HN -> P
+FC -> H
+PO -> B
+OH -> C
+ON -> N
+VN -> B
+VH -> F
+FO -> B
+FP -> B
+BO -> H
+CC -> P
+CS -> K
+NO -> V
+CF -> N
+PB -> H
+KS -> P
+HK -> S
+HB -> K
+HV -> O
+SV -> H
+CP -> S
+NP -> N
+FB -> B
+KC -> V
+NS -> P
+OO -> V
+SO -> O
+NK -> K
+SS -> H
diff --git a/2021/day-14/inputs/sample.txt b/2021/day-14/inputs/sample.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5594dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2021/day-14/inputs/sample.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+NNCB
+
+CH -> B
+HH -> N
+CB -> H
+NH -> C
+HB -> C
+HC -> B
+HN -> C
+NN -> C
+BH -> H
+NC -> B
+NB -> B
+BN -> B
+BB -> N
+BC -> B
+CC -> N
+CN -> C
diff --git a/2021/day-14/part_one.erl b/2021/day-14/part_one.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fc6e7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2021/day-14/part_one.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+-module(part_one).
+
+-export([main/1]).
+
+-import(common, [parse_file/1, polymerization/3]).
+
+main(Args) ->
+    Path = lists:last(Args),
+    {Sequence, Rules} = parse_file(Path),
+
+    Counter = polymerization(Sequence, Rules, 10),
+    Values = maps:values(Counter),
+    Max = lists:max(Values),
+    Min = lists:min(Values),
+
+    io:format("~p~n", [Max - Min]).
diff --git a/2021/day-14/part_two.erl b/2021/day-14/part_two.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67d84fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2021/day-14/part_two.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+-module(part_two).
+
+-export([main/1]).
+
+-import(common, [parse_file/1, polymerization/3]).
+
+main(Args) ->
+    Path = lists:last(Args),
+    {Sequence, Rules} = parse_file(Path),
+
+    Counter = polymerization(Sequence, Rules, 40),
+    Values = maps:values(Counter),
+    Max = lists:max(Values),
+    Min = lists:min(Values),
+
+    io:format("~p~n", [Max - Min]).
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d6de97..bbc390f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 -   [2018](2018/README.md) (0% completed)
 -   [2019](2019/README.md) (0% completed)
 -   [2020](2020/README.md) (20% completed)
--   [2021](2021/README.md) (52% completed)
+-   [2021](2021/README.md) (56% completed)