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Making vanilla extract

woodtickgreg said:
I just ordered a batch of these, there was only 3 left when I ordered. Thanks Marc!
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I signed up for the subscribe n save deal. 50 count Every 6 months. I can skip the next delivery if I need to. A lot cheaper this way. And I even changed the starting months around so I'm getting another 50 on Nov 11 at that same price. Wooo
 
What a cool idea! I've read thru the whole thread, ordered 1/4 lb. of Tahitian Grade A beans from Native Vanilla, and started 3 jars of vanilla extract tonight. One each of Vodka, Cap'n Morgan Spiced Rum, and Everclear 190. 10-12 beans per jar with 8 oz. of liquid in each.

Now to shake & wait.
 
JonathanH said:
What a cool idea! I've read thru the whole thread, ordered 1/4 lb. of Tahitian Grade A beans from Native Vanilla, and started 3 jars of vanilla extract tonight. One each of Vodka, Cap'n Morgan Spiced Rum, and Everclear 190. 10-12 beans per jar with 8 oz. of liquid in each.

Now to shake & wait.
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Makes a great Christmas present. Give it as a kit. I bought a bunch of beans, found some really cool jars on Amazon and vodka. Gave each of my grown kids a kit and it was a big hit
 
Wildthings said:
Makes a great Christmas present. Give it as a kit. I bought a bunch of beans, found some really cool jars on Amazon and vodka. Gave each of my grown kids a kit and it was a big hit
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I may do exactly that. Some in the family would really like this.


I bet you're up late because you're still pumped up from watching a baseball game?
 
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@ripjack13 these beans are excellent quality! I set up for auto order as you did because then it's a great buy. I need to make a few more batches as we used a lot of what I made.
So I made some today.
I got set up, some 24oz Mason jars and some spiced rum. We like the flavor of the spiced rum over plain vodka.
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These are grade b tahitian beans, i used one package of 25 beans to 24 oz of spiced rum as I want a stronger brew, we'll use less.
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I'm trying a new technique here, instead of trying to split the skinny grade b beans I just chopped them up into 1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces, very small.
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Rum added, i gotta pick up another bottle today.
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And as usual I mark the jars with what's in it and most importantly the date, ready after at least a year. I just used a jar that was 2 years old, wow, delish!
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This stuff is so much better than any store bought and it's far more economical. Only downside is the waiting period.
 
woodtickgreg said:
@ripjack13 these beans are excellent quality! I set up for auto order as you did because then it's a great buy.
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Nice. I'll keep an eye on the price too. If it goes up to much I'll cancel or skip that shipment it till it goes down.
 
Man! Pox upon y'all. Just look'n at this thread makes me want to make some - but truth be known we just don't use much wanella. About 12-15 years ago, we went on a medical mission trip to Honduras and I bought a bought a bottle of their stuff. About the same time, my sister sent me a big bottle of some Mexican stuff that she found - she does a bunch of baking. Have not opened either. I only drink my coffee three ways - black, dark, and with legs (meaning STRONG!) Maybe I'll take my unopened bottles to sis next week!
 
Mike Hill said:
Man! Pox upon y'all. Just look'n at this thread makes me want to make some - but truth be known we just don't use much wanella. About 12-15 years ago, we went on a medical mission trip to Honduras and I bought a bought a bottle of their stuff. About the same time, my sister sent me a big bottle of some Mexican stuff that she found - she does a bunch of baking. Have not opened either. I only drink my coffee three ways - black, dark, and with legs (meaning STRONG!) Maybe I'll take my unopened bottles to sis next week!
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Ya aint askeerd of it now is ya?
 
4 new jars in process and another 50 beans on order.............
 
Just poured some into another small bottle for baking tomorrow.
Took a sip.
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I'm pretty sure I may need to find another spot to store all these jars....

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I'll be making some more today. I've found that if I use more beans I can shorten the wait time by a lot. I've signed up for the automatic shipment of the beans so the cost is much lower now. For use in our coffee spiced rum has become our favorite.
 
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woodtickgreg said:
I've signed up for the automatic shipment of the beans so the cost is much lower now.
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Before they ship it, make sure you look at the price. Amazon likes to screw around and jack up the price every so often. I've caught em 2xs doing that, so I canceled the order, sent a message to their cs, and reordered at a lower price.
 
I'm paying 35 and with tax its $38 for 50 a grade beans, that's still a great price. So they did jack it up $3 but it's still a good price. Everything is going up now isn't it.

So now I'm doing an experiment. I'm using quart jars and finely chopping the beans to about 1/8" pieces and putting a whole 50 beans in the jar. What I hope to accomplish is kind of a concentrate and a much shorter wait time.
The set up.
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1Package chopped up.
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1 batch in the jar and 2 to go. I switched over to the @Tony tiny texan cutting board for the chopping.
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Lots of room for the spiced rum.
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Always label the lids.
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I put the type of beans, the quantity, the type of alcohol, and most importantly the date it was started.
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almost time for another batch to be made. Anytime I bring in some homemade goodies (to my buddies at work) that Michele has made with the vanilla, they are clamboring to get a bite of em.
 
ripjack13 said:
almost time for another batch to be made. Anytime I bring in some homemade goodies (to my buddies at work) that Michele has made with the vanilla, they are clamboring to get a bite of em.
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I make a batch a month. We love it in our coffee.
 
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