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Vanilla Beans
neilrobinson:
I was thinking of brewing a beer that at has a touch of vanilla to it. I was thinking I would add it during the second fermentation. However, I am not sure about how much I should add or the best route besides just dropping them in. If anyone has any suggestion on the use of vanilla in a beer, it would be greatly appreciated.
hokerer:
Prolly the most famous vannila-bean-using example around these parts is Denny's Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter...
http://wiki.homebrewersassociation.org/BourbonVanillaImperialPorter
...and from his instructions on using the beans...
"When primary fermentation is complete, split 2 nice fresh vanilla beans lengthwise. Scrape out and reserve all the seeds and "gunk" in them. Cut the pods into roughly 2-3" pieces and add the pods, seeds and "gunk" to a secondary fermenter. Leave them there until you get the amount of vanilla flavor you like. I usually start tasting at about a week and a half, and may leave them in until 2 weeks. You may want to let them go a bit more than you think is necessary since the vanilla flavor fades with time."
bluesman:
--- Quote from: hokerer on February 28, 2010, 08:23:39 AM ---Prolly the most famous vannila-bean-using example around these parts is Denny's Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter...
http://wiki.homebrewersassociation.org/BourbonVanillaImperialPorter
...and from his instructions on using the beans...
"When primary fermentation is complete, split 2 nice fresh vanilla beans lengthwise. Scrape out and reserve all the seeds and "gunk" in them. Cut the pods into roughly 2-3" pieces and add the pods, seeds and "gunk" to a secondary fermenter. Leave them there until you get the amount of vanilla flavor you like. I usually start tasting at about a week and a half, and may leave them in until 2 weeks. You may want to let them go a bit more than you think is necessary since the vanilla flavor fades with time."
--- End quote ---
+1
put it in the secondary or in primary (when complete) as described. Works great. Penzey's has great vanilla beans.
dbeechum:
Also on the topic of finding great beans, I've used these guys in the past and been very happy
http://www.organic-vanilla.com/
bcnihart:
I made a five gallon batch of Vanilla Cream Stout that was very popular. Split and scraped 2 beans into about 1/4 shot of vodka. Let that sit overnight and dumped the whole thing into a 5 gallon batch in the secondary. Aged the normal time and bottled.
Think I will go grab one right now. MMMmmm...
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