roconweb

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Check what I came across on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4439324760&rd=1&sspage name=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

He even includes the Recipie for Denny Conn's Bourbon Imperial Porter.

I bought some Vanilla Beans from this guy already and they are amazing. Nothing like the garbage at the store. Going to try them in this recipe.

I will keep you updated.

BrewDocND

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so what happened?

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Kegged- Scottish Heavy (first kegged batch and I didn't f#&% it up!)
Bottled- Belgian Dubbel (Brewing Classic Styles).
Bottled- French Saison (BCS) Bottled March 17.
Belgian Pale with JP dregs Bottled Feb 3.
Dumped- 1.5 gallons Dubbel on orval/JP dregs colonized by fruit flies :(

Oldsock

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I doubt you're going to get a response, looks like he hasn't been on in more than a year.

I've had good luck with the vanilla beans from Penzeys, their prices aren't bad either.

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Harvestsmiles

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Any other common places to get whole vanilla beans? I found a website TopVanillia.com that seems to have good prices but ??? Quality ???

Any tried and true places?

dirty_martini

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this is where i got mine...great madagascar beans, cheap, and they give you free extra tahitian beans depending on how much you spend. buy a bunch and once you open the package, vacuum pack for later. they lasted me a couple of years

http://cgi.ebay.com/25-Gourmet-Gr-Madagascar-Bourbon-Vanilla-Beans-6-7-/290379767374?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item439bfb 9e4e#ht_3411wt_905

Harvestsmiles

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Thanks Dirty, Just got a bit of the Madagascar and a sampler pack. I will have plenty for the beer and I will try making some extract as well. So instead of making the vanilla toffee brown ale this weekend I think I am going with an imperial IPA...maybe a double batch weekend if time goes good with the second batch being a smoked banana wizenbock