Recent content by VanillaGuy

There are some dos and don'ts when using vanilla beans. Heat is an enemy of the complex flavor profile of real vanilla so I do not recommend adding them to the boil. Plus water is not a good extraction vehicle for vanilla, however alcohol is. Add the cut up beans when the wort has cooled and...

I do not think the source of the acidic flavor is the whole vanilla bean. We grind the whole bean for use as an additive to ice cream, sugars and salts. Plus many people use the whole ground vanilla bean in drinks like coffee and smoothies. There are many flavor compounds in the pod. All of...