Adding Vanilla?

FungusBrew · Oct 1, 2009

So I was interested in adding a slight vanilla taste to an AG oatmeal stout recipe. Right now in order to achieve this, I'm looking to add two vanilla beans into the secondary fermenter. Any advice on if this would be the stage to do it? Should I be boiling the vanilla, or letting the beans sit in vodka to extract some of the flavor first?

thanks!

Benny Blanco · Oct 1, 2009

I just added 4 vanilla beans that soaked in 4 ounces of Jack Daniels. The JD soaked up a ton of vanilla flavor. We'll see..

DeathBrewer · Oct 1, 2009

I'd go the vodka route. I wouldn't ever boil any spices.

FungusBrew · Oct 1, 2009

Benny Blanco said:
I just added 4 vanilla beans that soaked in 4 ounces of Jack Daniels. The JD soaked up a ton of vanilla flavor. We'll see..

when did you add the beans?

Benny Blanco · Oct 1, 2009

3 weeks after fermentation. It's a RIS. I'll taste it a week after putting it in to see how it is.

FungusBrew · Oct 1, 2009

nice, I'd love to hear how it turn out.

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