I brewed this recipe a while back.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f126/bourbon-vanilla-porter-ag-30185/
I followed the recipe exactly except I used pure vanilla extract rather than beans and put in 3 ounces.
I also added in a pint of makers mark.....Anyway my son declared this the best beer ever brewed and asked for it to be brewed again as a christmas gift.
I gave him a 6 pack last night and today he told me they were AWFUL. he said that of the 6, 2 were just like before and really tasty.. 4 were nothing like the other 2 and had zero vanilla flavor at all. I opened one and poured it out after tasting it.
I added the bourbon with the priming sugar at bottling. The vanilla a couple of days earlier so I could taste it to get the level right. Sanitation is good IMO.. not an infection and not a carb issue.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f126/bourbon-vanilla-porter-ag-30185/
I followed the recipe exactly except I used pure vanilla extract rather than beans and put in 3 ounces.
I also added in a pint of makers mark.....Anyway my son declared this the best beer ever brewed and asked for it to be brewed again as a christmas gift.
I gave him a 6 pack last night and today he told me they were AWFUL. he said that of the 6, 2 were just like before and really tasty.. 4 were nothing like the other 2 and had zero vanilla flavor at all. I opened one and poured it out after tasting it.
I added the bourbon with the priming sugar at bottling. The vanilla a couple of days earlier so I could taste it to get the level right. Sanitation is good IMO.. not an infection and not a carb issue.