A standard dropper requires 20 drops to equal one mL.
I was wanting to add vanilla extract to my 5 gallon of peach and 6 gallon of strawberry, I was just wondering when to add and how much? Has anyone experimented with this? Thanks in advance.
I would LOVE to know the recipe for that jungatheart.
I would LOVE to know the recipe for that jungatheart.
passedpawn said:Use vodka. I use empty 187mL mini wine bottles (about 6" tall). I put 8 scraped beans in there with cheapo vodka. That is much stronger than normal single-fold vanilla extract. That's it.
I made strawberry ice cream this morning and used some of my extract. I use in in all sorts of stuff.
Junga, above, got the process perfectly. I'd say they are ready in a few months.
I get Mafdagaskar beans in bulk from www.beanilla.com.
Use vodka. I use empty 187mL mini wine bottles (about 6" tall). I put 8 scraped beans in there with cheapo vodka. That is much stronger than normal single-fold vanilla extract. That's it.
I made strawberry ice cream this morning and used some of my extract. I use in in all sorts of stuff.
Junga, above, got the process perfectly. I'd say they are ready in a few months.
I get Mafdagaskar beans in bulk from www.beanilla.com.
bdharstad said:Now I am going to start making my own vanilla extract! Love this! I always learn something when I come on this site.
Wait, cinnamon extract.... ?
Will definitely be making this. I'm guessing this stuff doesn't go bad?
TedLarsen said:Yup! Easy peasy -- put a couple or three sticks of cinammon in about 8 oz of light (or dark) rum; cap it; let it infuse for a couple of months (shake it every couple of days or so).
It's delicious, and about 4 times as strong as powdered cinnamon, so if a recipe calls for 1 tsp of cinnamon, use 1/4 tsp of extract.
Ok, I'm on it. Where did you get the sticks?
passedpawn said:If you're going to take the time to make it, get real cinnamon. Most cinnamon you'll find locally, both powder and stick, is not true cinnamon but the bark from a different plant, the Cassia. True cinnamon has more concentrated aromatic oils, and that's exactly what you're extracting with ethanol.
Penzey's is a trusted online spice site. Here: http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeyssoftstickcinnamon.html
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