drengel
Well-Known Member
a relative gave me a vanilla porter kit over x-mas which is in the secondary right now. the kit included vanilla extract, which you add at bottling time. i've never used this in brewing before, and after reading the 2 reviews on my hbs website of this kit, i'm a little worried as both mentioned a fake, chemical vanilla taste. is this going to happen with my brew, cause i'd hate to waste 5 gallons of beer, and i don't have anywhere i can find vanilla beans close by (nor do i want to pay for them). also, right now the beer is good but too thin for my taste, almost like a mix b/t brown ale and brown porter. i thought that the vanilla might help with that problem, but now i'm not so sure, and don't know what i might add to fix this. any suggestions? should i go ahead with the extract? anyone have good/bad experiences using vanilla extract?