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5 gal honey 1 gal cherry 1 gal vanilla 786.5+7=793.5

A week is not very long. Might need to add more beans or let it sit longer. In the research I did for the most part 1 bean per gallon is the norm. Or it might be perfect. Personally i like vanilla so for my batch I plan on transferring the beans still floating in my primary into the secondary...

Thanks for the information, it is definitely reassuring. I didn't think there was a problem but i haven't seen the yeast that color before in my short time of brewing.

I decided to try a vanilla mead yesterday. I have some brown stuff floating on the top after fermenting for 24 hours. I have not seen this on any other mead. Is this normal, or has something gone wrong? Also the black stuff in the picture is the vanilla bean and seeds. The Recipe I used...