What To Do With A Vanilla Bean

[TheSmithsEra]

I have a rum soaked vanilla bean unused and i'd like to ask for any ideas of what to brew with it.

I don't want to just go with the standard vanilla porter. I'd like some far out ideas if possible, something to get contrast whatever I come up with.

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[atom]

vanilla bourbon peanut butter ipa?

 

[TheSmithsEra]

vanilla bourbon peanut butter ipa?

swing and a miss

anyone else?

 

[m3n00b]

swing and a miss

anyone else?

RIS with cocoa nibs?

 

[timrox1212]

Vanilla strawberry pineapple chocolate stout. Aka banana split stout. Lol that's the wackiest I could do.

 

[ktblunden]

Vanilla Pale Ale. Ass Kisser makes one and it's actually not too bad.

 

[Paps]

hard cherry/vanilla cider

 

[tx-brewer]

Cherry vanilla mead

 

[TheSmithsEra]

Vanilla Pale Ale. Ass Kisser makes one and it's actually not too bad.

Well this is a good one, maybe with some heavy galaxy additions.

Thanks everyone for the ideas!! banana split stout lol wow

almost as whacky as that IPA!

any others?

 

[WDT]

I have a vanilla bean soaking in vodka that i'm adding to a 6.5% abv porter in a week or so.

 

[bearfootbrewer]

My wife and I were just talking about a Vanilla Orange ale.

 

[Jayhem]

I do a nice oatmeal stout aged on Bourbon soaked vanilla beans and toasted french oak. It is amazing.

 

[davefleck]

A bean isn't going to go far. Growler size batch?

 

[shivalotus]

Just toss it in a batch of Dunkelweizen

 

[dangerbrew]

Maybe a mango-cream ale? Toss in some mango puree and that vanilla extract and put some lactose in it as well? Could be pretty yummy.

 

[TheSmithsEra]

My wife and I were just talking about a Vanilla Orange ale.

Just toss it in a batch of Dunkelweizen

Maybe a mango-cream ale? Toss in some mango puree and that vanilla extract and put some lactose in it as well? Could be pretty yummy.

Now we're talking. . .Great ideas thank you

A bean isn't going to go far. Growler size batch?

I thought 1 bean was a lot for a 5 gallon batch based off warnings from other brewers. Seems like a lot for just one bean . .how much would you add to 5 gallons?

 

[Marc77]

There's a thread around here...none more vanilla stout. It was the first beer I did and it turned out phenomenal!

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f68/none-more-black-vanilla-stout-96969/

Someone in the thread has taken it from an extract to all grain. But for me that was the best use of a vanilla bean I'd had yet. I soaked them in Woodford Reserve for two weeks.