Making Renewable Vanilla Extract
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- Last year a lot of people got sticker shock at the price of vanilla! This year, make your own, and renew it as needed.
And, you can also package this up as a wonderful gift to a friend that loves to bake! They will love it!
This is a good price on Grade B (best for vanilla extract) vanilla beans: amzn.to/2PN1GPa
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I only use vodka and my vanilla is very very dark. I have a huge gallon size jar filled with vanilla just hanging out. It hasn't been touched for 3 yrs. I have others that I just revive with more beans and vodka. Such wonderful stuff and so much cheaper to make and the quality is so much better than store bought. I won't go back to store bought.
How about just putting the cut vanilla beans in the bottle of vodka? Replace the cap and let it sit in the cupboard for a year or so? Will that work?
Does it still taste and smell like vodka? Vodka to me is strong. I've used other kinds of liquor and Bourbon is brewing faster then the rest of them.
I made homemade vanilla for Christmas gifts about 6 years ago. Mine is still going strong. I add more liquor when it starts to drop down too low and have added a bean or 2 through the years to intensify the flavor. I'll never go back to store bought.
Especially with the cost of vanilla today! This week at Costco the 16 ounce bottle of vanilla was $34.99! Crazy!
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@@VickiesCountryHome The Costco vanilla is not that good in my view. Would not purchase again at 1/3 the price.
@@dazedconfused5019 The Costco pure vanilla extract is diluted with water as part of their recipe formula. This recipe and any that only use vanilla pods and alcohol will be superior, the longer it age.
@@168tsai8, and it taste that way; tasteless.
I did this the lazy girl method a few years ago. Just split and shoved the beans right down into the bourbon bottle. It gets better every year.
Wonderful!
Why not? Its glass, has a seal n ready to go!
Forehead slap, 🤦♀️why didn’t I think of that!
🙂 I did the same thing with Brandy (Bourbon beans) and Tequila (Mexican Beans). I have a bottle of Bourbon and I will be doing the same thing. I love the way they look.
That is exactly what I was thinking of doing it! Then I could pour whatever amount into smaller bottles as gifts if family or friends wanted some.
Pro bartender here retired. I make my own vanilla extract, Irish cream and Kahlua. What you need is an assistant, a taste tester, a happy cheer leader. Hehehe...I'd work for free.
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Recipes please? Thank you
@@missrose9164 .
The original vanilla comes from Mexico. Cortez drank a chocolate drink with vanilla made by the Totonac Indians and the rest of the world then fell in love with vanilla. Madagascar makes Madagascar vanilla beans. There’s also Tahitian vanilla beans. Indonesia and New Guinea make vanilla beans. The problem is fewer & fewer farmers are growing it. Have you ever tried simply placing your beans in the alcohol? Then after the extraction process, snip the end, run your fingers down the bean & voila, all the tiny seeds come out. You don’t have to cut & scrape & make a mess. It’s much simpler to just squeeze them out after they’ve soaked.
My daughter and I made some with vodka a couple of years ago and gave it as Christmas gifts. It's delicious and everyone who got some loved it.
Captain Moran Spiced Rum is aged 1 year before being bottled. I have used it for a long time and add some fresh beans with some old "mother" in order to make a fresh batch. I give it as Christmas gifts and I have always received great comments throughout the years each time someone uses it in a recipes. I make Panna Cotta with it and it is TO DIE FOR. Put it in your roasted Strawberries and you will be famous. BTW, GREAT video.!!!!
i watched a lady that has been making vanilla for decades and she cuts the beans in half then just cuts them length wise on one side, she puts 2 1/2 beans per pint and won`t use them till they age 18 months
I actually just watched that video
I watched that vid also.
I love her. She has great technique.
Yes, it all depends on how soon you'd like to be using that precious vanilla~ best part about Vickie's way is that you get off to a roaring start, so to speak. By going heavy on the beans initially, not only is she able to use it sooner, it's a super strong 'base' to continue adding to~ for years & years if you wish. Plus, it's the way to go if it's your first time, then you can do the fewer beans/longer steep method as well~ w/out having to buy store product for a year or two while you wait. =)
I watched it yesterday.
I’ve been making mine for a few years now, I just keep filling it up, it’s awsome, nothing like home made...😀❤️
It turned out wonderful, and I am guessing that the prices for vanilla are very high in Australia too! This makes so much more sense in the long term!
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Vickie you have great videos. You are patient , honest and very easy going. Thanks for all that you do.
Let me help you out:
In a sealable glass jar, submerge vanilla beans (split lengthwise) in alcohol. Shake every few days for at least a month. Done!
Use at least 5 vanilla beans per cup of Alcohol (Bourbon, Vodka, Rum). The longer you do this, the better.
This video is so slow and could have been made in less than 5 min with all the same info. The pace was driving me crazy! I appreciate everyone who puts something positive and helpful out for the rest of us so thanks for that.
Sunny Dee
To add, the procedure begins at 6:07
I usually run these types of videos at a faster speed! Lol
Is funny, she measures the liquor only to submerge the beans, What's the point of measuring the liquor ?
5 beans per cup of vodka 👍🏽 thank you☺
Vickie I took your recipe and gave it a twist... I used Bourbon & Vodka half and half... I did this about 6 months ago after watching this video... The results are... Awesome! I even ordered the weck jars you used off amazon... Absolutely love those jars... I've ordered more since I started... Thank your for introducing me to weck products... also.. thanks for this recipe and all your hard work... I'm a subscriber now so I wont miss any more of your recipes...
Awesome! I might try adding vodka to the “permanent” part that has been steeping over a year. I love having it on hand, and I do love the Weck jars! Thank you so much for watching and for the update!
This is an old comment but I just did this and wow did it enhance the flavor and take off the harshness of both vodka and Bourbon! Thanks for that information!
I use a good bourbon for my vanilla extract, find it lends a deeper, more complex flavor. Delicious for baking!
I made close to a gallon of vanilla extract divided among 3 large jars back in late 2014. I shook the containers daily for a month, then every couple of days for 2 more months. After that, just occasionally. One year later, I had such a rich infusion! I gave a 4 oz. bottle to each family in our church who did any baking. The following year I think was when the prices skyrocketed. I was so happy that I had made mine when the beans were more affordable.
Yes, this is what I plan on doing, and keeping on hand. This is two years now that prices have been so high, so a little planning ahead means we can enjoy vanilla without the insane high prices!
Thank you for this video! I'm glad I saw it through to the end (thank you for focusing up, you look beautiful!). Last Spring I tried for the first time to make homemade vanilla using materials from 'King Arthur Flour' (six two-ounce bottles with one bean each) and combining their and 'Noreen's Kitchen' techniques. Kept it in the back of the pantry, shaking every week, for six weeks marking the calendar for the day I could bring it out, and when that day finally arrived, in late May, it just did not have the smell or intensity that I had been waiting for. So, I've kept it going, but now, thanks to you, I'm going to add more beans and even if it does take a year---I'm in for the long haul! Thank you for this encouragement, Vickie's Country Home!
You are very welcome!
Hi! Someone else may have already commented about this, but it's actually supposed to be in 1 oz of beans for every 8 oz of alcohol. A lot of people use recipes that skimp on the beans alcohol ratio.
Now that's liquid gold, beautiful jar of homemade vanilla extract, beautiful on the shelf too! ♡♡♡♡
Hi Miss Vickie, I've been making my own vanilla for about 5 years. I use Vodka with 80% alcohol, because it enhances the flavors of the different Vanilla Beans. My favorite vanilla is Tahitian, which would probably be the Papua New Guinea variety, which has a fruity flavor. I have used grade A and grade B to make Vanilla Extract, and the only difference I noticed was the size of the bean, or that the bean was drier. But there was a considerable difference in the price of grades A & B. There is a bigger outlay to make your own Vanilla Extract, but it is well worth it, and it lasts forever. Thank you for this video and all your videos, you have a plethora of knowledge and so much to teach us all. God bless.
It really is worth it, and the cost goes down as you renew it with more bourbon (or rum if that is what you use), eventually more vanilla beans. But it really is amazing! God bless!
Grade A beans are considered "gourmet" quality. That have a higher water content for making vanilla paste.
Grade B beans have less water content so you get more solid matter per unit weight.
Since you are planning on making extract use Grade B since you will be getting them down with the vodka, rum or bourbon.
I bought a case of vodka years ago and tons of beans made vanilla extract and have it still. I bought beans a few years ago and they were high thinking I would gift changed my mind. I have cases in my closet I will never buy vanilla at the store again.
Renewable.. Great idea. I like to use an expensive run.. Usually I don't care but I like that for vanilla.. But to keep it going-Too cool.. Thanks for sharing..
I know. When I found that out, it made so much sense. So now I will keep it going. Add more Bourbon to top it off, and more vanilla beans when needed. No more expensive vanilla!
I made vanilla a couple of years ago. No problems but didn’t realize I could keep it going. Forget how long I let it sit. Starting to get low so ordered some beans today and this time hopefully I will do even better. Thank you for sharing.
I had no idea that vanilla extract had bourbon in it or vodka or Rum. I love watching your videos.
Read the back of the store bought extracts they are high in alcohol.
Compared to what I would have paid at the store, it IS cheaper to buy the beans (Madagascar) and the bourbon separately. I made my vanilla extract on January/2021. I forgot I had the extract until I was cleaning out my closet on February/2022. What a nice surprise when I found it and the flavor was fantastic. The longer it sits, the BETTER it tastes. I also made mine with the same bourbon as yours.
USDA minimum requirement to call it extract is .83 ounces of vanilla beans to 8 ounces of alcohol. If you split and scrape and cut the vanilla beans the extraction process can be finished in 4-6 months although leaving longer allows the over 200 flavonoids of the beans to continue to develop. Always weigh the vanilla beans because there can be quite a range in number of beans per ounce depending on size moisture content etc. Perpetual vanilla is a myth. If you add more alcohol to your extract you are diluting the extract to flavored alcohol unless you add an adequate number of vanilla beans and start the extraction timer over.
I was asking my wife how to make vanillas not even 3 days ago. Good video.
Omg. I used 10 Tahitian vanilla beans for 10 oz of vodka. It`s been 3 months and it smells amazing. Made a pecan pie and the vanilla really enhanced the taste of the pie.
I used Tahitian beans to make sugar and oh my goodness it tastes so good. Madagascar vanilla sugar is yummy in coffee.
Hello I just found you wonderful video… I learned a lot
Those glass tubes good to store crochet needles for travel or storage. Or for spices
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I haven't tried this before, but now that vanilla beans have dropped in price, will give it a try, TFS, blessings
🤗 God bless!
Thank you for sharing your talents!
Other vids I watched says store 18 mo to 2 yrs before use.
Ok yes I’m going to make some. We got some from Mexico was so good not like the imitation they are selling at Walmart. So I see the difference, taste the difference. Thank you for the demonstration will let you know how mine turns out.
Just made first batch but haven't tried it yet. Letting it age a bit. Good to know I can keep it going
When I worked in a grocery we had to put it in the safe as it cost $7.00 a bottle (real vanilla) back in 1970. People would steal the real vanilla so we put it in the safe for our customers.
I will definitely do this vanilla extract
I am going to make vanilla extract this weekend.
Yes I have made vanilla extract for years with vodka,bourbon for I made it with spiced rum excellent flavor for fall.
Thank you for this Ms Vickie♥️
You are so welcome
I watch these at night while I drink. I need a clear picture
No no David, you must not DRINK the bourbon, it is for making vanilla. Just sayin!
It’s clear as a bell. You must have drank too much....
I just started making my own vanilla extract but I used vodka. I plan on doing a couple more batches with some other liquor. I just hope that nobody from my church sees me going into or out of a liquor store lol. I live in a small town and decided to go out of town to buy the vodka. I was embarrassed to even walk into the store. I felt like everyone was judging me or something. I also didn’t know where to look and had to ask for help.
Thats exactly what i looked for! thsnk you
Good Morning ! I tried the Bourbon and was not fond of it though it was richer than regular vanilla ! The next time I make vanilla, I will use half Vodka and half bourbon ! I think that's a good compromise !!! Now I just need to find some reasonably priced vanilla beans ! :} Thanks for the Video !
I added an Amazon affiliate link in the description. It isn’t a bad price for today.
Thanks a Bunch !!! :}
a lot of people use imitation vanilla from the market. So the genuine vanilla may seem overpowering.
Thank you so much.
New subscriber to your channel. I just love it. I never thought of making my own vanilla extract no sooner making Kahlua or Amaretto! Thank you! Also what brand are you canning jars. It gives such a nice presentation when giving things as gifts.
She uses Weck jars. I use them often and love them.
I am catching up on videos and I need to answer some comments but so glad I saw this because I also have some dry vanilla beans. I try to save them then they end up drying up! Lol Thank you so much!-----------------------Tressa Daigle
That is the wonderful thing about this - you can use those old beans (although I would try to add some fresher ones too), and just keep refreshing it with more liquor as you use it up.
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls God Bless Ya 🙏
Miss Vickie I also like to put whole vanilla beans in the jar to soak up the vodka. And when you need vanilla bean paste wahala. It's great.
thank you Vicky! Many herbs and spices went up last year. I make my own elderberry syrup for flu season. Elderberries went from 9$ to 35$ from my regular source. I searched and found it for 15$ and bought 2. This year I'll try to grow the bushes again. I was unsuccessful twice :(
You are so welcome! Everything keeps going up, so anywhere we can make our own helps. I am so hoping to try to grow elderberry bushes here. I will have to see how they do.
@@VickiesCountryHome Someone told me to plant in the path of a down spout run off from the house. They like moist areas but not wet feet.
That’s great! We don’t get much rain (usually), so that wouldn’t work for me. I will have to put mine on a drip system. Good luck!
@@VickiesCountryHome Thank you, you too!
I ordered my beans yesterday. This really makes more sense than buying those little bottles. I have some empty amber 8 oz. bottles I think I'll divide it up into when it's done.
So why can't I just stick the vanilla beans directly into the Captain Morgan?
No point in scraping the seeds out. You are going to shake the jar often anyways
BALL now makes " fluted jars" like rhis..at Walmart.
Go to Native Vanilla best prices
I made vanilla extract with rum the last time and found that it altered the flavor of my more delicately flavored baked goods, like snickerdoodles too much. That was an expensive lesson learned.
There is a man that has been making extract for 28 years that said he tested all kinds of liquor and the best one was Captain Morgan's coconut rum.
I've watched several videos on how to make vanilla extract and one lady said that since the vanilla she makes is so much more intense as she lets it set for a minimum of 18 months before using or selling it, she uses only 1/3 of the amount of vanilla extract a recipe calls for. Hope that helps.
Please update after they are ready.
Can you try to describe what the taste difference is between vanilla extract made with vodka and that made with bourbon? Thank you and God bless. ☺️🌹
How long do you think the vanilla beans will keep giving bourbon that vanilla flavor? When should I start a new batch?
I have had them for several years. I will continue to add more vanilla beans and bourbon as the level drops.
6:40 this is now the bourbon bottle show!
I’ve been making vanilla extract fir years but like vodka better. To me bourbon overpowered the vanilla. I just keep adding more vodka and once a year add more beans
Do you remove old beans?
Do you ever remove the beans? How long can you leave beans in?
I do not remove the beans, just add more liquor when it is low. If the beans seem to lose flavor, you could remove them, and you can always add new beans.
Hi Vickie, Catching up on videos and looking forward to watching this one and the body cream!! Yes...vanilla is crazy!! In an event, I also want to thank you for the shout out in the Deep South Homestead contest. How sweet are you!! Thank you!! Love, Mary ❤️😘❤️
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Well Madagascar has been through drought on a recurring basis as well as at the time of the recording the nation has been through several locust infestations, that's how the vanilla prices have been shot up at the time.
How do you make other extracts ie: lemon, orange, peppermint or spearmint? Is making these extracts possible? Cant wait until I am able to make my own vanilla! Thank you.
Can whiskey be used instead?
Sure. Whisky is essentially the same as bourbon, as far as I know the only difference is ALL bourbon is made in Kentucky. They will tell you their recipes are different, but the differences are the same as differences in vodka.
What kind of bourbon did you use, Vicki!
Why not just it the been directly into your burbon bottle?
That's what I do
So, how many beans per oz in given container. How many oz in the weck
jar?Thank you!
You can put about 5 beans for every cup of bourbon/rum/vodka. Use any bottle, jar you like and make as little or as much as you like. You're welcome.
@@rosaespinal7698 Five beans per ounce?????
6 cups = 48 fluid oz. 5 beans per cup or 8 fluid oz.
@@redhen689 - Five beans per 8 ounces… If I were to make a 1 gallon jug that means I would put 80 beans in the gallon jug? I don’t think so… Another video I saw him up showed 15 beans per gallon jug.
@@fernwehchronicles193 size and weight of beans varies enormously so counting beans is not accurate. FDA rules for true vanilla extract require 1oz beans to 8oz liquor (70-100 proof). Vodka should take +_ 12 months and dark/dominant flavored liquors like rum and bourbon, 18-24 months. Best to slice and open the pods and ensure they're covered by the liquor. Into a dark cupboard, shake occasionally . Good price deals and advice from coops like Indrivanilla, Vanilla Bean Kings, but also lots of misinformation online unfortunately
Should you store the extra vanilla beans in the freezer?.
I don’t.
No, neither the fridge. Put it in a dark container that's tightly sealed or put it in a bottle of vodka so they don't mold or dry out.
NO NO NO!!!! You DON'T split vanilla beans for extract! Slice them across to fit in jar or put in whole.
I split mine, leave some whole because I like to see them in the bottle. I also cut some short so they can always stay at the bottom of the bottle.
Did that vanilla come out good because those beans look absolutely dry and skinny. Thanks for sharing where you got them because I was going to join one of those co-ops.
It came out great. Some of the beans were older, so I added extra, but since they were in liquid they rehydrated.
I make my own vanilla sugar.
Good information and presentation but the video quality was extremely poor!
How many beans per oz alcohol
I’m not sure if there is an exact number. I would put a minimum of 5 to a 750 L bottle, but I put a lot more to give it more vanilla taste.
I make mine with 5-6 beans per cup of vodka and let it sit at least 6 weeks. It is awesome and starts getting dark right away. I just take some finished vanilla out and add a little more vodka to the batch. Been making it this way since 2013 and will never go back to store bought. I get Madagascar beans on eBay. I’ve tried using light rum but it takes too long before it makes good vanilla.
1 bean for every 2oz of vodka 😉🙃🙂✌
To sell vanilla it has to be 1 oz. per cup of alcohol. So, that is the strength I use. Most don't sell by the ounce. Looks like you had at least that amount.
Why not just put it in a blender?
I've saw someone make it with water and the vanilla bean in a blender, but I can't imagine the taste of it. she said it was excellent.
I think it is funny that you use measure cup. Just go direct to the jar and cover beans. Sorry. lol
interesting video but is very blurred
Perhaps making two jars and then making one jar each time one runs out would give a natural, 'aging based on demand' balance going for you.
Thanks Vickie, I started my first vanilla extract six weeks ago. I used rum, only because we had brought a case back years ago from the Virgin Islands and we still had three bottles 😂 I was going to strain the bean and used in sugar, but I like this better.
When it comes time to add more rum, strain out most of the vanilla extract, then add more rum. That way you have some ready to go. Add more beans as needed.
Not focused blury
Is bourbon the same flavor as scotch?
I don’t think so. I don’t care for the flavor of scotch.
@@VickiesCountryHome Me neither. (And why I asked, LOL.)
Where did you get this type of jar?
The jars can be found on Amazon.
Weck jars. Amazon.
the pic is so blurry
How did the vanilla come out?!
It came out great, and gets even better over time.
@@VickiesCountryHome I decided to make some "double-fold" vanilla, which takes 10-12 beans for 16 oz. and about six months (though I'll surely be getting some out for use before six months is up -- as the last thing I want to do now is spend more on ready-made vanilla extract!). The batch I already started is with Madagascar beans and am looking to -- when I can afford another 10-12 beans -- making a batch with Mexican vanilla beans also double-fold. (I don't know why they don't just call it double-strength, but it appears in vanilla extract jargon there is single-fold and double-fold!)
Great, informative video. But I think you're paying too much, buying individually packaged vanilla at Costco. You can get better deals surfing Amazon and buying bulk beans in bunches of 30 or more at a time. Unless you really like the Costo product that much.
Mm
where to get vanilla beans?
I usually find them at Costco.
@@VickiesCountryHome Hi I've just purchased 5 beans from Ebay. They are bourbon grade A. Will they be suitable for making extract? And what I'd the difference between bourbon and Madagascar? Thanks
What is the shelf life of these? Anyone know ?
As far as what I have researched, you can keep indefinitely. Just add liquor and vanilla beans as needed.
Oh my you take way too long!
Vanilla is from America though. Yeah it’s expensive but it requires a lot of labor. There’s a reason why they enslaved the Indians.
No it's not
FOR GODS SAKE...SPEED YOUR SELF UP. I COULD HAVE DONE THE SAME IN A QUARTER OF THE TIME.
If you don’t like it, leave. Rudeness is never appropriate. I’m sure your mother taught you that.
Vickie's Country Home Don’t change a thing. You are a comfort and a dear. God bless you and thank you for sharing - so enjoyed this. Now, ordering me some vanilla beans!
Rudeness isn’t necessary. Go to a political site!
I Have been making my own for the last 40 years I just put my beans straight in the bottle of either rum or vodka about 12 beams but I let mine soak for a year before I touch it
Geoff Paul she took the time & effort to make the video. I, for one, appreciated it, just as it was. As my mom used to say, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.”