Anyone Ever DIY Homemade Vanilla Extract?

[Raul-02]

beaver wizz

They used to make perfumes from some nasty crap in a gland around a beaver's rectum
And the joke about Baby Foreskins in Face cream is not a joke, they really do put baby foreskins in face cream.
I don't know what it does but it's gross

 

[Hay Dude]

They used to make perfumes from some nasty crap in a gland around a beaver's rectum
And the joke about Baby Foreskins in Face cream is not a joke, they really do put baby foreskins in face cream.
I don't know what it does but it's gross

Is vanilla flavoring made from beaver pee

Is vanilla flavoring made from beaver pee

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[bmaverick]

Is vanilla flavoring made from beaver pee

Is vanilla flavoring made from beaver pee

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And here I was tinking of the 'other' beaver from pron. Still ewwwww.

 

[SNUltima1920]

I have extract made with potato vodka, spiced rum (my fave) and maple Jim Beam... they have been brewing for about 19 months (brew for at least 12 for the best extract) but a lot of folks in my vanilla co-op group swear by Everclear cut with distilled water (50/50) as it introduces the least amount of flavor into the vanilla extract. Using straight Everclear or grain alcohol is too strong and will dry the beans. For single fold use 1 oz of beans to 8 oz of your choice of alcohol - double fold would be 2 oz of beans per 8 oz (anything over double fold is just wasting beans). The FB group Indri's Vanilla Bean Group has BY FAR the best prices/quality that I have found, along with great tips and tricks for getting the most out of your beans.

 

[Raul-02]

I used 190 proof grain alcohol. I used 50 or so beans got 2 pints. took a full year.

 

[Raul-02]

Beaver Butts Emit Goo Used for Vanilla Flavoring

The FDA regards castoreum as "natural flavoring."

www.nationalgeographic.com

 

[houska]

DIY Vanilla extract: yes. Beans we got in Indonesia when we spent a year in South East Asia. Cheap rum bought at airport with last remaining local cash on a Caribbean island. Combined the 2 and forgot about it for 3 years. Great stuff for baking.

Beaver vanilla flavouring: Happy to hear beavers provide something useful!

 

[AnotherBueller]

I'm on my 2nd batch of home made. First batch was made with cheapest vodka I could find, came out ok after one year after two years is much better. I used 6 beans (slit lengthwise) to 16 oz. This batch is same ratio but with Jim Beam Bourbon. Made 8 bottles. Used beer bottles that have a rubber stopper with a wire bail (Grolsch style). We'll find out about the flavor in Aug of 23 or later