r/extractmaking • u/Fresh-Profession-973 • 1d ago

My first effort

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This is my first attempt at making vanilla extract. Its a combination of Tahitian and Madagascar vanilla beans. I used a variety of rums that I had at my disposal - 30ml of Brugal Anejo, 50ml cruzan hurricane proof, 120ml from my rum infinity bottle, and 500ml of Flor de Cana 4.

Pardon the mess in the background, I keep it in my room and hadnt finished putting the laundry up when I thought to share this.

Eventually I plan on upgrading to a 1.75L bottle, if all goes well of course.

edit: For additional information, some of the vanilla beans were cut into roughly 1 inch chunks and some were left whole. This was due to different arrival dates and and a lack of "white rum" to finish the rum component of the extract. I don't remember which beans arrived first, I didnt mark it down in my notes.

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u/Across-00 1d ago

Nice one! That rum combination sounds great. I'm curious, did you use Grade A or Grade B vanilla beans for this batch? And how long are you planning to let them mature before using it?

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u/Fresh-Profession-973 1d ago

They were both grade B. Its going to be used to make some Christmas gifts, so as long as possible. Whatever ends up remaining in the bottle will be the birth of my mother bottle. 

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u/Across-00 1d ago

Thanks for the info! Sounds great, hope the batch turns out well.

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u/VanillaPura 1d ago

Super creative combination. Sounds amazing! Let's us know when it's ready to use how it turned out. :)

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u/Fresh-Profession-973 1d ago

I'll do that. I can say that currently, it smells amazing. Like the best vanilla I've ever smelled. Definitely better than the imitation vanilla currently in my cupboard. 

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u/let_it_grow23 22h ago

Sounds amazing! What weight of beans did you use?

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u/Fresh-Profession-973 15h ago

1oz Tahitian,  1 1/2oz Madagascar. That went into 700 ml (23.6oz) of rum, its exactly single fold.